Deputies in Bibb County are about to get a little high-tech help from a device that will allow them to scan license plates into a crime database at a rate of one plate per second.
The Automated License Plate Recognition System uses cameras to photograph license plates, said Tony Rousey, the county's director of information technology.
The data is fed into a computer that compares the plate to records of stolen vehicles, stolen tags and other offenses, Rousey said.
"It's another tool that we can use that will make us more effective and more efficient," said Sheriff Jerry Modena.Modena said he expects the vehicle with the scanner will spend a lot of time monitoring major traffic arteries, but deputies also will meander through crowded parking lots, according to a report appearing in the Macon Telegraph newspaper.
(AP)
