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A carjacking takes place in the Los Angeles area, and a notice to “be on the lookout” is sent out to patrol officers. A description of the suspect, vehicle, and license plate number is disseminated via radio broadcasts and computerized databases. License plate reader (LPR)–equipped patrol cars and fixed-camera systems mounted along Southern California’s freeways begin “looking” for the suspect vehicle. If a patrol officer does not spot the suspect vehicle first, the strategically placed fixed, mounted cameras throughout the region most likely will. Along the Interstate 5 (I-5) freeway, a major artery from the Los Angeles area into San Diego County that terminates at the U.S.-Mexico border, a fixed, mounted camera captures the image of the suspect’s license plate and vehicle as the suspect heads out of the Los Angeles area into San Diego County. An alert sounds in a dispatch center, and a countywide broadcast advises officers of the suspect vehicle’s location along the I-5 freeway. Officers from multiple agencies throughout the county hear the broadcast simultaneously. Patrol officers begin to form a “gauntlet” by watching for the suspect vehicle from numerous on-ramps along the I-5 freeway. Sure enough, the vehicle is spotted, and patrol cars move in, capturing the suspect and recovering the vehicle.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
Do they need to ask for permission to monitor a state highway?
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: whyamIhere
Are we sure those are cameras to read license plates? The reason I ask is I don't see a lens in the photo presented.. The front of those things looks flat . More like receivers that enable emergency traffic to change traffic signals as they approach. Or low jack? maybe cell phone trackers? Just wandering foolishly I am sure.
I am sure thy are monitoring this as in the link you provide to another thread that clearly shows they are dong this. But those are cameras, with lenses.
I saw a picture of these exact readers somewhere…I thought it was ATS.
The sensors are mounted overhead to view approaching or departing traffic or traffic from a side-looking configuration. Infrared sensors are used for signal control; volume, speed, and class measurement, as well as detecting pedestrians in crosswalks.
originally posted by: charles1952
Just out of curiosity, if the Highway Patrol, or whoever, announced 30 days in advance that they were going to install the cameras, what options would citizens have? File a law suit? Alleging what? Marching on the State Capitol? How many times a month does that happen?
Perhaps I'm apathetic, but I don't see a winning strategy here.
According to a 2012 report by the Police Executive Research Forum, approximately 71% of all US police departments use some form of ANPR.[31] Mobile ANPR is becoming a significant component of municipal predictive policing strategies and intelligence gathering,[32] as well as for recovery of stolen vehicles, identification of wanted felons, and revenue collection from individuals who are delinquent on city or state taxes or fines, or monitoring for "Amber Alerts". Successfully recognized plates may be matched against databases including "wanted person", "protection order", missing person, gang member, known and suspected terrorist, supervised release, immigration violator, and National Sex Offender lists.[33] In addition to the real-time processing of license plate numbers, ALPR systems in the US collect (and can indefinitely store) data from each license plate capture. Images, dates, times and GPS coordinates can be stockpiled and can help place a suspect at a scene, aid in witness identification, pattern recognition or the tracking of individuals.
originally posted by: intrptr
I know the OP has said he just grabbed the pic and I am interested to know more about what he has shown… that would be different than license plate monitoring in the thread topic. Although I would be interested to see the cameras he is referring to.
Found this on IR sensors for traffic flow monitoring and sensing of cars and pedestrians…
The sensors are mounted overhead to view approaching or departing traffic or traffic from a side-looking configuration. Infrared sensors are used for signal control; volume, speed, and class measurement, as well as detecting pedestrians in crosswalks.
Traffic sensors
I can get a picture this PM.
It is in a bad spot to pull over.
I stay up with what they are mounting on the poles.
Just out of curiosity, if the Highway Patrol, or whoever, announced 30 days in advance that they were going to install the cameras, what options would citizens have?
They say they are using it for Stolen Cars....Poppycock
stuff of totalitarian dystopia: fingerprint databases, iris scan details, more than 50 million images used for facial recognition (a.k.a. "faceprints"), and the capacity to hoard information of individualizing details like gait, voice pattern, and tattoos.