CANTON, MI — The Cantonal Board of Trustees seeks info from the general public earlier than they authorize police to put in license plate reader cameras in an space the place retail thefts are on the rise.
Canton residents will have the ability to share their views on the City Corridor on 7 February at 7:00 pm. The police division will even inform concerning the proposal through the assembly.
Police need to place cameras on the nook of Michigan Avenue and Beck Street, close to a mall the place increasingly folks say they’re stealing objects from shops. Police stated the cameras would assist officers monitor down the thieves.
After receiving a $40,000 grant from the Workplace of Justice Assist, the division developed the concept to put in 4 Motorola LPR cameras on poles on the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Beck Street.
The cameras take photos of passing autos, recording the license plate numbers, the date, time, make, mannequin and shade of the automobile. Police then examine the pictures towards their database to find out if the car has been utilized in a automobile or is related to different warnings similar to amber warnings or lacking individuals.
Whereas the cameras don’t report pictures of the driving force or anybody contained in the car, or names, birthdays or addresses, some increase privateness issues by worrying that police would possibly discover this private info by means of a second search.
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