At the Aug. 5 Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Council meeting, council received a report on the effectiveness of the Flock cameras installed last year.
Pennsylvania State Police Troop M leader Jason Troutman provided an update on the positive experience and assistance with arresting crime perpetrators with the assistance of the Flock cameras. Flock cameras reportedly improve efficiency in law enforcement by providing real-time, actionable intelligence that leads to quicker arrests.
A Flock camera is an automated license plate reader built by the Flock Safety Company. The camera is fixed on streets, neighborhood entrances and highways. The cameras capture details like license plates; vehicle make, model and color; and unique features such as bumper stickers or temporary tags, logging data into searchable cloud database used by law enforcement…