SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The Springfield Police Department is following in the steps of Eugene Police with SPD set to install automated license plate readers in Springfield over the coming weeks.
Springfield PD said Wednesday that the cameras will be used as a public safety tool to help deter crime, aid investigations, and enhance community protection.
Automated license plate readers – specifically the flock safety cameras – have lately been a point of public concern in Eugene with public testimony at Eugene City Council meetings and individual testimony during a police commissioner meeting about the increased level of observation by law enforcement…