ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Paul Foss carries the patent for Flock Safety’s automatic license plate readers. His fingers trace highlighted portions with neighboring annotations.
Standing beside Auburn Street on Rockford’s west side, he turns and gazes at the black pole beside him.
“The concept of a license plate reader is okay,” admits the Rockford resident. The ALPR sits affixed to the pole with a solar panel above it. Its camera resembles a trail camera with a subtle imprint of Flock’s sapling logo…