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Groves council OKs grant application to add automated license-plate readers
Summary
The Groves City Council voted to authorize submission of a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant to buy 12 automated license-plate reader units and a trailer, with the city marshal designated as the authorized officer and a 20% city match required.
The Groves City Council on May 12 approved a resolution authorizing the city to apply for a fiscal-year 2026 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant to acquire automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras, and designated the city marshal as the authorized officer for the application.
The grant application seeks $76,000 to fund installation of 12 stationary ALPR units and a mobile ALPR trailer; the program requires a 20% city match, Council heard. City Marshal said the technology would be integrated with the Beaumont real-time crime center and used primarily to aid investigations, including catalytic-converter thefts.
Why it matters: Council members said the…
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