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Council approves license-plate readers and intersection cameras at Antioch and Shawnee Mission Parkway over privacy objections
Summary
The Merriam City Council approved four‑way license-plate readers and intersection cameras at Antioch and Shawnee Mission Parkway by a 7‑1 vote.
The Merriam City Council approved the purchase and installation of four-way license-plate readers (LPRs) and intersection cameras at Antioch and Shawnee Mission Parkway by a 7-1 vote.
Chief McLaughlin, Merriam’s police chief, told the council the cameras are used to detect stolen vehicles, identify cars connected to active warrants and support criminal investigations. He said the city keeps LPR data locally and limits access: "The data is stored on our servers. It's only accessed by us. The data is only shared with other law enforcement agencies…
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