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Salem Lakes delays decision on two automated license-plate readers after privacy and legal concerns
Summary
After a presentation by local law enforcement on automated license-plate reader (ALPR) “Flock” cameras, the Salem Lakes Village Board voted to table action to allow more legal review and contract scrutiny. The cameras had been budgeted at $8,500 for two units at Highway C (Wilmot) and Highway 83 (state line).
The Village of Salem Lakes on March 10 received a presentation from county and neighboring police officials about Flock automated license‑plate reader cameras and then voted to table final action to allow more review of legal, privacy and contract terms.
Supporters from law enforcement told trustees the cameras — solar‑powered automated license plate readers (ALPRs) — produce real‑time alerts when plates match NCIC and other law‑enforcement “hot lists.” Tom Gilly of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said the system can return near‑instantaneous alerts for stolen vehicles, AMBER alerts and other entries and is used by detectives and patrols when investigating cross‑jurisdictional crimes. Mario Lava, captain of operations at Pleasant Prairie Police Department, described local successes he said had resulted from camera reads, including arrests in property‑crime investigations and a rapid locate of an elderly person with dementia.
The board heard…
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