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Sheriff proposes license-plate cameras countywide; committee asks finance to identify funding for full 14-camera plan
Summary
The sheriff's office presented a proposal for license-plate reader cameras (LPR) covering Bedford County. The committee asked finance staff to research funding options and return next month with a recommendation, with a preference expressed for the full 14-camera configuration.
The sheriff's office presented a proposal to deploy license-plate recognition cameras on county roadways and asked the committee to consider funding either an eight-camera starter set or a 14-camera countywide configuration.
A sheriff's office representative (name not specified) described the system's public-safety uses, including assisting with Amber and Silver Alerts and crime investigations, and said the cameras provide access to a national network of camera data. "These are essentially cameras, along the roadways throughout…
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