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DeKalb police report 183 Flock license-plate cameras installed; plans for larger real‑time crime center
Summary
DeKalb County Police told the Board of Commissioners’ Employee Relations and Public Safety (IRPS) Committee that the county has 183 Flock license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras in its inventory and 146 of those are currently in service, with the rest pending state permitting.
DeKalb County Police told the Board of Commissioners’ Employee Relations and Public Safety (IRPS) Committee that the county has 183 Flock license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras in its inventory and 146 of those are currently in service, with the rest pending state permitting.
Chief Padrick said the cameras were placed based on crime «hot‑spot» data and some locations requested and funded by individual commissioners. He told the committee that the installations pending are on state routes and require Georgia Department of Transportation approval; county‑route cameras are operational. "The ones that are listed as pending ... are on state routes and they have to have Georgia Department of Transportation approval," Padrick said.
The department said the county is about 80% complete on installations.…
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