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Lakeville police outline 20‑camera license‑plate‑reader plan, emphasize privacy safeguards
Summary
Police presented a proposed citywide license‑plate‑reader (LPR) deployment focused on major ingress corridors, described vendor and data‑ownership options, estimated first‑year costs, and highlighted privacy protections including a 30‑day retention policy and no facial recognition.
Lakeville police presented a plan to deploy license‑plate‑reader (LPR) cameras at major entry points to the city and described operational controls and costs during a council work session.
Speaker 2, presenting for police staff, said LPRs would capture motion‑activated images (not continuous video) and create a vehicular "fingerprint" (plate plus make, model, color and distinguishing features) to assist investigations even when plates are altered. “There are no facial recognition technology in any of the cameras,” Speaker 2 said, adding officers could not query by searching for people.
The presentation emphasized…
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