Broadview Heights Police hope to soon have a new crime-fighting tool aimed at putting the brakes on crime: cameras that automatically read and record all license plates that pass by them.
Like many cities, Broadview Heights police said there has been an uptick in crime in their city.
Raiff said they had to rely on private cameras to help in the murder investigation. “I used a camera at McDonalds to identify the car used in the homicide and I think there is a better way,” explained Raiff. The camera captures every license plate that rolls through a targeted area. The 24/7 technology has been instrumental, police said, in finding stolen cars, missing people and helping with Amber Alerts.
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