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Automated License Plate Recognition (ANPR/ALPR) technology is quickly becoming an important tool in law enforcement agencies around the world. That is why it is important to stay up to date on the most recent News in ANPR/ALPR. You can view local stories about ANPR/ALPR in our recent News section by clicking the NDI Current ANPR/ALPR News link. Also known as Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR/ALPR) internationally, you can read articles on global ANPR/ALPR News as well. The presence of ALPR technology is growing rapidly so we encourage you to visit our page frequently for the most current ANPR/ALPR News updates.

Lighthouse Point Police charge two suspects with burglary thanks to ALPR from NDI Recognition Systems

Technology from NDI Recognition Systems helped Lighthouse Point Police nab two suspected burglars. The pair is charged with breaking into a home in Lighthouse Point and stealing $15,000 of jewelry and silverware. License Plate Recognition Systems cameras from NDI-RS captured pictures of the car used in the robbery as the suspects drove through the city. A neighbor's security camera also recorded the vehicle near the scene of the burglary. With this information, LHPPD was able to arrest the suspects and get one to confess to the burglaries. The story doesn't end there, though. Two suspects matching the description of the two apprehended in Lighthouse Point were caught on surveillance video attempting to burglarize a house in Coral Ridge prior to the Lighthouse Point burglary. An LHPPD sergeant saw News coverage of the incident and identified the two suspects in the surveillance video as the two who were apprehended in Lighthouse Point. Police in Lighthouse Point and Fort Lauderdale are working to confirm the link between the two crimes.

Winter Park Police Department gets license plate readers

The Winter Park City Commission approved the purchase of four Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems from NDI Recognition Systems on March 25, according to the Winter Park/Maitland Observer. The camera system purchase was funded with federal forfeiture funds from drug arrests. The mobile systems will be mounted on patrol cars, and will simultaneously capture plate numbers, analyze the reads, and store all the data captured from vehicles while the officers drive. The system works silently in the background, and alerts the officer when it detects a plate that matches a predefined "hotlist". NDI mobile ALPR systems (Automatic License Plate Recognition systems) provide law enforcement professionals with additional "eyes" on the road, and assist in recovering stolen cars; identifying vehicles involved in Amber, Blue, and Silver Alerts; and locating other vehicles of interest.

Wrightsville Beach Police Department adds more ALPR cameras

The Wrightsville Police Department, an NDI Recognition Systems customer is adding another mobile system to its existing Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Systems cameras. The cameras went into operation this month, according to the Lumina News. The new mobile unit will augment the Wrightsville Beach PD’s Road Warrior and Rapid Deployment System (RDS) units. Having another unit will allow the WBPD to have ALPR systems (Automatic License Plate Recognition systems) cameras on the road during all its vehicle rotations.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department expands the reach of its camera network

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is reorganizing and extending the reach of its camera network, which includes Automatic License Plate Recognition systems (ANPR system) cameras from NDI Recognition Systems. The first cameras will be moved in February, according to radio station WFAE 90.7. The CMPD electronic network was upgraded in 2012 in preparation for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), using a federal grant. Now that the DNC is over, police officials would like to shift some of the cameras to higher-crime areas. The department would also like to partner with private sector businesses to expand the areas that can be monitored for criminal activities from its new command center.

Car theft suspect apprehended with the help of ALPR cameras

Hillsboro Beach's Automatic License Plate Cameras, supplied by NDI Recognition Systems, helped arrest a car theft suspect on January 4. Cameras spotted a stolen Honda Element SUV and alerted the Hillsboro Beach Police, who followed the suspect until he reached Pompano Beach. Broward County sheriff's deputies picked up the search, and the suspect abandoned the vehicle, reportedly stolen in Pinellas County, and attempted to escape on foot. The suspect broke into a house on Robbins Road where two people were sleeping, but surrendered when deputies surrounded the house. The two people in the house were unharmed.