1. by
Dan Pennington
Chief of Police
Freeport Police Department

3. Fixed
Mobile
Portable

5. ADVANTAGES
•Force multiplier
•Cost effective
•Proactive crime prevention tool
DISADVANTAGES
•Technological and installation challenges
•Significant upfront purchase and installation costs
•Privacy issues (Big Brother)

6. Last year the ACLU filed 600 open records requests in
order to find out how the information was maintained.
Can an officer enter a license plate to learn about the
movements of a spouse, ex-spouse, etc.?
Grapvine, TX has 47,000 residents but its PD has
captured and stored over 2 million license plates.
Reporters nationwide are filing open records requests
for public officials’ cars and tracking their movement
in order to pressure them for changes.

7. ● Costs
● Read speed (shutter speed)
● Performance and reliability
● Lighting needs
● Front end/back end analytics
● Production time
● Field of view
● Similar projects

8. ● Vigilant Video
– http://vigilantsolutions.com/
● ELSAG
– http://elsag.com/licenseplatereader.htm
● IpConfigure
– http://www.ipconfigure.com/products/lpr/index.html
● CitySync
– http://www.imagesensing.com/

10. ● Wireless mesh with triangulation design

11. LPR camera = $1oK
PTZ camera = $4K
Fixed camera = $2K
Electrical, pole & eq. installation = $29K
Wireless transmission nodes = $13K
DVR = $9K
VMS = $12K
Server = $26K
Police station installation = $42K
TOTAL COST = $629K – used a federal grant to fund project

12. Multiple stolen vehicles recovered
Several auto thieves arrested
Drugs seized
Cameras generated clues on other crimes
Various warrants cleared

13. Policy development
Proactively work key stakeholders
Conduct media outreach
Understand the technology and policy
Ensure groundwork is done
Consider hiring a consultant
Use grants to partially offset acquisition costs

14. Questions & Answers
Dan Pennington dpennington@freeport.tx.us
Chief of Police
Freeport Police Department