WESTFIELD A growing number of license plate recognition cameras are popping up along roads across Central Indiana. While law enforcement calls them an effective safety tool, others argue they raise some privacy concerns.

It really is like a powerful public safety tool, honestly, to help locate and target criminal offenders, said Westfield Police Department Assistant Chief Eric Grimes. It captures the license plate, the make, model and color of a vehicle, and it timestamps that.

Grimes said the technology is also being used for more than crime prevention.

A grandpa from Michigan, the family did not know where they were at with the use of flock. We were able to intercept that vehicle in real-time and reunite that family member, he said.

Grimes also argues that the devices help police res

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