NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — License plate readers have been brough back into focus after another Middle Tennessee police department questioned why Nashville has not widely put them in place.

The Office of Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell told News 2 it has reviewed LPRs, but action has stalled. In La Vergne, Chief of Police Christopher Moews said LPRs have been key to stopping criminals.

"They allow us to basically have a force multiplier because police can't be everywhere at any given time," Moews said.

Nashville tested the cameras in 2023, and the Metro Council approved making them permanent the same year. Since then, a contract for LPR technology in the city has not been approved. In a statement, O'Connell's office told News 2:

"LPRs are one tool that we have extensively reviewed as

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