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The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office already has several cameras up around the county. “It’s another piece to the long-term solution of lowering the crime and making our neighborhoods safer,' Fowler said. Gilbert said for people worried about privacy, these cameras are all going to be on public, city streets and won’t track things like vehicle speed OR faces. It was recently approved by the city council. 'This is a great way to leverage information and take a little burden off of our TPD,' Fowler said.Ĭity councilor Jayme Fowler said the cameras will likely be a part of a new real-time information center the mayor and police chief want to bring to Tulsa. The solar-powered cameras can capture the make, model, color and even dents or bumper stickers and send those images to police in real-time so police can head in the right direction. 'It also is handy for Amber Alerts if police are looking for a lost child,' Gilbert said.

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Gilbert with Tulsa Crime Stoppers said the Flock Cameras will capture license plate numbers and if the plate is registered with NCIC, the National Crime Information Center database, as stolen, officers will be able to recover it.

“They did their studies on where is the highest crime, what's going on, and they specifically chose these areas,' said Karen Gilbert. Several are going up at 61st and Peoria, a few will be put north of I-244, and some more will be placed near 31st and Garnett. The motion-detected Flock Cameras will soon be installed across Tulsa.

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The cameras are being tested so they're free for a year while the TPD decides if the cameras help solve more crimes. In total, 25 cameras will go up in parts of North, South, and East Tulsa. Its solar-powered, motion-sensing camera can snap a dozen photos of a single plate in less than a second even in the dark, in the rain, of a car driving 100 mph up to 75 feet away, as Flock’s. Related Story: Tulsa Police To Hold Meeting Discussing Installation Of Flock Cameras The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) held months of public meetings to get input. “It’s always better to work smarter, not harder.We now know where 25 new license-plate reading cameras will be located in Tulsa. “The fact that we can get immediate alerts if those suspects end up in Middletown changes how we do business and solidifies partnerships with surrounding communities,” he said. “The ability to network with other cities and agencies with crucial information, such as Amber Alerts, stolen vehicles, and felony suspect searches, is a game changer for our city,” said Middletown Police Chief David Birk.īirk says new technology is making advancements in the field of law enforcement with body cameras, cruiser cameras, and now Flock camera systems. > Dayton police chief defends proposal to expand use of automated license plate cameras Many serious crimes have a vehicle description but no license plates associated with it and this information may be added to the Flock Safety System where other local communities may access and add information.įlock cameras are used in several surrounding communities including Franklin, Dayton, Springboro and Troy, the release said. The devices capture the license plates and will alert offices if that vehicle has been involved in criminal activity and they could assist in solving crimes or seeking those involved in the crimes, according to the city.

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