Dayton, OH neighborhoods help police solve crime with Flock Safety license plate readers

I'm a pilot program in twin towers has installed license plate readers in strategic spots to help police search for vehicles reported stolen or cars involved in suspicious activity NewsCenter 7th Mike Campbell reports on the push for safety and whether it pushes back people's privacy rights the Twin Towers neighborhood has always been a pioneer in using technology to try and fight crime they've already had Xenia Avenue under 24-hour surveillance for a few years now this new pilot program is adding another layer of security you're looking at one of the license plate readers and how is it powered it's solar panel so it's energy clean Wesley shirt is president of the Twin Towers Neighborhood Association she says the license plate readers have been up in the neighborhood for about three months police detectives can check back through the recorded information cars that are reported stolen cars that are known to be doing drugs and crime and in your neighborhood the atlanta-based company is called flocks safety they told us about one incident where Dayton police used the system to find a stolen car by downloading video and pinpointing the last time a vehicle was seen officers flooded that area spotted that car with a man inside and he was later charged in connection to the incident I think that's good I mean that's will cut down on crime this is getting to be a pretty good neighborhood now Bob Reed has lived in twin towers for a dozen years he says prostitution and drug crimes seem like they're happening less often now and this technology will keep the momentum going that's great I love it both the company and the police department declined to tell us exactly how many units or readers are installed but neighborhood residents say they don't show anything that a person sitting on the street couldn't see and they don't believe there's a big brother privacy invasion issue here if we don't do no crime you know you'll be okay it's not out there looking for the average Joe who might be drinking a beer while they're walking down the street it's there to prevent crime the Georgia based company says they're cameras read plates that are already suspected of belonging to a vehicle that was involved in a crime and they say it doesn't just record anyone driving down the street in Dayton Mike Campbell NewsCenter 7 new testing at uz arena what researchers