ALPRs Caught Mass Shooter and More | Fayetteville Arkansas News

Fort Smith Police are scaling back their use of automated license plate readers—but not before showcasing how the tech helped stop a potential mass shooting, nab thieves, and arrest a suspect wanted for child abuse material. ALPRs even linked nationwide jewelry heists and cracked a local murder thanks to data-sharing. New rules now limit data retention to seven days and restrict access to only serious crimes, as the department weighs renewing its contract with Flock. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4128d68651e30637