ALBUQUERQUE CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'LL REDUCE HOW LONG APD KEEPS INFORMATION GATHERED FROM POLICE LICENSE PLATE READERS. THEY'RE CUTTING IT FROM SIX MONTHS TO 14 DAYS. THE DEVICES ARE BASICALLY CAMERAS MOUNTED ON POLICE CARS THAT AUTOMATICALLY SCAN LICENSE PLATES … THEN MATCH THE NUMBERS AGAINST DATABASES OF STOLEN VEHICLES AND PEOPLE WANTED FOR CRIMES.
THE CITY ANNOUNCED THE CHANGE LAST FRIDAY AFTER THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL MADE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE LICENSE PLATE READERS.
