New technology has allowed police to scan dozens of license plates at a time which has already helped catch dozens of suspects. The technology in question are cameras that are mounted usually on the back of police cars that take pictures of license plates every time one comes in site. The cameras then send it to a computer inside the car which in turn takes the license plate and searches the police database. If the car is a car police are looking for a report is sent to the computer which notifies the patrolling officer who takes appropriate action. The cameras have been used some cities around the country but are also lacking funding despite their success. The reason for this is because is not only because of how expensive the cameras are
