LA Neighborhood Buys License Plate Readers to Fight Rising Crime

LA Neighborhood Buys License Plate Readers to Fight Rising Crime
Number-plate recognition cameras at an entrance to the Congestion Charge zone in London on March 16, 2009. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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A neighborhood anti-crime group in the Melrose Avenue area of Los Angeles will install license plate readers to combat a rising crime wave.

The organization, which is called Melrose Action, had raised about $30,000 by Dec. 8 through donations to purchase up to 15 readers that will capture license plates on vehicles traveling in the Melrose Avenue area.

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