Last week City Council approved spending $200,000 on license plate-reading cameras to make life easier for HPD’s depleted police force (item 7 on the agenda, courtesy of Houblog):
7. PIXELPUSHERS, INC dba CIVICA SOFTWARE for Automated License Plate Reader System for Houston Police Department – $209,374.00 – General and Grant Funds
Here is the company the city is contracting with for the cameras.
Let’s not forget that the city already has a truck-mounted camera system that checks for unpaid parking tickets. Other cities use that type of system to confiscate cars.
Plus Houston’s getting red light cameras, and downtown’s surveillance cameras are installed and awaiting Mayor White’s approval. What else will Chief Hurtt dream up?
Frankly, I’m surprised Houstonians haven’t raised a stink about all of this.
EDIT NOTE: This post originally included a link and an excerpt from a KTRH-740 story. Today we received a note from KTRH News Director Bryan Erickson stating that we cannot link to or excerpt from their news stories without written permission from Clear Channel.
Needless to say, this is very disappointing. We have been big fans of KTRH’s news operation, especially Brent Fuller. However, there are those who do not embrace new technology and share in the excitement of the internet. That’s a shame. But it’s more KTRH’s loss than ours.
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