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Photos: License plate readers

Deputy Charlie Cam of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has the only patrol car at the La Mirada substation that is equipped with ASAP, a four camera roof-mounted system that constantly scans for and photographs the license plates of nearby cars.

Deputy Charlie Cam of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has the only patrol car at the La Mirada substation that is equipped with ASAP, a four camera roof-mounted system that constantly scans for and photographs the license plates of nearby cars.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

License plate camera systems

Part of the ASAP system used by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. An alarm will sound if a license plate is detected whose vehicle is registered to someone wanted for felonies or certain types of misdemeanors.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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