Greenwich has 13 fixed automated license plate readers, and for the first time, Greenwich Police have publicly disclosed the six locations where they're operating.
Greenwich has 13 fixed automated license plate readers, and for the first time, Greenwich Police have publicly disclosed the six locations where they're operating.
Here's where they are:
• East Putnam Avenue + Mason Street • I-95 Exit 4 + Indian Field Road • I-95 Exit 5 + East Putnam Avenue • Field Point Road + Brookside Drive • Railroad Avenue + Arch Street • West Putnam Avenue + Field Point Road
The cameras automatically read license plates as vehicles pass and can alert police to things like stolen vehicles, active warrants, and AMBER or Silver Alerts. Greenwich Police say they do not use facial recognition and do not identify drivers.
Under Connecticut's new rules around this technology, license plate data is generally retained for no more than 21 days unless it becomes part of an active criminal investigation.
Greenwich's readers are not the controversial Flock cameras you may have been hearing about in other towns. These 13 fixed readers are made by Rekor, and Greenwich Police say the data is stored and controlled by the department itself, not a third-party vendor.
The locations became public as Connecticut rolls out new restrictions and transparency requirements around the growing use of license plate-reading technology statewide — rules that pushed departments like Greenwich's to disclose details they hadn't previously shared.
Now that you know where they are, you'll probably start noticing them on your regular routes around town.