FREEPORT, N.Y. — When this Long Island village switched on its “ring of steel” last fall, it knew it was getting a potent policing tool. The system of 27 cameras would scan the license plate of every ...

A law enforcement push for more license-plate scanners is gaining steam, with a popular East Coast beach destination announcing plans to deploy the technology at essentially every point of entry and ...

Fountain Valley police are getting a mounted automated license plate reader to help find vehicles that are stolen or involved in other crimes. The reader, which resembles a red-light camera and uses ...

The white work van lurched through downtown Santa Monica, ducking through traffic and blowing red lights. Simi Valley police officers followed on its tail. They had picked up the vehicle, reported ...