Are you curious as to where the new license plate cameras are located in Galesburg? So were we, along with some listeners of WGIL and followers of WGIL.com.
Question: Where are the five new Flock Safety license plate reader cameras located in Galesburg?
Answer: Galesburg Police Chief Russ Idle reveled the location of the new strategically placed LPR cameras as:
- East Main Street at I-74
- North Henderson Street at US 34
- North Seminary Street at US 34
- North Seminary Street, just north of Carl Sandburg Drive
- West Main Street at US 34
Idle previously told WGIL the LPR cameras were placed at locations where vehicles enter and exit the city.
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The chief said GPD would like install five more cameras to provide additional coverage for the city, but implementation would need approval by the City Council. The locations of additional cameras have not been determined, he added.
The cameras are used to document license plates on vehicles that pass by the fixed camera. The plate numbers are stored in a computer system for 30 days and then deleted. Any data flagged as necessary for an active criminal investigation may be manually retained.
LPR camera data is used to locate and identify vehicles used in the commission of crimes. They also give real time alerts on stolen vehicles and vehicles associated with criminal activity.
Idle said data from vehicles not identified as being used in criminal activity is not accessed.
