- When leaving your vehicle parked, even for three-tenths of a second, take the keys with you and close all windows and lock all doors. Never, leave your keys in the ignition, especially when you are filling your tank with gas.
- Use any and all theft deterrent devices you have installed on your vehicle, such as car alarm, ignition cut-off switch, and/or steering wheel lock ("Club").
- Put packages out of sight.
- If you live in Alhambra, register your vehicle in the Combat Auto Theft (C.A.T.) Program.
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PlateScan works by capturing digital license plate images as they pass a camera (or as the camera, installed on a police car, passes the plate). The plates are automatically cross-checked in real time against multiple local, regional, statewide, and, if appropriate,
national databases to identify vehicles that are or interest to the authorities.
“Vehicles of interest” are associated with auto theft, felony warrants, BOLOs (“be on the lookout”), parking violations, and any other license plate-oriented databases, such as Amber Alerts, NCIC (National Crime Information Center) downloads, etc.
Vehicle matches are reported instantly, allowing the officer to take appropriate action.
When a positive match is received, officers are alerted by an audio and/or visual alarm. Until an alert occurs, the PlateScan system operates in the background, allowing the officers to perform their regular police activities. PlateScan software uses an intelligent “Neural Network” based recognition engine. The system is capable of accurate high speed plate recognition across multiple lanes of high density traffic moving at speeds of well over 100 miles per hour. The system is capable of processing four vehicle license plates per second, and reading four recognition cameras simultaneously.
PlateScan is just one example of the new technologies used to fight crime in Alhambra, and it has proved successful in making our streets, and our community, safer for us all.
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