Montgomery Township Police uses Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology to help solve, detect, and deter crime within our community. Flock Safety ALPR are fixed cameras that are positioned throughout our jurisdiction and are self-sufficient. They are powered by solar panels and send image information through government-standard encrypted cell signals. Montgomery Township Police utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Montgomery Township Police utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals and missing and endangered children and adults. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates - Front and Rear of Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Montgomery TWP NJ PD and is never sold to 3rd parties. Data can be shared with other authorized law enforcement entities.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harrassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and system searches are stored indefinitely and are authorized by law enforcement personnel.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
