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Posted By: George Lawson April 8, 2021 @ 10:59 am Local News, News The Wichita Police Department will be buying more license plate readers to help in finding stolen cars and searching for criminal suspects.   The department has been using devices from The Flock Group in a 90-day pilot program. Police lieutenant Casey Slaughter told city council members this week that the system has helped recover more than 150 stolen cars valued at $1.5 million, with 81 stolen license plates recovered, 163 arrests, and two dozen guns ...

Wichita police report success with new license plate reading devices Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said a new license plate reading system that was put into use in November has had big results. In a pilot program, the Flock readers are installed in areas of the city with high crime activity.   Chief Ramsay told reporters that since the devices were turned on November 9th, “we’ve been astounded at really the amount of information that we’re getting from them and how it has impacted our ability to fight crime.”   He said with the help of the system, police have recovered 68 sto...