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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: The use of automated license plate readers has been a game changer in investigating interstate shootings
Description: The use of automated license plate readers are having a big impact on investigations into highway shootings in Illinois.
That’s according to the Illinois State Police.
There have been 42 shootings on interstate highways so far this year.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly says license plate readers have helped to identify an individual involved in the majority of the cases.
Director Kelly joins Michael Puente this morning to talk about this technology.