(Photos by Beaver County Radio’s Sandy Giordano
Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane met with Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano on Thursday morning to discuss the recent placing of Automatic License Plate Readers and cameras at key locations in the city. Last fall Beaver County District Attorney David J. Lozier laid out specifics of the program to the city and the school board.
Chief Lane said 36 ALPR cameras have been put in place at key locations in the city . The ALPR’s are used to identify vehicles and individuals involved in crimes in the city. More will be placed in the city in the future, the chief said
Chief Lane said drug forfeiture funds are being used to pay for the ALPR’S and many agencies are involved in the project. Mayor Dwan B. Walker said at Wednesday night’s meeting the cameras are installed at no cost to the school district or the city.
Both men agreed the LPR’S are just another way to keep the CITY OF ALIQUIPPA safe.