La. License Plate Technology Increase Arrests, Help Recover Stolen Vehicles

NEW ORLEANS – With the help of new license plate recognition technology in use for only 25 days, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has racked up 20 arrests and recovered 23 stolen vehicles.  Sheriff Newell Normand provided an update Wednesday on the system of 76 fixed and mobile cameras that are programmed to scan the plates of passing vehicles, almost immediately identifying ones that have been reported stolen.