ROSEVILLE (WWJ) -- Following in the footsteps of Chesterfield Township, New Baltimore and Warren, another community in Macomb County is adding roadside cameras to help fight crime.
The city of Roseville approved the use of these cameras, which create databases of license plate numbers.
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The city council voted unanimously Tuesday to spend $27,000 to buy 10 automated license plate reading cameras.
The new equipment will send real-time alerts to police when a stolen vehicle or a known wanted felony suspect's vehicle enters the jurisdiction.
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Alerts will also be sent if a vehicle associated with a missing person is detected.
The new cameras will not be used for traffic enforcement and do not have facial recognition software.
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