Austin City Council to discuss possible license plate reader reinstatement this spring

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City leaders will discuss the reinstatement of Austin Police Department's license plate reader (LPR) program during a public safety committee meeting next week before bringing the item back for council approval.In an APD memo Monday, Chief Joseph Chacon said the LPRs had previously been used in Austin to help with AMBER and Silver Alerts, missing person reports, abduction cases and locating vehicles connected to other crimes.APD License Plate Reader Program memoDownloadIn the me