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Why Should We Trust Lexington With Surveillance Technology?

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How dare the Lexington Police Department ask us to trust them with automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) or any other surveillance gear, for that matter! Police Chief Lawrence Weathers can’t even be honest about the methods his department uses to spy on people for official investigatory purposes. At a recent press conference held by the …

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Timeline: The Evolution of Lexington Surveillance

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2007-The Lexington Police Department partners with a company called Elsag to purchase its first high tech surveillance device.          -One (1) Automatic License Plate Reader was acquired for $20,100.          -Updates, upgrades and maintenance proved to be too costly to the city to operate the unit when compared to …

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