Police Sharpen Public Safety and Security With Federal Signal's Advanced Technology (PR Newswire)

Thursday October 9, 8:48 pm ET Federal Signal PIPS license plate recognition system protects citizens in Cincinnati UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Captain Jeff Butler of the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) had a hunch that data collected by Cincinnati's Federal Signal PIPS automated license/number plate recognition (ALPR/ANPR) system could help solve an armed robbery. Federal Signal's total solutions for public safety and security helped his hunch deliver big results. Technology protects communities After a recent armed robbery occurred in Cheviot, a suburb of Cincinnati, Capt. Butler contacted police there to see if there was an associated license plate number -- there was. The plate in question belonged to a man who was in prison. Capt. Butler then turned to Heather Whitton in the Information Technology... [read full story]