MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Mt. Juliet Police Department is considering transitioning to a new vendor for license plate recognition cameras.

Tyler Chandler, Deputy Chief of Police for the MJPD, said the switch to Flock Safety would help lower costs and guarantee that plates are read more accurately. The contract will include 80 LPRs across the community. Chandler said the city is also entering into a private gateway camera partnership with area businesses, which means that when there's a crime in progress at a nearby business, officers can view those LPR cameras.

"I don't want anyone in our community to be a victim of any crime," Chandler told News 2. "We work hard every day to limit those occurrences of crime in our community and we're going to keep at it. We're grateful for the use

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