Security or privacy? That’s the question many in the state are considering with the expansion of technology police departments deploy to curb crime.

License plate readers are in the cross hairs of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) here in Connecticut, but some departments say they have been extremely effective.

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Southington police have 32 readers all over town, constantly scanning license plates and while that may be intimidating, police said they have been a great tool to solve crime.

They are small cameras on fixed points around town, barely noticeable if you aren’t looking.

“I can definitely say if a stolen vehicle enters our town, we are going to be alerted to it and take action,” Captain James Armack w

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