Provincial Police are keeping a closer eye on drivers across the region.
Over 300 OPP cruisers across the West Region have now been equipped with Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) and In-Car-Camera (ICC) systems.
Authorities say officers in all 13 West Region jurisdictions have been surprised by the high number of drivers flagged by the system for operating vehicles that do not have valid, registered plates. Although vehicle owners are not required to buy a validation sticker for their vehicle anymore, licence plates are still required to be renewed annually or bi-annually.
Police say the integrated ALPR functionality will dramatically enhance the ability of an officer to detect licence plates that are linked with criminal or traffic offences. Examples would include plates associated with wanted or missing people, stolen vehicles, stolen or unattached licence plates, suspended and prohibited drivers and with other emergent situations like Amber Alerts.
