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License plate reader cameras aid investigations but fuel privacy debate
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The Brief Authorities say license plate reader cameras helped locate suspects in a Daytona Beach homicide and rescue a kidnapped 13-year-old in Marion County.
License plate reader cameras are being credited with helping law enforcement quickly locate suspects in two recent Central Florida cases.
Local perspective:Authorities said license plate reader, or LPR, cameras helped Titusville police track 54-year-old Robert Reyes Jr. after investigators accused him of fatally shooting his estranged wife, Jacqueline Reyes, at her Daytona Beach home.
After a citizen spotted Castillo's vehicle, deputies used license plate reader technology to track it, leading to a pursuit and an officer-involved shooting in which Castillo was killed.
Despite those cases, license plate reader systems remain controversial.