Heather Mullinix is editor of the Crossville Chronicle. I won't catch them right then, but at least I'll know they're in Knoxville."įlock System noted searches of their database require a specific reason, and the system facilitates audits by law enforcement leadership, government representatives and constituents. In a presentation Monday night at council’s work session, EPD Deputy Chief David Fegett shared details of the Flock traffic camera system.
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"I can link into Knoxville or wherever and put in a license plate. "Somebody else's Flock camera got somebody we needed," he said. A camera system recorded the vehicle in Georgia, alerting law enforcement and resulting in the return of the vehicle to its owner. He noted such a system helped recover a vehicle stolen from Cumberland County in recent months. Brooks said that can assist in investigations. The system is used by numerous law enforcement agencies in Tennessee and across the country. If a vehicle is recorded by the camera, local police are alerted by the system. Law enforcement can also enter information of stolen vehicles or information on wanted persons. "You can't face your accuser," Brooks said of the traffic enforcement cameras. Brooks said there is no mechanism to ticket anyone spotted on the camera system. Images are timestamped and the system can determine the number of times the vehicle was seen in the past 30 days.Ĭity Manager Greg Wood said the Flock system acts as "extra eyes" for the police department if there is an issue. The Flock system uses automatic license plate readers that can record vehicle make, type and color, license plate, and unique features, such as bumper stickers. "I believe there ought to be a little more public discussion before little ol' Crossville starts getting these cameras hid, or at least let everybody know where they're hiding them," Selby said. He had to prove he was not in Chicago in cooperation with the national trucking company.
"It was a lengthy process for me to prove to keep from losing my license," Selby said. "This camera system, I'm not a fan of," Selby said, adding his objections were not against law enforcement, saying local law enforcement "needs every advantage they can get."īut the camera system in Chicago nearly cost him his commercial driver's license. He had purchased a new lowboy trailer to pull, and the Tennessee title came back as the offending vehicle, despite the camera image noting the vehicle in question was branded to a national trucking company. The only problem was Selby hadn't been in Chicago. Several years ago, he received a citation from Chicago for driving a commercial truck in an area where such vehicles were not allowed. Stanley Selby voiced concerns about a traffic camera system, noting it could sometimes impact innocent individuals.
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