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Understanding the Rise in ALPRs on Roads and Highways

Indianapolis Monthly · Sam Stall · April 17, 2026

A feature examining Indiana's unregulated ALPR boom, with Eyes Off Indiana mapping over 2,100 cameras and activists estimating 5,000–6,000 statewide. The piece catalogues documented abuses used to justify guardrails: a Kansas officer tracking his estranged wife, a Georgia officer taking bribes for plate searches, and an Ohio officer monitoring his ex-girlfriend — all while Indiana's legislature has passed no ALPR-specific statute.

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