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Federal Signal's PIPS ALPR Technology Improves Public Safety in Long
Beach
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
Federal Signal's Safety and Security Systems Group, a provider of
advancing security and well-being, announced that its PIPS automated
license/number plate recognition (ALPR/ANPR) technology is being hailed
for its effectiveness in helping California's Long Beach Police
Department improve public safety.
Looking to change a three year trend of auto theft increases, Long
Beach purchased four PIPS mobile-based systems in December of 2005.
"While the system has been extremely effective in combating this trend,
we quickly discovered that the value of the PIPS solution went far
beyond stolen vehicle recovery," said Long Beach Police Department
Sergeant Chris Morgan who administers the agency's ALPR program.
The initial deployment of four systems was so successful that Long
Beach purchased an additional five vehicle-based systems in May of 2008
and is now looking to expand the system to also include fixed cameras
on roadways throughout the City, it was reported.
Sgt. Morgan said on the results seen by the initial nine mobile
systems, "Almost 7.5 million plates have been checked since we adopted
the system. In addition to recovering over 1,000 stolen vehicles and
making almost 200 arrests, the system has helped us to improve the
parking situation within the City by enabling us to better enforce the
rules -- people are less likely to break the law when they know they
will get caught. In the past twelve months, we have begun using the
system to enforce our parking regulations downtown. Over 700 vehicles
with almost $350,000 in outstanding parking citations have been
identified and towed using the PIPS solution. This revenue helps us to
justify purchase of additional equipment to improve the safety of our
City."
According to the company, all of the data captured by the nine patrol
units is captured in PIPS' Back Office System Software (BOSS) for use
by detectives and investigators. The intelligence provided by BOSS has
assisted Long Beach in a number of investigations including armed
robberies, shootings, carjackings, identity theft, narcotics and
homicide. A witness at a recent armed robbery and shooting was able to
provide a partial license plate number and vehicle description. Using
this information, investigators were able to identify and locate the
suspect vehicle with BOSS. This enabled Long Beach to set up
surveillance and apprehend multiple suspects.
"The PIPS solution from Federal Signal has been a great investment for
Long Beach in many ways. It has proven itself time and again, and the
PIPS team has been very responsive to our needs and receptive to our
ideas as they continue to innovate their product. We're very pleased
with our decision and would strongly recommend the technology to other
agencies," said Sgt. Morgan.
"Leading law enforcement agencies, like the Long Beach Police
Department continue to turn to PIPS first for proven ALPR solutions,"
said Michael K. Wons, vice president and general manager of Federal
Signal Corp.'s Public Safety Systems Division. "The versatility of ALPR
technology helps enable world-class public safety agencies such as Long
Beach to enhance the protection that they provide to their communities
and citizens every day."
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