Highway cameras are being installed in Ottawa. City Commissioner James Less says they’re already in use on some streets the city’s in charge of. A City Council vote last night approves an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to install them on major highways. They’re being called license plate readers.
Audio PlayerLess says Ottawa police are already using information from cameras to investigate crimes in the city, such as the wave of vehicle thefts and burglaries reported early Monday. We asked him about privacy concerns some people have. Less says the cameras aren’t being used to track who’s going out for a hamburger or to fill up the car with gasoline.