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RVCA Update

LPR CAMERAS

RVCA moving forward

with installation of

LPR Cameras

Our RVCA Vice President,
Mark Snead, has been
working for over a year
with Fort Lauderdale
Police Department and
various contractors on the
purchase and install of
Fixed License Plate
Readers in Rio Vista. We are happy to announce that we
have signed a contract for two installations. Through the
generosity of a Rio resident who gave a challenge gift of
$10,000 to support these installations and perhaps a third
location. We are delighted that our generous neighbors
have donated the full $10,000! A special thanks to Liz
Caldwell for closing out the match. We still need funds for
additional installations so please consider donating. You
may do so by going to our web page at
riovistaonline.com/membership and scroll down to the
DONATE button.
Here is a bit of background on the cameras.
The system features a rugged and compact
dual-lens (infrared and color) LPR camera
engineered for extreme conditions. The
camera recognizes license plates in
the camera’s field of view, matches
against various agency hotlists and
notifies law enforcement of matches. The system can also
stream live video to a separate location such as a video
management system. criminal investigations. FLPD will have the ability to
customize the system.
The data obtained by the Cameras would be managed
by law enforcement...not the Rio Vista Civic Association. On behalf of RVCA’s Board of Directors we’d like to give
If a vehicle of interest enters Rio Vista the system will alert a special thank you to the residents who have already
FLPD. Alerts will aid FLPD in identifying stolen vehicles made a financial contribution to support this installation.
and other vehicles entering or leaving the neighborhood. If you or your business would like to sponsor a camera
Data obtained will provide FLPD more information for please email Mark Snead,vp@riovistaonline.com RV

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