1984! Add this to the thousands of security cameras watching your moves around town and the cameras that are tied to face recognition. "Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it." " It is pretty hard to keep when you give it away! Will this quit quietly, or will it take ...

Oh great, now the wife can see how many times I was over at the girlfriends place! Have to get that James Bond license plate flipper and flip to the bogus plates every time I see a squad.

Alan Parsons had it right when he sang 'Eye in the Sky' back in the 80's...but this time it's behind you, with a badge and a video camera.

Maybe joe Q citizen should start following cops home and start recording their house numbers and comings and going times.

what could possibly go wrong here?

Now we know why they issued a new type of plates a few years ago as they said the plates would be easier for the officer to read. Little did we know what they were really going to do. Another case of unelected officials making up rules on the fly. No over-site by the legislature. Who's running this asylum anyways?

Our freedoms to go about our day without fear of being watched, tracked, monitored, recorded, and spied upon are long gone. The only places in this world that are "free" anymore are in the jungles of New Guinea or in the middle of the Sahara...We are moving towards a complete police state of the communist countries we would once declare war upon...now we are becoming them without even putting up a fight.

"(police can be) more productive and less distracted while observing license plates". It is good to once again see the police admit they are distracted drivers. Man, we need to get those distracted drivers off the roads. Forget cell phones and texting; how about requiring police not to use computers while the cruzer is in motion.

Great reporting. Stay on em Eric.

This is ridiculous, and anyone that isn't outraged is not paying attention. There is no accountability locally for this information? Really?

Here is to protect yourself. Run a dash-mount camera, and record EVERYTHING. Post it up online. If a cop stops you, let him know the conversation is being recorded. It's a two-way street. They're recording you, after all.