The Mosheim Police Department has initiated Operation Gatekeeper and has installed License Plate Reader technology at multiple locations throughout the Town of Mosheim and Bulls Gap area.
Operation Gatekeeper is designed to enhance the community’s safety by providing an additional tool to further protect residents and visitors from criminals who enter the town. This program is not enforcement based nor does it access a database containing personnel information. The systems alert on vehicles associated with a crime and on a hotlist, which is generated from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. Law enforcement agencies enter wanted persons, missing persons, felony-involved vehicles, stolen plates, and stolen vehicles into NCIC so other law enforcement officers are aware of the alert status by checking the license plate.
Operation Gatekeeper will not be used for anything traffic enforcement related, and it will only be used to guard the community from vehicles attached to a hotlist or investigate crimes. In addition, the technology records images of the vehicle, which are time stamped and kept for a period of 90 days. This technology does not know who is driving or who is in the car. The permanent location of the equipment has not yet been determined.
