More license plate reader cameras coming to roads in Hancock County

More license plate reader cameras coming to roads in Hancock County

Police are installing license plate reader cameras that record plate numbers of passing vehicles at six locations in Hancock County. Bucksport is set to be one of the latest areas in the county joining a local network of police agencies that use such cameras, which are already online in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth. The new installations represent a growing use by police of public monitoring technology in Maine, which law enforcement describes as a …