Gillen supports plate-reader expansion for Hempstead intelligence center
Laura GillenU.S. representative for New York's 4th District, requesting FY2027 project funding.
Laura Gillen requested $2 million for a Hempstead camera project that includes additional plate readers and live-feed surveillance cameras for the police Real Time Intelligence Center. Her signed request describes crime deterrence, investigations and time-stamped evidence as the purpose. This establishes support for that local project; the documents do not identify Flock as the vendor.
“acquisition and deployment of additional License Plate Recognition cameras”
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Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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Gillen requests FY2027 funding for additional plate-reader and live-feed surveillance cameras serving the Hempstead Police Department Real Time Intelligence Center. She describes deterrence, investigations and time-stamped evidence as the purpose. This letter is a request, not evidence of an award.
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The official page lists a $2 million request combining additional plate-reader cameras and live-feed Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras. It links Gillen's signed March 19, 2026 letter. The amount covers the combined project; no reader vendor is identified.
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Gillen's March 19, 2026 signed letter requests funding for Hempstead Public Safety Technology Cameras. Her official appropriations page lists the amount as $2 million.
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The request combines plate readers with live-feed surveillance cameras. The documents establish a funding request, not an award or completed installation. The vendor is unspecified.
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Gillen expressly requests expansion of a plate-reader system serving a police intelligence center and gives an investigative rationale. This establishes support for the specific networked local project.
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