Nearly 300 license plate readers in Erie County are tracking you


This interview aired on the July 16, 2026 edition of Voices With Michael Wooten on WKBW 7 News. Twenty local police agencies have installed license plate readers and conduct thousands of searches a week of motorists — Cheektowaga in particular. Officials say the technology helps them fight crime, but critics call it unwarranted surveillance.

Read J. Dale Shoemaker’s full report:

https://investigativepost.org/2026/07/16/drivers-beware-police-are-tracking-your-movements/

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