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Detroit’s Goal to Have 450 Freeway Cameras to Help Criminal Investigations

Jan 29, 2025 | 4:24 PM

Photo: Zach Boyden-Holmes ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

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Jan. 29, 2025 ~ Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Detroit Police Department Deputy Chief Franklin Hayes about the city’s plan to install 450 cameras and license plate readers on the freeways by the end of the year, and how it aims to help investigate crimes around Detroit.

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