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San Marcos City Council voted 5-2 on June 3 to deny a proposal to expand the police department’s license plate recognition, or LPR, technology. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

San Marcos Police Department updates license plate reader policy

By Jamie Moore

The San Marcos Police Department has updated its license plate reader policy, halting automatic data sharing and removing five cameras, after City Council rejected program expansion over privacy concerns.

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