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W.D.Tenn.: Automatic License Plate Recognition (?ALPR?) alert of stolen car was reasonable suspicion

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Memphis PD police cars have Automatic License Plate Recognition (“ALPR”) technology which reads license plates and compares the information against a national database of stolen cars. A hit is reasonable suspicion for a stop. Observation of shotgun shells in the back seat justified a search of the vehicle for a weapon. United States v. Lurry, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118456 (W.D. Tenn. June 23, 2010).* Gant would be applied retroactively without guidance from the Missouri Supreme Court. State v. Kingsley, 2010 Mo. App. LEXIS 1490 (November 9, 2010).* The officer stopped because defendant’s car was broken down, so he did not stop the defendant. United States v. 2002 BMW 745i, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118656 (D. Neb. November 5, 2010)*: The BMW was completely disabled at the time the canine sniff was ordered and conducted, and Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on November 12, 2010 (boomark / email).