Lebanon Daily Digest Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Ty's Take
The city council finally got around to publishing what those automatic license plate readers have been doing since the department started using them, and the numbers tell you something worth knowing. A little over 5,000 plates scanned in the audit period, with maybe a handful of actual hits on wanted vehicles or stolen cars. You could spend an afternoon driving Route 66 through here and spot more legitimate police work than these cameras have logged in months. There's a real conversation to be had about whether the hardware justifies the upkeep and the questions it raises, and it's good the city's willing to show its work instead of keeping it quiet. Transparency like this doesn't settle the debate, but it's the only honest way to have one.
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Lebanon Daily Record
City of Lebanon releases automatic license plate reader audit results
Lebanon Police Department released its monthly audit results for automatic license plate readers, showing compliance with department policies by September after resolving data entry discrepancies in earlier months. The department operates three camera systems (Flock, Axon, and Genetec), with Flock...
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