KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is set to roll out the automated number plate recognition (ANPR) system to deter crime and catch errant motorists.
Federal traffic police chief Senior Asst Comm Mahamad Akhir Darus said there were plans to fully utilise the system by June after they acquired 20 units.
The cameras that will be mounted onto police patrol cars will be able to detect and flag any passing car whose registration number is linked to an outstanding summons in the Bukit Aman database.
“Similarly, if a car has been reported to be involved in a crime or has been stolen and the number plate is detected by the device, it will automatically alert our police personnel to take action.”
He said the device would have an enhanced effect once the Road Transport Department (JPJ) implements standardised licence plates.
He said that last year more than 6.55 million summonses were issued, including 3.93 million to speeding motorists.
“We also have 419,406 outstanding arrest warrants which have not been served.
“Ops Warta is ongoing, and those with outstanding warrants of arrests and summonses are advised to settle them before they are stopped,” he said.
Bukit Aman’s traffic division is also taking another step into the digital era with the introduction of the mobile card acceptance device (MCAD).
SAC Mahamad Akhir said the device, which reads MyKad, would eliminate the need for handwritten summonses.
“The device will read an errant motorist’s MyKad and traffic police personnel will input the type of offence and print out the summons and send the data to an online databank.
“We currently have about 600 devices that can only scan the MyKad but we are acquiring 3,700 new units which will be capable of printing out summonses,” he said.
