Westport has fewest FLOCK cameras of Southcoast towns
Westport operates two, both in the north end
The Tiverton Town Council voted last week to purchase four new FLOCK automatic license plate readers, and dozens of the controversial cameras can also be found in Fall River, New Bedford, Dartmouth …
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Westport has fewest FLOCK cameras of Southcoast towns
Westport operates two, both in the north end
The Tiverton Town Council voted last week to purchase four new FLOCK automatic license plate readers, and dozens of the controversial cameras can also be found in Fall River, New Bedford, Dartmouth and Fairhaven. But how many does Westport have? Two.
According to Westport Police Chief Chris Dunn, the town operates two cameras in the north end and has done so since before he was promoted to the position two years ago. One is on Sanford Road near its intersection with Route 6, and the other is placed on private property just before the Dartmouth town line — that one is installed on private property in cooperation with the owner, he said.
Chief Dunn said he gets questions about the cameras all the time but declined to comment further on them apart from saying that when used correctly, they can be valuable investigative tools.
