NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said that access to license plate readers (LPRs) would have been valuable for detectives as they investigated the killing of 34-year-old Alyssa Lokits.
“I hope that our city realizes that this is a very valuable tool that every county that touches Davidson County has them, including Belle Meade, and it’s something that we desperately need,” MNPD Chief John Drake said at a Tuesday press conference.
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Metro tested LPRs in a 2023 pilot program, but it ended in July 2023. The city hasn’t utilized LPRs since. News 2 asked Metro Councilmember Delisha Porterfield about LPRs and other technology that the MNPD wants to use in crimefighting.
”We hear from people that are saying that they want the police to have more tools,” Porterfield told News 2. “We also hear from a lot …