LAPD’s plan to install license plate readers on Western Avenue hits roadblock

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Hanna Kang | The LA Local, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · November 13, 2026 · 1 min read

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Traffic along the 900 block of S Western Ave with The Mercury building in the background in Koreatown. (Gary Coronado / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local. Plans to install automated license plate readers along Western Avenue to target suspected sex trafficking is no longer...

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