City of Lebanon releases automatic license plate reader audit results

Audit reports from the Lebanon Police Department show how the department’s use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) has changed throughout 2026.
The police department audits its use of ALPR camera systems each month, “to confirm searches are tied to legitimate cases, user access matches job duties, and data-sharing follows department policy.”
Audit reports also provide a compliance checklist to check that (1) search activity aligns with case numbers and stated purpose, (2) user activity aligns with their roles and responsibilities, (3) networks and sharing settings match agency policy, (3) event logs reflect expected admin and user behavior, to (4) review admin roles and permissions, (5) sharing and admin rights are limited to essential personnel only, (6) sharing relationships align with policy & legal requirements, to (7) ensure all admins maintain up-to-date certification and training, and that (8) there are no findings.

Compliance checklist tables do not show complete compliance until the September report, released October 1. Police Chief Jerry Harrison told the Record in an interview the items on the checklist have been in compliance during the audited time period, but the variance is due to discrepancies in data entry. That entry process is now settled, and future reports should show noncompliance accurately, if it occurs.
The audit reports record the department’s use of three camera systems: Flock, Axon, and Genetec. At the time of this writing, the Genetec system is offline, according to the audit, but Flock and Axon are in use. Flock cameras in the city scanned nearly 2 million license plates in September. A complete chart of data captured in the audits appears on this page.

Jack Silberberg contributed to this report.