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United States, Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Motorola (Vigilant) and Leonardo ELSAG licence plate readers, supplied by Motorola Solutions (Vigilant); Leonardo (ELSAG)

OperationalJournalismPAI-24BAFAB2

Body
Loudoun County Sheriff's Office
Country
United States
Area
Loudoun County, Virginia
Technology
Motorola (Vigilant) and Leonardo ELSAG licence plate readers
Supplier
Motorola Solutions (Vigilant); Leonardo (ELSAG)
Status
Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source.
Stage
In use now
Since
Not known
Legal basis
Not stated in the source
Oversight
Not stated in the source
Evidence
Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet
Source
Loudoun Now, 16 March 2026
Last checked
Record code
PAI-24BAFAB2

Notes

Loudoun Now reported on 16 March 2026 that, besides its four Flock cameras (recorded separately), the sheriff's office operates 58 further plate readers: 25 mobile and 18 trailer-mounted cameras made by Motorola, called Vigilant, and 15 mobile Leonardo ELSAG cameras, according to spokesperson Chad Quinn. Quinn said the office stores plate data for 21 days and compares reads against law enforcement databases as permitted by law. The article notes that the Motorola cameras appear to have been the subject of a 2024 national cybersecurity advisory; it includes no response from the office on that point. The start dates of these systems are not given.

Other systems used by Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

DeploymentCountrySupplierSinceStatusChecked
Loudoun County Sheriff's OfficeFlock Safety trailer-mounted licence plate readers United StatesLoudoun County, Virginia Flock Safety 2023 Operational

Motorola (Vigilant) and Leonardo ELSAG licence plate readers elsewhere in United States

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Los Angeles Police DepartmentANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) United StatesCalifornia Axon 2026 Trial
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US Immigration and Customs EnforcementLicence plate reader data: commercial database queries and AI plate capture and analysis United StatesNationwide (Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations) Motorola Solutions (per the DHS inventory); West Publishing (Thomson Reuters) for commercial plate data, per Biometric Update — Operational
US Customs and Border ProtectionLand Border Integration: licence plate and occupant face recognition at land ports (Rekor) United StatesLand ports of entry Rekor 2021 Operational
US Customs and Border ProtectionAirship Outpost identification of conveyances United StatesNationwide Airship 2023 Operational
Federal Bureau of InvestigationLicence plate readers (three inventory entries) United StatesNationwide — — Operational
Drug Enforcement AdministrationLicence plate readers (DEASIL programme and state, federal and commercial partner data) United StatesNationwide — — Operational
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesAccess to ELSAG licence plate readers run by HIDTA partners United StatesNationwide Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions LLC — Operational
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesThomson Reuters Vigilant Vehicle Manager United StatesNationwide Motorola — Operational
Criminal Division, US Department of JusticeThomson Reuters CLEAR licence plate recognition United StatesNationwide Thomson Reuters — Operational
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