{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_p6k7fq4mnlpdroqck3ia","title":"Police say license plate readers helped solve Oak Brook mall shooting","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/oak-brook-police-chief-credits-license-plate-readers-for-quick-response-p6k7fq4mnl","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_ntw37qoort362xauhpxa","seq":1237454,"kind":"article","title":"Police say license plate readers helped solve Oak Brook mall shooting","url":"https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-say-license-plate-readers-helped-solve-oak-brook-mall-shooting/3996650","summary":"Oak Brook police are crediting their network of license plate readers with helping to identify cars linked to a fatal shooting at Oakbrook Center. As officials praise the technology and as the use of the license plate readers expands, lawmakers are pushing for new guardrails on how the technology is used. Chief Brian Strockis said police immediately accessed images and license plate information using the readers, and that information gave them valuable leads. “There has been…","published":"2026-10-01T23:48:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T23:48:00Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","name":"nbcchicago.com","domain":"nbcchicago.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3564723","name":"WMAQ-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","topics":["chicago","post"],"authors":["Rose Schmidt"],"entities":[{"id":"Q935479","name":"Oak Brook","type":"place"}],"image":"https://media.nbcchicago.com/2026/10/web-flock-camera-oak-brook-10-1-1.png?fit=1200,675&quality=85&strip=all","mentions":3,"story":"st_p6k7fq4mnlpdroqck3ia","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8700000047683716,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.23999999463558197,"political":0.029999999329447746},{"id":"n_p6k7fq4mnlpdroqck3ia","seq":1139841,"kind":"article","title":"Oak Brook police chief credits license plate readers for quick response to fatal shooting outside mall","url":"https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/01/oak-brook-police-chief-credits-license-plate-readers-for-quick-response-to-fatal-shooting-outside-mall","summary":"Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis credited license plate reader cameras as instrumental in the emergency response following a fatal shooting outside Oakbrook Center shopping mall midday Wednesday","published":"2026-10-01T12:30:41Z","seen":"2026-10-01T12:47:47Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-shawlocal-com-e2f96d","name":"shawlocal.com","domain":"shawlocal.com"},"via":"kite-shawlocal-com-e2f96d","topics":["chicago"],"authors":["Kelsey Rettke"],"image":"https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/YHHO5CxD85tXKWVGbsJF1dpNKrA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/3VBMHNOGIBGB3H272YJR5X3XOY.png","story":"st_p6k7fq4mnlpdroqck3ia","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5299999713897705,"political":0.05000000074505806}]}