# 2026-02 Axon ALPR Trial Goes Live at Fayetteville PD On 2026-02-12, the Axon Fleet 3 automatic-license-plate-reader function was activated across every Fayetteville PD patrol vehicle equipped with an Axon Fleet 3 camera. The activation came the morning of an Axon kickoff meeting and was not expected that day — Lt. [[Christopher Moad]] told all sworn officers, "We did not expect the LPR system to be turned on today by AXON, but it was. Obviously, there has been no training." Capt. [[Jason French]] reported to Axon that "Just five hours after going live, we have read over 7,500 plates." Officers were instructed not to act on a hit alone but to verify it through ACIC first. ## Sources - [[Axon Fleet 3 ALPR Trial]] — Lt. Moad's go-live notice ("PLEASE READ - Fleet 3/LPR," `CRU - ALPR.pdf` p. 1); Capt. French's first-day read count (`CID Admin - ALPR.pdf`). ## Significance The start of an agency-wide, ~10-week operational ALPR deployment ([[Axon Fleet 3 ALPR Trial]]). The unannounced activation — the system live before any training — illustrates how little stood between a signed free-trial agreement and a fully operational surveillance capability across the patrol fleet.