Six local police departments—including Canonsburg, Cecil, North Strabane and Peters—will receive license plate recognition technology thanks to a $220,000 grant.

District Attorney Steve Toprani on Monday announced the acquisition of the Automated License Plate Recognition Program, which is composed of mounted cameras connected to a central server.

It is designed to assist law enforcement in comparing license plates against a database of wanted vehicles.

"This technology has been tried and tested in the nation's most populated areas," Toprani said. "By sharing resources and data on a multi-million jurisdictional scale, Washington County now leads Pennsylvania in protecting its (residents)."

Canonsburg Mayor David H. Rhome agreed.

"It's going to be a great tool," he said.

Check back with Peters Patch for more details.