A Natomas neighborhood was tired of drivers breaking the law in their community, so they decided to take matters into their own hands.
The area known as "The Hamptons" has installed license plate readers throughout the community to hopefully deter people from breaking the law.
"We've been out here for 15 years and there's a lot of drive-by crime in the area," one community member Amy Gidding-Mora told CBS13.
The Hamptons homeowner's association approved using funds to set up cameras that capture a car's license plate around the perimeter of their neighborhood. The cameras will capture every car that comes in and out of the area.
"We have folks that do donuts with their vehicles, we have folks that use this road as a raceway," Ed Perez, President of Hamptons Homeowners Association, told CBS13.
The community hopes that the cameras will provide extra evidence if someone witnesses a car committing a crime.
Perez said the license plate readers also have infrared technology so they can capture images during the night.
However, the license plate photos are not automatically shared with the police. Someone would have to report a crime to the police or the community's private security service for the photos to be shared.
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