GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) - Throughout the town of Greece can be found small black cameras attached to electrical poles. These are equipped with license plate recognition software, and the Greece Police Department plans to install more of them in the next week. Greece Police Chief Michael Wood told News 8 when looking at the successes other towns have had with this technology, it made sense to discuss implementing these cameras locally. "The cameras are pretty broadly used, but it's all about public safety and allowing us to do our jobs better," Chief Wood said. Similar to what can be found across the New York State Thruway for toll billing, the cameras in Greece are capable of capturing photos of a vehicle and its license plate as it passes by. "They use optical character recognition technology to come up with the identifiable license plate, and then that information is uploaded into a database," Chief Wood said. The database can then be used to match the vehicle's photos to vehicles that have been reported stolen, belong to a missing person or person of interest, or are suspected to be connected to a crime. Since the cameras first went up in October, Chief Wood said they've been widely effective. "Even in the last couple of days, we've had multiple stolen vehicles that we've been able to recover," Chief Wood said. "We've especially made many apprehensions at Greece Ridge Mall with stolen vehicles". Chief Wood also mentioned some Greece residents expressing privacy concerns regarding the technology, which he responded to. "In the end, when you weigh the factors such as public safety, policing and what we're entrusted to do for the community, I think it helps us to do our jobs better," Chief Wood said. "It's meant to keep people safer". An estimated 50 cameras are set to be active once mounting is complete. The Greece Police Department purchased them by securing funding from the New York State Law Enforcement Technology Grant. If there is funding leftover, Chief Wood said the department will consider expanding its UAV Program, which encompasses their use of drones. Greece residents with concerns regarding the new cameras are encouraged to contact the Greece Police Department directly.