CRANBERRY TWP - An effort by the Allegheny District Attorney's Office to create a network of license plate reading cameras across the region will now help township police.

During a meeting of township supervisors Monday, the board voted unanimously to approve the installation of fixed license plate readers at the intersection of Route 228, Route 19 and Freedom Road.

Jerry Andree, township manager, said Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala is working to build a network of more than 50 communities that have similar systems. Adams and Jackson townships recently received cameras as part of the program, as did the Seneca Valley School District, Andree said.

The cameras will be mounted on the traffic poles at that intersection in a similar fashion to the traffic cameras already in place.

Read more in Tuesday's Butler Eagle.