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early www.AmericanSecurityToday.com 2000’s in response July 2019 - Edition 46 to the Oklahoma City bombing, followed by the 9/11 attacks, said Cofano is nothing more than a domestic terrorist and his apprehension potentially averted the deaths of countless innocent lives, regardless of political agendas. Chigos has been a leading proponent of the use of ALPR to prevent crime and terrorism. “The best law enforcement technology is the kind that prevents crime proactively, because it keeps officers and citizens alike safe,” he explained. “And that’s the whole reason I started PlateSmart.” “Stopping Cofano from detonating a single bomb, much less the 30 he was carrying, or shooting 19