Stolen vehicles will have a harder time rolling through the city with the Elgin Police Department’s new street equipment.Elgin City Council approved a service agreement with Flock Safety last week, adding street-level vehicle identification cameras to the department’s toolbox.“These are not surveillance cameras, they’re police tools. There’s a high standard of using the system,” said Chief of Police Chris Noble.Flock Safety systems help detectives solve crimes after the fact by recording vehicles and license plates in set locations, storing data for up to 30 days, 24/7, according to a company representative who spoke at the council meeting.The software also provides ...