It's official:

Plans for more license plate detecting cameras in Omaha failed because the needed votes from the city council just weren't there.

As we've been reporting, the Douglas County Sheriff’s office— which has 15 of the cameras just outside Omaha— wanted to add 10 more within the city limits but needed the council's okay.

The sheriff said the cameras were to stop crime and not to keep an eye on drivers.

But questions about Big Brother could not be avoided, some members of the council wondering if
more cameras infringe on individual rights.

When the sheriff's office pulled its request, sources told News Channel Nebraska that the cameras didn't have enough votes.

And now Deputy Chief Wayne Hudson tells NCN, "After last weeks meeting we felt we did not have the support of the City Council to move forward."