A system comprising a capture device and a database. The capture device may be configured to (i) capture video, (ii) perform video analysis to extract metadata corresponding to the captured video and (iii) communicate with a wireless communication device. The database may be configured to (i) communicate with the wireless communication device, (ii) store the metadata received from the wireless communication device, (iii) generate search results for a user based on the metadata and (iv) provide the user at least one of (a) the metadata and (b) the captured video based on the search results. The metadata may be used to determine license plates present in the captured video. The capture device may transmit the captured video to the database via the wireless communication device based on a request by the user.