A nearby sheriff’s office is praising the Flock Camera System for helping solve a crime.
The Meade County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies entered a stolen Toyota Tundra into the Flock Camera System on November 7 at 9:43 a.m.
“On Nov. 8, at 3:45 a.m. the stolen vehicle was captured on (a) Flock Camera in Nelson County, then recovered by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office during a traffic stop,” the Meade Co. Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.
“The assistance of the Flock Camera greatly assisted in the recovery of the stolen vehicle within 17 hours and returned to the owner,” the sheriff’s office said.
“Leitchfield Police have already garnered multiple successes in the use of the Flock equipment to find suspects in investigations and develop leads in other cases,” LPD said at the time. “The notification through flock is generated due to the license plate reader associated with the camera. That license plate is entered as a stolen vehicle which Flock automatically begins scanning and sending notifications if and when that stolen vehicle passes by a camera.”
“It would certainly help us in our investigations …, Chaffins told magistrates. “It’s kind of getting ahead of the curve. In the past, we’ve been 10 to 20 years behind as far as technology as far as law enforcement goes … I think this will be a game-changer for us as well. It’s almost like having additional deputies out there.”
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
