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Type of Incident: Located Stolen Vehicle with the use of ALPR

Case #: NP13-3063

Date & Time: 06/20/13 at 9:21 pm

Location: 1000 block of Fourth Street, Novato

VICTIM INFORMATION:

NA

ARRESTED PERSON(S) / SUSPECT INFORMATION:

N/A

BRIEF NARRATIVE AS TO CIRCUMSTANCES:

On Thursday, June 21st at approximately 9:21 pm, a Novato Police Officer was patrolling the 1000 block of Fourth Street in a patrol vehicle that is equipped with an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR). The license plate reader alerted the officer to a reported stolen vehicle, a 1996 Nissan Sentra, which was parked on Fourth Street. The vehicle was confirmed stolen from Oakland, and processed for evidence.

The Novato Police Department currently has several patrol vehicles equipped with ALPR’s. The ALPR system can recognize license plates that have been entered into the database, and gathers valuable information that can assist with investigations.


INVOLVED OFFICERS: Officer Sedeno

RELEASED BY: Sergeant N. Frey #288 DATE: 06/21/13