The newly installed Flock Safety camera system led the Leitchfield Police Department to a stolen vehicle and the arrest of a Falls of Rough felon.
On Wednesday, LPD received a notification through Flock Safety cameras that a stolen vehicle had entered Leitchfield, according to Leitchfield police.
Officers responded to the area and located the stolen vehicle on Commerce Drive in Leitchfield.
The ensuing investigation resulted in the arrest of 21-year-old James Riley, a felon convicted in Breckinridge County for trafficking in and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), according to the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
During a search of the stolen vehicle, police located a handgun.
Riley was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
“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. “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.”
According to the Flock website, the surveillance system has been installed in nearly 4,000 cities in the U.S.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
