Early one morning, a Cobb County woman was awakened by a home invasion — an unknown man in her bedroom with a light in his hands. The man fled the home and drove away in what she described as a Chevy SUV. Local law enforcement used a Flock Safety LPR camera to identify a vehicle matching the description headed in the opposite direction. The driver was indeed the suspect and was arrested on several charges, including the home break in.

When the police respond to a call, they are going to ask for evidence. Do you have what they need?

“Home burglaries usually happen during daytime hours. Research and experience show us that the most common time period is between 12-3 pm.

-Flock Safety Law Enforcement Consultant Lt. Ben Mixon

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Citizens need to be proactive when it comes to preventing crime, and neighborhoods need security protection at all times of the day. Whenever crime strikes, make sure you have a security camera that gets the right evidence.

Flock Safety security cameras are equipped to capture vehicle details at any time, day or night. Flock cameras use a combination of motion detection and infrared technology. Compared to traditional infrared-only cameras, the Flock system provides a unique Vehicle Fingerprint™ that allows customers to search by characteristics seen by the camera like vehicle type, color, out-of-state plate, and more.

LPR Cameras Stop Crimes of Opportunity In Their Tracks

Home burglaries are often a crime of opportunity, which means citizens should pay attention to vulnerabilities:

• Empty houses
• Unlocked windows and doors
• Mail piled up
• Easily accessible backyards
• Open garage doors

“Casing is simply observing,” says Lt. Mixon. “When a burglar cases a home, they watch the home for days prior to committing the home burglary. Their purpose is to determine the homeowner’s patterns so they can break in with the most success.”

With Flock Safety’s sophisticated machine vision algorithms, the full story of a vehicle can be searched. One feature of the crime is enough to get the search started:

• Timeframe
• Vehicle type or color
• License plate (as little as one character)

Even understanding the patterns of the suspect in the neighborhood — like how many times they visited before the burglary — can help police identify the right vehicle.

Flock Safety shows how many times a vehicle has entered an area.

“The first thing police look for in any crime, especially in burglaries, is actionable evidence,” says Lt. Mixon. “Security camera footage offers the actionable evidence police can use. Sometimes, with the help of license plate reading cameras, we find evidence that even the person who owns it doesn’t know they have.”

So, if you think a dark photo of a vehicle isn’t enough evidence, think again. Vehicle information can help jump start a home invasion case when police need it most.

Speak to a consultant to learn more today.

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