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Cumberland sergeant honored after license‑plate data helped identify suspects in multi‑town arson probe
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the Cumberland Town Council heard a police presentation recognizing Sergeant Scott Hendy, who used the department's automated license‑plate reader system to provide data to Yarmouth Police and the State Fire Marshal that led to arrests in a string of arsons.
Cumberland Town Council members on June 16 heard a presentation honoring Sergeant Scott Hendy of the Cumberland Police Department for using the department's automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) system to aid a multi‑town arson investigation.
Chief Ramsey presented Hendy with a commendable action award and read a letter describing how Hendy queried the department's Axon ALPR database after learning that Yarmouth Police and the State Fire Marshal were investigating multiple arson fires. "The intelligence you provided led to the identification of a suspect," Ramsey read from information he said…
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