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Grover Beach police say new cameras, license‑plate readers helped solve stabbing, stolen‑vehicle pursuit
Summary
Grover Beach Police Chief Monroe updated the City Council on June 9 on recent uses of the department’s camera and license‑plate recognition systems, saying the equipment produced clearer images that helped officers identify suspects and coordinate allied agencies during two incidents this month.
Grover Beach Police Chief Monroe updated the City Council on June 9 on recent uses of the department’s camera and license‑plate recognition systems, saying the equipment produced clearer images that helped officers identify suspects and coordinate allied agencies during two incidents this month.
The chief told the council that a May 31 stabbing at Grand Avenue and Ninth Street was captured on high‑definition intersection cameras funded in part by a $543,000 federal grant. “Thanks to the officers on scene, along with help from the 5 Cities Fire Authority and EMS, that person’s life was saved, and they were released from the hospital,” Chief Monroe said, and the HD images showed faces and weapons that helped investigators identify a suspect vehicle and five…
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