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Keizer police say license-plate readers and drone helped solve theft and capture suspect

2478546 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

Police Chief reported the department’s license-plate-reader (LPR) network and drone capabilities produced recent investigative leads, including identification of a stolen-vehicle suspect and using drone FLIR to track and arrest a wanted person overnight.

Keizer Police Chief updated the City Council March 3 on recent investigative successes tied to new technology: the department’s license-plate-reader network and drone operations.

The chief described a case where a vehicle break-in produced only a vehicle description; the LPR system matched the vehicle and produced images of the driver and…

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