On a major thoroughfare in a city near San Francisco, a car drove past a bicyclist and fired shots from an air or pellet gun, before driving off. The bicyclist sustained minor injuries and was able to identify the vehicle as a white Mercedes.
This incident happened outside a neighbourhood that had recently been protected with three Flock Safety licence plate reading cameras, which captured footage of vehicles and objects exiting their street.
Flock Safety cameras installed
The bicyclist immediately reported the drive-by shooting to local police
The bicyclist immediately reported the drive-by shooting to local police. Thanks to strong community partnerships, the police knew that the nearby neighbourhood had Flock Safety cameras installed.
Police were also familiar with Flock Safety features that allow authorised users to search footage captured by time frame, vehicle type (car, truck, motorcycle, etc.), and vehicle colour. The police department quickly reached out to the neighbourhood, with details on the drive-by shooting and requested permission to view footage from their Flock Safety cameras.
Detailed video evidence
Since this neighbourhood had installed cameras to improve not just their own safety, but the safety of their community, they gave permission to both the police department and to Flock Safety’s Crime Team, to help look through footage.
They wanted to hand every possible piece of actionable evidence to police so they could help bring justice to the victim.
Finding clear footage of the suspect’s vehicle
With details of the make and colour of the vehicle, and with permission from the neighbourhood, Flock’s Crime Team narrowed down the search to a white car within a specified timeframe.
Flock Safety’s Crime Team was able to find a clear image of a white Mercedes that matched the timeframe of the bicyclist’s report. Together with the neighbourhood, Flock Safety was able to hand actionable evidence over to police.
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