License plate readers scan the plates of every car St. Augustine's Gran Lake neighborhood. The HOA says its deterred crime.
License plate readers
License plate readers scan the plates of every car driving in and out St. Augustine's Gran Lake neighborhood. Homeowners Association President Paul Proios says the technology provides an extra layer of security and believe its deterred crime. The community installed them after vandals targeted Christmas decorations two years ago. Proios says surveillance cameras weren't enough.
"Those license plate readers were actually able to catch the suspect vehicle that was committing these crimes on camera," Cubbedge said."The other neighborhood didn't have that license plate reader. It's pretty apparent that it had been the same suspects because it was the same exact night. We were able to definitely show that they for sure did the one neighborhood that had those license plate readers and surveillance cameras on their amenity center.
Two men, Jason Morris and Sterlie Mitchell were arrested on grand theft and burglary charges. Morris pleaded not guilty and was released from jail on bail. Mitchell remains in the St. Johns County Jail. Both will appear in court on September 26th. Since 2018, county officials credit license plate readers with helping find 129 people with outstanding warrants and 81 who were missing. The readers have also charged 552 individuals with a crime and led to 704 felony and 346 misdemeanor charges countywide.
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