Homicide suspect arrested in Middleburg Heights thanks to new license plate reading cameras

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -On Nov. 9, Middleburg Heights police had been tipped off to a attainable murder suspect driving of their neighborhood.

Marlon Hale was accused of purposely driving over his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend a day earlier in Cleveland.

It wasn’t an individual who tipped off police, however as a substitute a brand new license plate studying digital camera system known as Flock Security ALPR.

Flock is a more recent system now utilized by a number of communities in Northeast Ohio.

Middleburg Heights put in 17 cameras in October and the success has been notable.

“We’ve had a number of hits on these cameras, together with stolen automobiles and lacking individuals,” stated Chief of Police Ed Tomba. “It’s paying big dividends for the security of town.”

Flock cameras have acquired criticism from privateness rights activists, however the firm states there cameras will not be used to difficulty tickets.

“Flock Security ALPR cameras ship a real-time alert to legislation enforcement when a stolen automobile or identified wished suspect from a state or nationwide crime database is detected,” based on a press release from Flock. “In addition they ship alerts if a car related to a lacking particular person in an AMBER or Silver Alert is detected.”

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