Technology aids police in high-profile searches - ThisWeekNews
Police in New York City used the same technology to arrest a Whitehall triple-murder suspect as Virginia State Police used to find the man who fatally shot two journalists on live television Wednesday, Aug. 25 arrested Daveron Cortez Minnis, 19, in the Jamaica section of Queens, N. Y. , after police there used license-plate readers , known as LPRs, to find the 2014 Dodge Charger witnesses reported at the scene at the shooting, Whitehall Sgt. Police continue to search for a second suspect in the triple slaying, Kelso said. "Through our investigation, we were able to identify a suspect," said Kelso, who confirmed at least one of the shooting victims and Minnis were acquainted. Whitehall police identified the victims as Dontai Lamar Davis Rheubottom, 33. Kimberli A. Alston, 51. and Charles S. Fischer, 32. All three were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting that occurred shortly after 9:30 p. m. Aug. "After we had a suspect, we were able to get a license-plate number and learned that the vehicle was parked in New York," Kelso said. Whitehall police, through LPR technology provider Vigilant Solutions, have access to a nationwide database of license plates that LPRs record through the United States. Kelso said Whitehall police entered the license plate of the 2014 Dodge Charger and learned, before even issuing any alerts, that the car was parked in Queens. The Dodge Charger had moved by the time New York police arrived at its. Source: www.thisweeknews.com
