The wins keep coming, across Colorado, for the cutting-edge law enforcement mechanism that perhaps ranks only behind the determination and discipline of our law officers in the crime fight: license-plate reading surveillance cameras.
The Atlanta-based Flock Safety cameras have become an increasingly utilized tool for some of the bigger police departments across the state, from urban areas like Aurora, Colorado Springs and Denver to more suburban climes like Douglas County.
Our state’s boots-on-the-ground officers have as tough a job as ever tracking down and apprehending perpetrators of crimes due to a perfect storm. Departments are still struggling with numbers thanks to misguided “criminal justice reform” state policies enacted amid an “all cops are bad” cultural zeitgeist anchored in the destructive 2020 George Floyd riots. Coddling of auto thieves, shoplifters and juvenile lawbreakers manifests in mounting caseloads…