In January 2025, Louisville’s Flock Safety license plate reader system notified a police officer that a camera spotted a stolen car on West Broadway. Police found the vehicle at the nearby Kroger gas station and approached a man who was about to fill the tank. Officers allege the man jumped in the car and tried to start it, then gave up. Police said they found a baggie of what appeared to be heroin in his jacket pocket.
The next month, on Valentine’s Day, Flock alerted a detective to a stolen car near the airport. They found the car, called it in to confirm it was a match for a possible stolen vehicle, and waited for backup before detaining the man behind the wheel. Police said they found some marijuana and a few pills.
A month after that, officers stopped a car in Shawnee because it had a temporary tag in the window. They checked the Flock database and found cameras had clocked the same tag number on multiple cars – an indicator it was fake. The woman driving said the tag was on the car when she bought it…