St. Johns sheriff lauds success of compliant LPR cameras in nabbing a felon wanted for thefts

St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputies tracked a man wanted for theft using license plate reader cameras – and it all ended in harrowing arrest that police credited to compliant use of the unpopular technology.

St. Johns police, which last month said it would follow a Florida transportation department directive to remove cameras from state highways, said the arrest began with an alert Thursday from a camera not on a state highway.

The alert notified police that a vehicle traveling near County Road 210 and Beach Walk was registered to David Kegley, whom police said is convicted felon wanted by Duval County authorities for four active felony warrants…

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