MONONA, Wis. (WFRV) – Police in southern Wisconsin are crediting street cameras with assisting in a stolen vehicle incident on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a release , shortly before 12:45 p.m., Monona police officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle identified by a Flock Camera System in Monona.
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Officers responded to the area and located the vehicle as it traveled along Monona Drive. Authorities quickly verified that the car was reported stolen out of Sun Prairie.
Officers observed the vehicle enter the parking lot of the Walgreens at Monona Drive and Pflaum Road. The occupants were seen wearing full-face ski masks, suggesting criminal activity.
As officers approached, the vehicle fled north on Monona Drive. Due to traffic conditions, the department suspended the pursuit for safety reasons.
An undercover officer later observed the stolen vehicle passing Monona Grove High School and approaching Buckeye Road in an area free of pedestrians.