A license plate reader that led police to a stolen car yielded a much bigger catch as police were able to haul a fugitive off the streets who was wanted in several states, Det. Sgt. Michal Gontarczuk, the Kearny Police Department’s public-information officer said.
On Oct. 27, at around 4:22 p.m., Sgt. Ryan Stickno was working a construction detail near Schuyler Avenue and Dukes Street. The network of plate readers in Kearny alerted KPD dispatch of a Chrysler entering town, which was listed as stolen and wanted by the Delaware State Police for crime-scene processing.
Already in the area of this license plate read, Sgt. Stickno quickly located the vehicle and cut it off with his police vehicle. He repeatedly gave the driver orders to turn off the engine and exit the vehicle; however, the driver refused and acted suspiciously…