GREECE, N.Y. – For the past year, Greece Police have been using license plate readers to find suspects in car thefts. How successful is the program? News10NBC’s Kristi Blake spoke with investigators.
The cameras typically hang near power poles or with the traffic lights. They’re scanning for license plates reported stolen or those with arrest warrants attached to them.
Officers get an alert, then they start their own investigation. Captain Michael Perkowski says that when comparing six months, January to June of 2024, and this year, motor vehicle thefts are down 50%. As of October 23rd, Motor vehicle theft arrests are up 128.6%…