Last Thursday, Muhl Jewelers, located on Orange Avenue in the genteel enclave of Coronado, was burglarized. The City of Coronado Police Department reported the crime occurred at about 6:00 AM, and thanks to the vigilant eyes of surveillance technology, a suspect is now in custody. Quick work by law enforcement has stopped this violator’s spree, but details are sparse as the case unfolds.
Cameras, those silent sentinels that stand watch on our bustling city streets, caught the suspect’s movement near the heist. And playing a supporting role in this detective tale, a FLOCK Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) caught the suspect vehicle’s hasty retreat from the scene post-burglary. The tech-savvy data from these electronic witnesses provided investigators with the breadcrumbs they needed, according to a social media post from the City of Coronado Police Department…