Automatic license-plate readers helped Santa Clara County deputies pull over a car they say was tied to a string of burglaries in Cupertino, ending in a high-risk traffic stop in the West Valley. Deputies arrested three people at the scene and reported finding items believed to be burglary tools along with suspected drug paraphernalia. Authorities say one of the suspects admitted they were planning another burglary that night, and all three were booked into the county jail.
According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, deputies in the West Valley utilized automatic license plate readers to identify a vehicle associated with a series of burglaries in Cupertino. They conducted a high-risk traffic stop at the intersection of Amherst Drive and North Portal Drive. The agency’s Facebook post includes photos of the stop and images of the items deputies say they seized from the car…