Detectives from the Santa Clara Police Department used automated license plate reader technology to track a vehicle linked to recent fraud attempts. When the vehicle was detected within Santa Clara, officers began surveillance and observed the suspect visiting several apartment complexes to look for mailboxes and packages.
The suspect was arrested after trying to open a mailbox and was found with a homemade mail master key used for stealing mail and personal information. The department’s Intelligence Unit supported the operation using city traffic cameras to help coordinate the arrest safely…