San Jose police say a wanted parolee never made it out of a mall parking lot after officers used automated license-plate reader technology to track him down and arrest him on March 15, finding a loaded “ghost gun” on him in the process. According to the department, Southern Division patrol officers confronted the man as he was getting into his vehicle and took him into custody. Police later highlighted the arrest in an April 2 update that focused on the license-plate reader tech, but did not share the suspect’s name or list any charges.
In today’s post on X, the San Jose Police Department said officers were conducting a follow-up on a “wanted parolee at large” and, using the Flock automated license-plate reader system, located and detained him. The post said a loaded ghost gun was found on the man and offered a public shout-out to the Southern Division team, while also reminding residents that X is not the place to report crimes…