Whiteville police say license plate reader helps locate homicide suspect

Whiteville police arrest homicide suspect using new LPR cameras on day one | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) – New License Plate Readers (LPR) technology in Whiteville has led to an arrest in a homicide investigation less than 24 hours after installation. On Thursday, March 5, at 1:45 p.m., the Whiteville Police Department (WPD) was alerted by an LPR camera about a vehicle linked to a wanted person from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, identified through an NCIC database hit. The department said officers located the vehic…

Whiteville police say license plate reader helps locate homicide suspect

WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — Whiteville police say newly installed license plate reader technology helped officers locate a homicide suspect less than a day after the system was activated. According to the Whiteville Police Department, at about 1:45 p.m. on March 5, a newly installed license plate reader alerted officers to a vehicle connected to a wanted individual through a hit in the National Crime Information Center database. Police say the syste…

Cumberland Suspect Caught via LPR Camera

Less than 24 hours after being installed, license plate reader (LPR) cameras helped Whiteville Police capture a woman wanted in connection to a homicide. LPR cameras scan license plates when