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Colorado Police’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Matched a Family’s Minivan’s Plate to That of a Stolen Vehicle Allegedly, Resulting in Detainment at Gunpoint
An automated plate reader reportedly matched a license plate information, but of a family’s minivan and an alleged motorcycle in Montana that was reportedly stolen earlier in the year, resulting in them and their children being held at gunpoint and detained in handcuffs by multiple Aurora police officers.
- Date it happened
- 2020-08-03
- Organisation involved
- Aurora Police Department
- Product, system or model
- The license plate matching system apparently matched the license plate of the family's minivan to the license plat of a motorcycle from Montana that had been reported as stolen.
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