Just a few weeks ago I had posted an article about the growing use of license plate recognition (LPR) systems. Here's a case where a red light camera is being used to help solve a murder.
A man was shot and killed on Highway 101 near the City of Burlingame. Burlingame PD has two cars of interest that were captured on red light camera footage. The red light system only uses LPR on cars that blow through a red light. In this case neither of the cars in question ran the light, so all the department has is streaming video footage of the cars passing by.
The police have tentatively identified the cars as a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme or similar model with the lower chrome trim missing from the right side, and late 1970s or early 1980s Chevy Malibu wagon.
American's aversion to wagons might be a key to solving the mystery. There are a lot of Cutlass Supremes still rolling on the road, but you don't see a mid-80s blue or greenish station wagon with fancy rims on it every day.
For comparison, I've posted a picture of a non-murderous 1979 Malibu Wagon.
You can check out the full story here. Know anything about the vehicles involved? Call the Burlingame PD at 650-777-4100
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