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Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Dispatchers played a pivotal role in the safe and rapid recovery of a stolen Ford pickup truck. After receiving a report of the theft from a gas station in Beach Park, dispatchers immediately began gathering crucial information. Demonstrating excellent use of the Flock Safety license plate reader system, the dispatchers were able to successfully search for and locate the stolen vehicle using only the make and model, as the caller did not know the license plate number. This diligence allowed them to track the grey Ford pickup truck as it passed through several Flock cameras.

The dispatchers' continued coordination with law enforcement proved essential to the successful conclusion of the case. They issued a broadcast to regional agencies and provided ongoing updates as the vehicle traveled southbound. Within an hour, officers with the Northfield Police Department located the stolen vehicle, which led to its recovery and the apprehension of the offender. Sheriff John D. Idleburg credited his team's "professionalism and skill," noting that their "ability to quickly gather critical information, leverage technology, and coordinate with officers in the field played a key role in the safe recovery of the stolen vehicle and the apprehension of the offender within an hour of the vehicle being stolen.

In the morning of February 10, 2026 there was a homicide that occurred on the campus of Palmetto Elementary School in Fulton County, GA. The incident was a domestic matter that came to its culmination at this location. The suspect vehicle was identified using the Flock LPRs on the campus of Palmetto Elementary School, which are part of the Fulton County School system’s Flock network. The suspect and vehicle information were relayed by officers from the incident scene.

The suspect was last seen traveling South and had ties to Warner Robins. Lt. Bish made contact with the officers manning the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), Ofc. Nix, Ofc. Richards and Ofc. Houck. Ofc. Nix entered the tag into the Flock camera system and set it with an alert for any camera in Houston County. At about 1320 hours, Ofc. Nix broadcast over the radio the suspect vehicle had hit the Flock Camera on Russell Pkwy at Hwy 41 moving eastbound.

Squad 4 officers began moving to the area in order to intercept the suspect vehicle. Ofc. Lane observed the vehicle as it crossed Corder Rd. travelling east on Russell Pkwy. Ofc. Lane caught up to the vehicle and activated his emergency lights. The suspect vehicle accelerated and failed to stop. At this point the following was known:

Suspect committed a homicide less than 2 hours previous
Homicide is a forcible felony
Suspect was possibly armed

Lt. Bish advised Ofc. Lane to pursue the suspect. The pursuit started at 1324 hours, on Russell Pkwy near the intersection of Burns Dr. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office was behind Ofc. Lane. When the pursuit was initiated, the deputy passed Ofc. Lane and took over as the lead vehicle on the pursuit. Lt. Bish advised the Sheriff’s Office to be the lead. WRPD officers continued on, in case the vehicle crashed or was pitted. When the vehicle turned south on Hwy 247, Lt. Bish advised units to go into service. Dispatch advised spike strips had been set up, Lt. Bish advised 2 units to continue on in case they were successful and the suspect ran. The suspect continued on and got on Hwy 96 traveling east toward Twiggs County. All WRPD units went into service.

Houston County Sheriff’s Office advised over the radio the suspect had crashed just past the creek on Hwy 96. Lt. Bish responded to that location. Lt. Bish met with the supervision of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office and ensured they did not need any assistance. Authorities discovered there was a small child inside the car. There had been no information passed on about the possibility of a child being in the car. The child was uninjured. There is no other information regarding the child. The incident was turned over to Houston County.

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