Police in Fairfield are crediting automated license plate reader technology for helping to track down a stolen vehicle and arrest its suspected thief.

Shortly before noon on Sunday, officers responded to a Flock Safety camera system activation in the area of Allan Witt Park about a vehicle that was reported stolen. Police found the vehicle on Diamond Court occupied by a 46-year-old suspect, who was taken into custody and booked into jail on suspicion of the auto theft.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.