Suspect arrested after police recover stolen vehicle using ALPR technology

WINDSOR POLICE NEWS RELEASE

Case#: 24-102925

Suspect arrested after police recover stolen vehicle using ALPR technology

The Windsor Police Service has arrested a female suspect and recovered a stolen motor vehicle with the aid of ALPR automated licence plate recognition (ALPR) technology.

On August 26, 2024, the owner of a 2023 SUV reported that her vehicle had been stolen from the 1500 block of Gladstone Avenue. The following day, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an officer in a marked cruiser equipped with an ALPR reader was patrolling the 300 block of Wyandotte Street East. The ALPR alerted the officer to a stolen vehicle parked in a nearby lot.

Officers quickly surrounded the vehicle and arrested the four occupants. 27-year-old Alexis Cindy Lynn Strickland has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000. The other occupants were released without charges.

The stolen vehicle was recovered and returned to its owner.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Property Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4350. Tips can also be reported anonymously to Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at http://catchcrooks.com.