Crime & Safety
Assault Rifle, Stolen Vehicle: Automatic License Plate Reader
Police in San Pablo arrested the driver of the vehicle which was stolen from another city, police say.
SAN PABLO, CA — The automatic license plate reader system in San Pablo led to an arrest Friday morning of driver in a car reported as carjacked in Oakland and the seizure of a firearm, drugs and fireworks.
An officer on the graveyard shift located the car that triggered the alert and conducted a high-risk stop to detain the occupants at an undisclosed location.
A search of the car turned up an assault rifle, methamphetamine and containers of illegal fireworks.
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The driver was arrested and taken to the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez.
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