Information from a fixed license plate reader at 1st Avenue South and Korean Veterans Boulevard led to Monday night’s recovery of a Hyundai Tucson SUV reported stolen from Clearwater, Florida, and the arrest of the man driving it, Antonio Gilmore, 33, of Nashville.
After receiving the license plate reader hit from the Florida license plate mounted on the vehicle, Central Precinct detectives could see from downtown area safety cameras that it was headed toward South 5th Street. The SUV was found parked in the 500 block of Summer Place. Gilmore was still inside. He was ordered out of the vehicle and arrested without incident.
Nashville’s license plate reader pilot project, authorized by the Metro Council, is nearing an end. The police department will be asking the council to allow for the use of this technology permanently to further the investigations into felony crimes and assist in the search for missing persons.
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Antonio Gilmore, 33