Woman, 62, Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing Jade Jewelry at Atherton Estate Sale After Plate Readers Tracked Her Car
Police in Atherton, a town in San Mateo County, California, have arrested a 62-year-old woman in an estate sale theft. The Atherton Police Department arrested Xiaochun Zhang on November 9, saying she stole a piece of jade jewelry during a residential estate sale and that license plate reader cameras led officers to her car.
The theft happened on Saturday, November 7, at a home on Adam Way that was holding an estate sale, police said. The person running the sale later reviewed security camera footage and saw a woman take a piece of jade jewelry from inside the home during the sale, then reported it to police the following evening, November 8. Police took the report as a burglary.
Using Flock license plate readers, Atherton police tracked the woman's car and arrested Zhang, who lives in Sunnyvale, on November 9 on suspicion of theft. Police have not released the value of the jade piece, or whether prosecutors have filed formal charges.
Atherton, in southern San Mateo County next to Menlo Park and Palo Alto, is one of the most expensive housing markets in the United States.
Reference: Palo Alto Daily Post; The Almanac
Source: Atherton Police Department
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Photo: 图：Flock车牌识别摄像头（摄于加利福尼亚州Hayward）。Atherton警方在本案中正是利用这类摄像头追踪涉案车辆。RailTypes摄，CC0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A Flock license plate reader camera in Hayward, California. Atherton police used this type of camera to track the suspect's vehicle in this case. By RailTypes, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
