Multiple sourcesALPR· San Francisco, San Francisco
SFPD RTIC chains Flock hit, drone and officers to arrest stolen-Mercedes driver in about 16 minutes
At a national real-time crime center conference, SFPD described a case where its RTIC used Flock data to hot-list a stolen Mercedes, received an alert minutes later, directed a drone to the car and had the driver arrested about 16 minutes after dispatch. Figures on drone use and arrests are department-reported.
- Outcome
- Arrest
- Agency
- Not disclosed
- Vendor
- Not publicly identified
- Technology role
- generated an automated alert; helped locate a vehicle; assisted officer response; supported an arrest
- Crime category
- unspecified
- Incident date
- 8/4/2026
- Publication date
- 8/26/2026
- Confidence
- 74%
Sources (1)
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