Officials say Flock Safety cameras asset for local law enforcement despite national concerns When a group of criminals on a multistate theft spree stopped at the Jasper Ulta, swiped testers from the displays, and bolted out the door, a witness was able to describe the vehicle to a responding Jasper Police Officer. That officer passed the information along to Jasper Detective Sgt. Greg Brescher, who entered the description into the Flock Safety database. He found that one of the 22 cameras deployed throughout Dubois County had captured an image of the vehicle, including the license plate number. From this, Brescher was also able to determine where the suspects were heading. “We actually tracked them down on their way to Evansville, and we notified Evansville PD and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department,” Brescher explained. “Vanderburgh County found them on the interstate, pulled them over, and detained them for us until we brought them back to Jasper.” The criminal activity had begun in Florida with multiple Ulta stores being hit across several states as they traveled to Indiana. “Hillsborough County, Florida knew who they were,” Brescher said. The group was suspected of at least $50,000 in retail theft in the Florida county. “We know of at least three other cities that are investigating this same group of three people,” Brescher added. Using the Flock Safety cameras, Jasper Police stopped the crime spree about 45 minutes after they hit the Ulta. According to Brescher, the cameras seemingly allowed them to track the trio in real time. The cameras have been used extensively by all the local departments. In Ferdinand, the Flock Safety cameras there have helped locate and apprehend an individual suspected of a murder in Texas, solve a hit-and-run of a local business, and capture the individuals involved in a snatch-and-grab at the