Chandler police use traffic cameras to stop fleeing driver

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 04:02 · Archive

Chandler police used traffic cameras and real-time updates to apprehend a driver who refused to stop and rammed a patrol vehicle.

Chandler police used traffic cameras and real-time updates to apprehend Jolyssa Stewart after a 911 caller reported her behaving erratically at a gas station with a vehicle missing a tyre. When officers attempted to stop her, she drove through a red light, police said.

The department's real-time operations center tracked the vehicle using traffic camera feeds and provided officers with ongoing updates. Chandler Police Officer Marysol Green described the system as 'the eyes in the sky', explaining that the center brings together camera feeds, maps, databases and other tools in one hub. Officer Green noted that real-time updates help officers know what to expect when they arrive at a scene.

Stewart continued attempting to escape even after officers deployed a grappler device, and she rammed a patrol vehicle during the pursuit, investigators said. The arrest involved the use of Flock license plate readers, though Chandler shut down that system after an audit found an officer had misused it. The city's decision to end that contract did not eliminate other cameras used by police.

Chandler police said the operations center helped with 11,000 patrol incidents in its first year and supported 65 criminal arrests.

How it is being reported

• ‘Eyes in the sky’: Chandler cameras help police stop fleeing driver“Eyes in the sky” helped Chandler officers follow a driver police say kept trying to escape—even after a grappler was deployed.KOLD · 13 Oct, 00:22
• ‘Eyes in the sky’: Chandler cameras help police stop fleeing driver“Eyes in the sky” helped Chandler officers follow a driver police say kept trying to escape—even after a grappler was deployed.Azfamily · 13 Oct, 00:22

In this story: Jolyssa Stewart · Marysol Green · Chandler · Chandler Police Department

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