On Tuesday night, Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers, using License Plate Reader technology, identified a stolen vehicle in downtown Silver Spring, leading to a short pursuit that ended with the fleeing on foot and being apprehended with assistance from the Prince George’s Police Department’s helicopter “Guardian.”
According to 3rd District Commander Jason Cokinos on Twitter/X, “Last night (4/1/25) at around 11:08PM your @mcpnews 3rd District officers were proactively patrolling the downtown Silver Spring area. An officer equipped with License Plate Reader (LPR) technology received a hit for a stolen / felony wanted vehicle. A short pursuit took place and the suspect hit a curb disabling the vehicle.
@PGPDNews helicopter “Guardian” 🚁 assisted and was quickly overhead of the chase. The adult suspect fled on foot from the vehicle and was quickly apprehended by officers. Even though It was April Fool’s Day, there was no joking around and the suspect was taken to Central Processing and booked. (Pursuit ended in the area of neighborhood pictured)”
