An officer ran an out-of-state plate connected to a shooting from the previous night in the ForceMetrics Velocity™ platform. At first glance, nothing significant appeared, no immediate alerts or active warrants. However, the plate returned a CAD note inside Velocity.

The entry itself was minimal, but using the CAD ID, he was able to pull the full report directly from their agency’s system. That’s when the breakthrough occurred.

The CAD report tied the vehicle to a prior incident months earlier at a local residence. The plate was associated with a known subject from that call for service. What had initially been treated as a potential out-of-area suspect was now clearly connected to someone local.

This shifted the direction of the investigation immediately. Detectives moved from assuming the suspect wasn’t from the area to focusing on a specific individual with prior documented police contact and a known address.

The Velocity™ Impact
ForceMetrics Velocity surfaced the historical CAD connection tied to the plate, prompting officers to dig deeper. That single reference led to identifying a local subject and reframing the case. The platform helped turn an out-of-state plate into a targeted investigative lead, accelerating focus and decision-making at a critical moment.