Arizona police locate stolen French bulldog with license plate recognition technology

Arizona police officers located a stolen dog by using license plate recognition technology.

Mar 31, 2025, 8:00 PM Updated: Apr 1, 2025, 10:38 am

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PHOENIX — Arizona police officers recently located a stolen dog by using license plate recognition technology.

The little French bulldog named Kimber jumped out of her owner’s truck at Roberts Marketplace in Prescott Valley on March 18, according to a Prescott Valley Police Department Facebook post.

Kimber’s owner, Austin Evanson, left her truck running as she ran inside the store to grab something to drink. Evanson returned to her car to find a rolled-down window with Kimber nowhere to be seen, according to police.

Video footage from outside the store showed police that Kimber had accidentally rolled the car window down and leapt out of the truck, police said.

Kimber was seen walking around the area of the store before a white Lexus SUV pulled up to park next to Evanson’s car.

The driver of the Lexus was seen picking Kimber up without attempting to locate her owner before driving off, according to police.

Investigators then entered the plate number of the Lexus into the Flock Safety license plate reader. Flock Safety technology uses license plate recognition cameras that can be placed anywhere to find detailed information on license plates and vehicles.

LPR can be used to help quickly solve crimes, such as missing persons cases.

Police found and arrested the suspect within a few hours of Kimber being taken. Kimber has since been reunited with Evanson.