During a routine patrol, an officer was reviewing shared information when a request for assistance identifying a robbery suspect caught their attention. The suspect had reportedly robbed a local retail store, and the victim had managed to capture a clear photograph of the individual as he fled the scene.

The officer immediately recognized the suspect from a previous law enforcement contact. To quickly build on that recognition, the officer turned to the ForceMetrics Velocity Platform to search the suspect by name and review their recent history of police interactions.

Using Velocity, the officer identified several recent contacts associated with the suspect in a specific area of the city. Rather than conducting a broad search, they were able to leverage this information to focus patrol efforts on a much smaller geographic area where the suspect was most likely to be found.

After patrolling the identified area, the officer quickly located an individual matching the suspect’s description. The subject was riding a distinctive baby blue bicycle and wearing bright neon-colored shoes, which were details that closely matched those visible in the photograph provided by the victim.

Combining the visual identification, prior knowledge of the suspect, and the location intelligence surfaced through Velocity, the officer was able to confidently detain the individual. The suspect was subsequently arrested in connection with the robbery.

The Velocity Impact

Velocity helped transform a suspect identification into a rapid apprehension by providing immediate access to recent police contacts and location history. Instead of relying on fragmented records or time-consuming searches across multiple systems, the officer was able to quickly identify likely locations associated with the suspect and direct patrol resources accordingly. The result was a faster, more focused response that led to the successful location and arrest of the robbery suspect.