“I GOT AWAY CLEAN”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY 58-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY RALPH BOYD DROVE AWAY FROM A ROANOKE ROBBERY ONLY FOR LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY TO PINPOINT HIS LOCATION, LANDING HIM BEHIND BARS ON A ROBBERY CHARGE.
A 58-year-old Roanoke man is behind bars following a police investigation into a local robbery.
Authorities identified the accused man as Timothy Ralph Boyd.
Boyd has been charged with robbery in connection with the case.
On Aug. 27, Roanoke police officers responded after receiving a report of a robbery on Hershberger Road.
The response brought officers directly to the 1700 block.
Upon arriving, police learned that a vehicle allegedly involved in the robbery had already left the area.
That is when investigators turned to license plate reader technology.
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Investigators with Roanoke Police iSTAR began reviewing license plate reader data.
The system helped investigators track down and locate the suspect vehicle connected to the incident.
And the data helped police identify an address associated with the vehicle.
Officers then traveled directly to that location.
When they arrived, officers found the vehicle.
They found Boyd at the location as well.
He was taken into custody by officers.
Boyd was formally charged with robbery.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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