MONROE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Monroe Police Officer Aaron Beckham and Detective Matt Sierk received the 2025 Flock Safety Solved Award last week in Atlanta for their collaboration in dismantling a multi-state vehicle theft ring using license plate reader technology.

Between January and December 2024, a wave of coordinated vehicle thefts targeting Dodge Chargers, Dodge Challengers, and Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawks swept through Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, and Monroe.

The thefts were executed with advanced electronic hacking tools capable of reprogramming key fobs and disabling security systems in under five minutes.

Officer Beckham and Detective Sierk conducted historical license plate reader searches that identified a suspect vehicle repeatedly appearing near theft scenes and traveli

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