Two Bucks County men face theft charges after Bensalem Township police used license plate reader technology to track down a suspect vehicle days after a break-in at a State Road trucking depot, Bensalem Weekly reported on June 12, 2026. On June 8, someone broke into two trailers and removed boxes of merchandise; depot surveillance video captured the suspect vehicle. On June 11, a reader alerted officers that the Chrysler had re-entered the township, and police stopped it near Marwin Avenue.
At a glance
- Agency
- Bensalem Township Police
- Theft
- June 8, 2026, from tractor-trailers at a State Road trucking depot
- Alert
- June 11, 2026: the suspect vehicle re-entered the township
- Stop
- Near Marwin Avenue; a second vehicle fled onto I-95
- Charged
- Two 43-year-old men with theft and related offenses
- Bail
- 10% of $150,000 each
How the plate reader helped
This is what the report says about the technology’s role.
- Depot surveillance video captured the suspect vehicle.
- Police entered it into the plate reader system so they would be alerted if it returned.
- The alert came three days later, and officers stopped the vehicle.
The outcome
- Two men were charged and remanded to county jail.
In the news
“Three days later, on June 11, the LPR system alerted officers that the Chrysler had re-entered the township.”
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Context and caveats
- The report notes the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
License plate readers are one investigative tool among several. They flag vehicles and give investigators leads; officers, detectives and the public do the rest, and every lead still has to be verified. For how agencies govern the technology, see our policy and data-retention guide and the accuracy guide.
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Frequently asked questions
How did police catch up to the vehicle?
A reader alerted officers on June 11 that the suspect vehicle had re-entered the township after the June 8 theft.
What was stolen?
Multiple boxes of merchandise from one of two broken-into trailers at a trucking depot.