Any forensic photo specialists?

[jsboening]

Got off work early last night and notice someone strange at my neighbors house. When I pulled in to check it out. This guy comes racing out of my neighbors garage, jumps in his truck a takes of like a bat out of ****. I get my truck turned around and head after him. I finally somewhat caught up with this guy and snap a photo of his truck with my cell phone as he screams though the stop sign without stopping. Anyway at this point I decide to give up the chase. Don't want to see anyone get hurt. I call 911 and tell them whats going on. They tell me to go back to the neighbors and wait for a sheriffs deputy. When she gets there about 45 minutes later I tell her the story and show her the picture on my phone. Of course the picture quality sucks! I tell her that if I send it to my computer I can blow it up(yeh right!). So the best I can make out is CA 67827. Can anyone else make it out any better. I left the deputy a voice mail tonight, so I'm assuming I'll hear from her tomorrow. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

 

[MrJimi]

I'm not a forensic anything but I do wish I had the programs they have on CSI
This is the best I could do with my wimpy stuff
what kind of phone do you have that takes a nice picture like that? I want one

 

[DirtHauler]

Had a buddy that had real neat photo program that could've claered that up but he's since paased away and I don't have access to it, this is the best I could do with the "mickey-mouse" one I have, see if ya can make out the plate, your eye's are probably better than mine!
Try saving it and opening it with windows picture and fax viewer and then zoom in.

 

[mjncad]

So the best I can make out is CA 67827. Can anyone else make it out any better. I left the deputy a voice mail tonight, so I'm assuming I'll hear from her tomorrow. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

I ran the photo through Paint Shop Pro X2, and it looks like the number you guessed; but I can't be sure. A partial plate number, state of issue, and the vehicle description should allow the cops to track down the bad guy...assuming that the truck and/or plates aren't stolen.

What gripes me is that in Colorado we have so many specialty plates (e.g. Broncos, pioneers, firefighters, vets, Columbine, boob rot, etc, etc, etc, ad nauseum) that it becomes tough to tell the state a plate belongs to, let alone the number. I'd hate to be a cop trying to identify car plates these days.

 

[SCDolphin]

email the picture to me SCDolphin@sc.rr.com and let me work on it.

Thanks

Hugh Sammons

 

[FatCop]

JSBOENING,

Good eyes. It looks like you got the plate right. Let us know how everything pans out.

 

[Egon]

Why does not the Law Enforcement Officer have the photo and have their experts working on it?

 

[shvl73]

What gripes me is that in Colorado we have so many specialty plates (e.g. Broncos, pioneers, firefighters, vets, Columbine, boob rot, etc, etc, etc, ad nauseum) that it becomes tough to tell the state a plate belongs to, let alone the number. I'd hate to be a cop trying to identify car plates these days.

Seems that way in most states these days. I don't think its a good thing.

 

[jsboening]

I took the picture from my Samsung camera phone. I also have a brief 15sec video clip of part of the chase. When I showed the deputy the picture on my phone she kind of shrugged it off. I don't blame her, My phone has a 2 inch monitor so it's very hard to make things out on it. I asked her if I could email the picture to the computer in her car. She said they weren't able to do that. So I told her that I would send it to my computer at home and see if I could make out the plate number. She gave me a card with her phone number on it. I called this morning and it's just a voice mail box. I imagine if the gave out their actual numbers the wouldn't get anything done with people calling all the time. I hope to hear back from her today. I don't know if she is working or not. I'll ask her if I can email it to someone at the department. I really want to get this guy. My neighbor asked me to watch out for his place a few days before he left. I don't want to let him down. Anyway I also went over there last night and closed the door opening off with some OSB and about 40 ardox nails I also tried to call my neighbor on his cell phone but it's either off or he didn't take it. It goes straight to his voice mail. I imagine the sheriff's department has already left him a message. Great way to finish a vacation

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Geez you have enough detail there with the color of the truck, the type of truck and a partial plate they should be able to come up with a list of people who own that type of truck..Great thinking to take the picture. Now as long as you don't get a ticket for not driving with both hands on the wheel