A solar-powered license plate reader camera is mounted on a pole against a partly cloudy sky, with sunlight shining from behind the panel.
A Flock Safety License Plate Reader. (Flock Safety via Bay City News)

FORT BRAGG, CA., 8/18/25 – A 19-year-old man from Ukiah allegedly led police on a car chase through Fort Bragg, resulting in a car crash and his arrest on suspicion stealing and possessing a stolen vehicle, evading police and carrying a ghost gun, police said.  

According to the Fort Bragg Police Department, Flock Safety license plate reader cameras picked up a gray Honda sedan driving around Fort Bragg around 12:42 p.m. on Sunday.  

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