GLASGOW, Ky. — An Atlanta man was arrested after police located a reported stolen vehicle using an automated license plate reader.
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On Wednesday, the Glasgow Police Department in Kentucky arrested Christian Walls, of Atlanta, after stopping the vehicle in a White Castle parking lot.
The department received a Flock notification at 6:44 p.m. regarding a stolen vehicle entering the city limits. An officer spotted the vehicle at the intersection of S.L. Rogers Wells Boulevard and West Main Street and verified that it was stolen before making the traffic stop.
After being read his Miranda rights, Walls admitted to stealing the vehicle, according to police.
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Officers said they smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and conducted a search.
Inside the car, officers found a small amount of marijuana and two unidentified yellow pills.
Walls was charged with receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana and first-degree possession of a controlled substance. He was booked into the Barren County Detention Center.
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