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... From that moment, Elser said she set out to prove her innocence.

She gathered evidence showing she was elsewhere when the theft occurred. While she had driven through Bow Mar that day, she said she never stopped and was on her way to a tailor to have a dress fitted.

Only after presenting that evidence to the Columbine Valley Police Department was the summons against her dismissed.

In an email, the department acknowledged her efforts to prove her innocence, writing, "nicely done btw (by the way)," and informing her that no further action would be taken.

Elser told NewsNation she and her husband are still waiting to see evidence showing how investigators connected the person captured on camera to her vehicle, even though she merely drove through town.

"In that video, the person was visibly younger and they were just going off screen," Elser said. ...

@#1 ... Elser told NewsNation she and her husband are still waiting to see evidence showing how investigators connected the person captured on camera to her vehicle, even though she merely drove through town. ...

My guess would be that an AI system was involved in the misidentification.