This is nuts. Automated image matching results should not treated the same priority as detective work. It should not result in warrants automatically being sent out.
The standards of evidence in the justice system are universally pretty weak. From suspect lineups easily manipulated by police to phrenology-level bullshit like bite mark analysis, this is why fair estimates are that up to 10% of convicted criminals are innocent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocence_Project