OFFICIAL Flock Cameras Misused or Destroyed Thread (Page 20 of 24)
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Originally Posted By mPisi: Here's one route for Flock to take to be positive
Theoretically the patriot act was supposed to be anti-terrorist. We see how that's turned out (snowden, bill binney revelations). Now we have exponentially more of the islamists over here than we did before 9-11. Theoretically the cia and nsa and fbi were supposed to be supporting america, and ... look at the benz revelations (we knew before, but now we know much more). Fool us once, shame on them, fool us twice, shame on us. Added: theoretically the civil rights movement was only supposed to be about ending segregation laws. Then we got bakke, racial quotas, feminism and the alphabet crew following the trail that that movement cut, and we got legally enforced racism, sexism, and perversion. Meanwhile the things the government SHOULD do it won't do. |
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Originally Posted By Sartorius: With the camera, plain aluminum pole and solar panel, that looks like a smooth $1650 to replace. Each. I wonder how much the protection plan costs for a garden variety setup on an aluminum pole? I seen $1,500 per camera for the plan but not from a verifiable source yet. |
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Originally Posted By mPisi: It would be funny if a tool review Youtuber started to use an aluminum post as the "standard" speed cutting test. Let's see how the various tools and blades compare. ![]() I love big brother #woahbros ![]() I love big brother pt 2 #woahbros |
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Originally Posted By Cobalt135: I seen $1,500 per camera for the plan but not from a verifiable source yet. Originally Posted By Cobalt135: Originally Posted By Sartorius: With the camera, plain aluminum pole and solar panel, that looks like a smooth $1650 to replace. Each. I wonder how much the protection plan costs for a garden variety setup on an aluminum pole? I seen $1,500 per camera for the plan but not from a verifiable source yet. I'm seeing people speculating that they're setting the prices above what legally triggers harsher penalties. No confirmation yet. |
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Originally Posted By Sartorius: Originally Posted By Sartorius: Originally Posted By mPisi: It would be funny if a tool review Youtuber started to use an aluminum post as the "standard" speed cutting test. Let's see how the various tools and blades compare. (oh well, my money would have been on the band saw, but he doesn't show which blades) All fine for demonstrations n=1, I was saying just make it a standard, not to talk about flock directly. I want to see Project Farm testing speed through 2.5" aluminum pipe just as one of the 4 tests of blades, or of portable saws, etc. Blue vs red vs yellow vs yellow-green, who's got bradding rights? My local home despot shows at least 20 varieties of circular saw blades when sorting for metal cutting... how is a consumer to choose. Much less if there is some other intended type that might be good for metal. Or for economy's sake, maybe a metal-cutting blade will get through 20 pipes but costs $50, can the $10 framing blade get through 5? |
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As Flock camera backlash grows, vandalism incidents mount in Metro Detroit Law enforcement officials are investigating at least eight incidents of vandalism of Flock cameras in Oakland County amid growing backlash over the technology. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office has reported instances of vandalism involving Flock cameras in Orion Township, Commerce Township, Independence Township and Pontiac. OCSO also reported one of their cameras was stolen in Rochester Hills, according to spokesperson Tyler Sweers. Flock Technology is one of the most well-known providers of license plate readers. Two cameras were also vandalized in Novi, confirmed Police Chief Erick Zinser, though he declined to give details on what happened or how the cameras were vandalized. |
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King William County cancels contract for Flock cameras after vandalism, theft KING WILLIAM — The King William County’s Sheriff’s Office has removed its Flock surveillance cameras after two incidents of vandalism and a theft. Sheriff Thomas “Don” Lumpkin said the eight cameras in the county were removed on financial grounds. The cameras had been placed in locations at entrance and exit points of the county and where thefts and other illegal activity could potentially be stopped, Lumpkin said. Lumpkin said the sheriff’s office is investigating two cases of vandalism and the theft of one camera in the county. “All are still under investigation, so I won’t be commenting on that at this time,” he said via an email last week. |
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De Soto police investigate damage to Flock camera Police in De Soto, Missouri, are investigating after they say someone intentionally damaged a Flock Safety camera near the De Soto Athletic Complex. Authorities say vandals damaged the camera pole and struck the solar panel several times with unidentified “projectiles.” The equipment has since been repaired, and police said the camera is back up and fully operational. |
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https://nowgeorgia.com/hall-county-investigator-fired-over-alleged-misuse-of-flock-system/ GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has fired an investigator after an internal investigation found he used the agency’s Flock license plate reader system to conduct unauthorized searches for personal reasons. Former investigator Justin Brown was terminated Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, after the Sheriff’s Office determined he violated agency policy through a series of searches that had no legitimate law enforcement purpose. Update: Make that two for Hall County. 2 Hall County investigators join growing list of Georgia officers fired over Flock camera misuse Hours after the agency announced Brown's firing, the agency said that they fired another investigator for violations of its Flock Safety System policy. According to the sheriff's office, Michael Atkins was fired on Monday following an audit and internal investigation. Atkins, who was with the Hall County Sheriff's Office since December 2012, is accused of access the system on at least four occasions for his own personal use. |
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Originally Posted By Extorris: https://nowgeorgia.com/hall-county-investigator-fired-over-alleged-misuse-of-flock-system/ Is that the dumbass who stood up and confessed in the other county meeting? When Hall said they couldn't provide a timely ORR response due to technical difficulties, I suspected it meant they'd found some abuse and needed time to get in front of it. I wonder if anyone has ORR'd Forsyth and Dawson... |
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Originally Posted By Xyster7212: Is that the dumbass who stood up and confessed in the other county meeting? No, according to the local news he works for Dawson S.O. now. |
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Riverside County man arrested for allegedly vandalizing Flock camera, assaulting contractor A Riverside County man was arrested on Monday for allegedly vandalizing a Flock camera and assaulting a contractor who was installing a new license plate reader, according to authorities. In a news release shared by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, deputies said they were called to the 73000 block of Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert for reports of an assault with a deadly weapon. "Upon arrival, deputies learned that the victim was a contractor hired by Flock Safety to replace a license plate reader camera for the city of Palm Desert that had previously been vandalized," the release said. "The victim reported that while working on the camera, he was approached by the suspect, who slashed all four tires on his utility vehicle, damaged the new ALPR camera, and threatened to stab him." |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer:
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258158/IMG_9921_jpeg-3817343.JPG YOU FIRST. |
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Originally Posted By Extorris: Riverside County man arrested for allegedly vandalizing Flock camera, assaulting contractor I don't condone it, but I understand it. |
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Originally Posted By lygxis: YOU FIRST. Originally Posted By lygxis: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer:
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Shively police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track, harass victim LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Shively police officer is accused of using Flock safety cameras to conduct thousands of inappropriate searches to track and harass a victim in southern Indiana. Court records show Asad Zahir was arrested Tuesday night at the Shively Police Department. According to Zahir's arrest report, investigators allege he conducted more than 2,000 searches using Flock cameras in an effort to track and harass the victim. |
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Sylacauga police warn after two Flock cameras deliberately damaged The Sylacauga Police Department says Flock Safety cameras have been deliberately damaged in two separate incidents since the technology was installed in the city. The most recent incident happened within the past 16 hours, police said. Police warned that intentionally damaging, destroying, tampering with or disabling a Flock camera can result in criminal prosecution and significant financial liability. |
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Update: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/08/26/mass-officer-accused-of-misusing-flock-system-has-resigned |
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https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/08/26/houston-police-department-says-its-investigating-certain-officer-usage-of-flock-system The Houston Police Department says it is investigating certain usages of the Flock camera system by officers for potential policy violations. The department didn’t disclose how many officers are being looked into, but said it has identified usage that is being investigated further. “Any policy violations discovered will be investigated by HPD’s Internal Affairs Division. During the audit process, some accounts have been placed on hold,” the department said in a statement to KPRC 2. |
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https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/st-charles-county-police-discontinue-flock-cameras-after-data-misuse/ St Charles, MO just canceled their flock contract after one of their officers got caught misusing it |
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Originally Posted By Ilikepieman: canceled their flock contract What many probably aren't realizing is that it doesn't even matter if a particular locality cancels a contract or whatever, the systems will remain and continue to collect information which can be accessed by any other of Flocks customers. |
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Originally Posted By Gamma762: What many probably aren't realizing is that it doesn't even matter if a particular locality cancels a contract or whatever, the systems will remain and continue to collect information which can be accessed by any other of Flocks customers. THIS! The cameras have to be completely disabled or they are still pumping data to the mothership. |
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Originally Posted By lygxis: Theoretically the patriot act was supposed to be anti-terrorist. We see how that's turned out (snowden, bill binney revelations). Now we have exponentially more of the islamists over here than we did before 9-11. Theoretically the cia and nsa and fbi were supposed to be supporting america, and ... look at the benz revelations (we knew before, but now we know much more). Fool us once, shame on them, fool us twice, shame on us. Added: theoretically the civil rights movement was only supposed to be about ending segregation laws. Then we got bakke, racial quotas, feminism and the alphabet crew following the trail that that movement cut, and we got legally enforced racism, sexism, and perversion. Meanwhile the things the government SHOULD do it won't do. Originally Posted By lygxis: Originally Posted By mPisi: Here's one route for Flock to take to be positive
Theoretically the patriot act was supposed to be anti-terrorist. We see how that's turned out (snowden, bill binney revelations). Now we have exponentially more of the islamists over here than we did before 9-11. Theoretically the cia and nsa and fbi were supposed to be supporting america, and ... look at the benz revelations (we knew before, but now we know much more). Fool us once, shame on them, fool us twice, shame on us. Added: theoretically the civil rights movement was only supposed to be about ending segregation laws. Then we got bakke, racial quotas, feminism and the alphabet crew following the trail that that movement cut, and we got legally enforced racism, sexism, and perversion. Meanwhile the things the government SHOULD do it won't do. I like to remind leftists that DEI violates the CRA, and after they get mad at that I throw in that a higher % of Republicans voted for the CRA than Dems did Democrats have been trying to control people via race for over a century now and the latest commie ones are just the newest version of Democrats. Don't let them distort and muddy history. Make them own it and there is a reason Cali Dems tried rolling back provisions of their own state CRA. DEI is incompatible with non-discrimination laws. It's actually one thing I had hoped the Trump DOJ would have hammered companies on. Every single company that publicly touted how they hire and promote based on race/religion/sex/age is violating Federal law and should be hammered so bad they have that JBF look for decades to come. |
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Originally Posted By mPisi: (oh well, my money would have been on the band saw, but he doesn't show which blades) All fine for demonstrations n=1, I was saying just make it a standard, not to talk about flock directly. I want to see Project Farm testing speed through 2.5" aluminum pipe just as one of the 4 tests of blades, or of portable saws, etc. Blue vs red vs yellow vs yellow-green, who's got bradding rights? My local home despot shows at least 20 varieties of circular saw blades when sorting for metal cutting... how is a consumer to choose. Much less if there is some other intended type that might be good for metal. Or for economy's sake, maybe a metal-cutting blade will get through 20 pipes but costs $50, can the $10 framing blade get through 5? Originally Posted By mPisi: Originally Posted By Sartorius: Originally Posted By mPisi: It would be funny if a tool review Youtuber started to use an aluminum post as the "standard" speed cutting test. Let's see how the various tools and blades compare. (oh well, my money would have been on the band saw, but he doesn't show which blades) All fine for demonstrations n=1, I was saying just make it a standard, not to talk about flock directly. I want to see Project Farm testing speed through 2.5" aluminum pipe just as one of the 4 tests of blades, or of portable saws, etc. Blue vs red vs yellow vs yellow-green, who's got bradding rights? My local home despot shows at least 20 varieties of circular saw blades when sorting for metal cutting... how is a consumer to choose. Much less if there is some other intended type that might be good for metal. Or for economy's sake, maybe a metal-cutting blade will get through 20 pipes but costs $50, can the $10 framing blade get through 5? Just going off memory here, the metal cutting blades are generally listed as ferrous metals on them. The teeth are smaller and more numerous and will clog. Most of the aluminum I've cut lately I want to say I just used some crosscut blades; I'll try to remember to check in the morning. Much faster on aluminum than other methods. More teeth, cleaner cut and more chances of chips sticking. Fewer but larger teeth, faster and less sticking. WD-40 or other spray lube is your friend, it might help with the noise a little but cutting any metal is loud. Shame those little, single use flare sized cuttering torches are so expensive. Totally unrelated subject, just as I expect they're going to start having cameras watching the cameras or 360 lenses, I'm not going to be surprised when they switch to metal poles. ETA Every time that CEO opens his mouth he doubles down on sociopathy. If he had any sense he'd shut up and hire a PR firm to be his spokesman, luckily he's not doing that. |
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Originally Posted By sandboxmedic: Just going off memory here, the metal cutting blades are generally listed as ferrous metals on them. The teeth are smaller and more numerous and will clog. Most of the aluminum I've cut lately I want to say I just used some crosscut blades; I'll try to remember to check in the morning. Much faster on aluminum than other methods. More teeth, cleaner cut and more chances of chips sticking. Fewer but larger teeth, faster and less sticking. WD-40 or other spray lube is your friend, it might help with the noise a little but cutting any metal is loud. Shame those little, single use flare sized cuttering torches are so expensive. Totally unrelated subject, just as I expect they're going to start having cameras watching the cameras or 360 lenses, I'm not going to be surprised when they switch to metal poles. ETA Every time that CEO opens his mouth he doubles down on sociopathy. If he had any sense he'd shut up and hire a PR firm to be his spokesman, luckily he's not doing that. They already used galvanized steel poles in some areas. I have some plans and specs that break down the different standard pole types. What's crazy is that the CEO has already hired multiple PR firms, and he's still releasing statements like this. It'd be fascinating to be a fly on the wall in their strategy meetings - is he going off script, or is this part of the plan? It's possible that the messaging is designed for their government customers, not us - it certainly lines up with the positions I hear from them. |
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https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/08/27/teenagers-arrested-after-destroying-flock-cameras-north-carolina EDGEMOOR, S.C. (WBTV) - Three teenagers have been arrested in Chester County and accused of cutting down and destroying a Flock safety camera a case that highlights a growing national trend of people taking extreme measures to remove the automated license plate readers from their neighborhoods. According to the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, it happened in the early morning hours of August 15 in the Edgemoor area. Deputies arrested three 19-year-olds, Blaze Fuller, Samuel Carlisle, and James Ryerson and charged them with criminal conspiracy and destruction of property. Investigators say the teenagers cut down the camera pole along Harmony Church Road, then beat the camera with a hammer until its battery pack exploded and burst into flames. While the teenagers have posted bail, the remnants of the attack remain. |
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Man sued local governments in WA over Flock records. He’s won $300K Washington cities and counties have paid more than $300,000 since 2025 in public records settlements for failing to release images from Flock Safety cameras. They were filed by one man who recently told Cascadia Daily News he wanted people in the communities to better understand the AI-powered, roadside surveillance technology some law enforcement agencies use to document every passing vehicle. Between September 2024 and October 2025, Jose Rodriguez filed 53 records requests to local governments in Washington. Roughly one-third of them did not comply. The records, at the time, presented hurdles for record custodians because they were hosted by Flock rather than internally, and subject to a rolling 30-day deletion policy and download limits. In other words, the records could be gone before a custodian accessed them to fulfill a request. SNIP In total, 15 local governments have settled cases with Rodriguez for anywhere between $5,000 and $40,000. At least 13 of the 53 jurisdictions that received a records request from Rodriguez have since canceled their Flock contracts or deactivated the cameras, according to a CDN review of public records and local reporting. An additional five local governments paused the use of Flock cameras before reactivating them. |
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Brevard deputy resigns after Flock searches, 111 mph stop and ex-girlfriend probe BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Michael Fultz resigned after the agency opened an administrative investigation into several serious violations, including logging into Flock cameras to look up his ex-girlfriend's license plate. The Brevard County Sheriff's Office was sent a number of photos from Fultz's ex-girlfriend. One photo shows Fultz allegedly demonstrating a Nazi salute while he allegedly shaved his mustache to resemble Adolf Hitler, according to the Sheriff's Office report. Fultz allegedly admitted to this and said it was a poor attempt at humor. Videos provided to the sheriff's office also showed Fultz arguing with his ex-girlfriend about moving out of the apartment. According to the report, this occurred in front of the woman's child. Fultz was wearing his deputy uniform, used vulgar language and escalated the confrontation. Additionally, Fultz allegedly used his agency-issued firearm during a consensual sexual encounter, according to the report. |
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Shively police officer accused of using flock cameras to track woman across Kentucky, Indiana A Shively police officer is facing multiple charges after authorities said he misused flock camera database systems to track a woman’s movements over a five-month period. Asad Zahir, 40, faces five counts of first-degree official misconduct and five counts of fourth-degree unlawful access to a computer. According to an arrest citation filed by the Shively Police Department, investigators allege Zahir abused his access to the Flock safety system — a network of license plate-reading cameras — between Jan. 1 and May 2. Zahir is accused of conducting more than 2,048 searches within the database, specifically targeting two Kentucky vehicle registrations belonging to the mother of his child. Police said Zahir used the system continuously to monitor the woman’s movements across both Kentucky and Indiana. During this timeframe, Zahir also allegedly harassed the woman and made threatening comments, prompting her to obtain a temporary protective order against him in Indiana. Court records indicate Zahir was released on personal recognizance shortly after his arrest. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Jefferson District Court on Aug. 28. |
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New one out of Alpharetta, GA: https://www.wired.com/story/a-georgia-cop-used-flock-to-track-2-other-cops-his-ex-and-her-friend/ Dustin Bozzo, who until this month worked as a patrolman in the Atlanta-area suburb of Alpharetta, Georgia, allegedly used Flock 56 times between March and May to search for the license plate of a former romantic partner—a fellow member of the Alpharetta Police Department. (Their relationship itself violated the city’s ban on workplace dating, documents show.) When Bozzo noticed that his ex’s car was often near that of another police officer, he began searching for that officer’s vehicle as well. He did so 29 times between March and May. Sounds like a juicy love triangle ![]() Here are the public docs: https://www.documentcloud.org/projects/225422-alpharetta-bozzo-internal-affairs-case/ |
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My current GA tally: 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 4 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 2 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD I think I'm missing one - maybe Stephens county? We're obviously still waiting for Atlanta PD to get on the board as well. |
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Originally Posted By sandboxmedic: .................... ETA Every time that CEO opens his mouth he doubles down on sociopathy. If he had any sense he'd shut up and hire a PR firm to be his spokesman, luckily he's not doing that. Originally Posted By sandboxmedic: .................... ETA Every time that CEO opens his mouth he doubles down on sociopathy. If he had any sense he'd shut up and hire a PR firm to be his spokesman, luckily he's not doing that. Had to find the post from July about this. Flock's Secret War Council How Flock Safety Assembled An 8-Figure Crisis Communications Team Inside Dunwoody City Hall to "Drive Activations", and Why I Filed A Formal Ethics Complaint About It Today On February 12, 2026, while I was filing open records requests and presenting documented evidence of security failures and unauthorized camera sharing to the City Council, Flock Safety was holding a meeting behind closed doors inside Dunwoody City Hall. The attendees included the president of a $100 million Republican crisis communications firm that "[brings] a unique network of public relations operatives to drive activations" of their "network of over 1,000 local operatives", the COO of a brand-new political influence operation that "[builds] and [manages] hyperlocal campaigns that blend community outreach, grassroots advocacy, and media engagement", and a former Biden White House communications director, whose company "[crafts] a proactive narrative and [implements] it through targeted outlets." Dunwoody was represented, at least on paper, by a single police lieutenant. I know this because the calendar invite ended up in a city government inbox, and I got it through the Georgia Open Records Act. Here are some private firms in attendance that met with the Dunwoody police. The city council will not answer the person who assembled the highlighted The confirmed attendees were: From Flock Safety:
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Originally Posted By Xyster7212: My current GA tally: 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 4 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 2 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD I think I'm missing one - maybe Stephens county? Originally Posted By Xyster7212: My current GA tally: 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 4 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 2 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD I think I'm missing one - maybe Stephens county? Yep, but he already left the department before they found it. https://nowgeorgia.com/local-flock-audit-finds-stephens-county-policy-violation Stephens County provided an Aug. 5 memorandum from Sheriff’s Lt. Adam Shirley detailing a random audit of the agency’s automated license plate reader activity from Jan. 1 through Aug. 1. The audit found that former agency user Chrischen Knotts searched his wife’s vehicle on Jan. 10 using “traffic infraction” as the listed reason. Shirley determined the search violated Sheriff’s Office policy and described it as a “single occurrence.” Knotts had already resigned and no longer had access to the system when the search was discovered. Shirley wrote that disciplinary action was therefore unavailable and that the incident did not, in his opinion, “rise to the level of prosecution.” |
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https://foleynews.com/gulf-shores-police-chief-defends-flock-cameras-and-promises-strict-oversight/ WEAR TV says former Chief is from former Alphabet Agency. This article says he is former FBI. |
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Originally Posted By Xyster7212: My current GA tally: 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 4 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 2 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD I think I'm missing one - maybe Stephens county? We're obviously still waiting for Atlanta PD to get on the board as well. https://www.wsbradio.com/news/crime-and-law/police-chief-georgia-arrested-accused-harassing- I think he ended up taking the easy way out. |
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https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/27/former-covington-police-officer-arrested-alleged-flock-camera-misuse ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former Covington police officer has been arrested for allegedly misusing his department’s Flock camera system, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). On Wednesday, the GBI arrested 29-year-old Michael Canty on charges of misuse of a license plate reader system and violation of oath of office, the agency announced Thursday. On Aug. 6, the Covington Police Department asked the GBI to investigate allegations that the department’s Flock Safety system had been misused. The GBI said its preliminary investigation indicates that Canty accessed the Flock system for non-law enforcement purposes. The agency has not released more information on the case. |
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Originally Posted By JT_26: Left out the Braselton Police Chief https://www.wsbradio.com/news/crime-and-law/police-chief-georgia-arrested-accused-harassing- I think he ended up taking the easy way out. Originally Posted By JT_26: Originally Posted By Xyster7212: My current GA tally: 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 4 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 2 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD I think I'm missing one - maybe Stephens county? We're obviously still waiting for Atlanta PD to get on the board as well. https://www.wsbradio.com/news/crime-and-law/police-chief-georgia-arrested-accused-harassing- I think he ended up taking the easy way out. That's a good one, one of the first high-profile ones in GA. I'm limiting this list to 2026 - I think it has more impact if it has a clear, short time period: "50+ in 2026 alone!" |
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Michigan lawsuit could decide whether police can keep Flock camera data secret A Michigan college student is suing Genesee County after officials refused to release records related to the county’s use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras, including images the system captured of his own vehicle. ... Tewolde requested copies of the contract with Flock, audit logs, policy and training documents, prior records requests related to Flock, camera location data and images of his vehicle that were captured during a week in February. ... Genesee County declined to release a map of camera locations, audit logs and records involving Tewolde’s vehicle. A portion of the county’s denial claimed “the Flock Security System is a system that is not owned by Genesee County,” and while law enforcement have access to the data, it doesn’t belong to the county. |
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Originally Posted By michigan66: Michigan lawsuit could decide whether police can keep Flock camera data secret Originally Posted By michigan66: Michigan lawsuit could decide whether police can keep Flock camera data secret A Michigan college student is suing Genesee County after officials refused to release records related to the county's use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras, including images the system captured of his own vehicle. ... Tewolde requested copies of the contract with Flock, audit logs, policy and training documents, prior records requests related to Flock, camera location data and images of his vehicle that were captured during a week in February. ... Genesee County declined to release a map of camera locations, audit logs and records involving Tewolde's vehicle. A portion of the county's denial claimed "the Flock Security System is a system that is not owned by Genesee County," and while law enforcement have access to the data, it doesn't belong to the county. Won't even give a FOIA of just his own vehicle hits during a certain week in Febuary on the Flock system...... Great way to double down. They had easy access to this guys info captured by the Flock system and could have easily given him at least that data. But declined. A quick search reveals the Genesee County camera locations he requested..... ![]() |
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https://www.facebook.com/regionnewssource/posts/porter-county-sheriffs-officer-disciplined-for-improper-license-plate-reader-search PORTER COUNTY — A Porter County Sheriff’s Office officer has been demoted and suspended without pay after an internal investigation determined the officer improperly searched a citizen’s license plate using the department’s Flock license plate reader system. Porter County Sheriff Jeff Balon announced the disciplinary action Thursday, saying he decided to publicly address the internal affairs investigation because of the national attention surrounding law enforcement’s use of license plate reader technology. According to Balon, the investigation began after a citizen discovered their license plate had been searched through the Porter County Sheriff’s Office’s Flock LPR system for a reason that was not consistent with department policy. Balon said he immediately ordered an internal affairs investigation. “The outcome of the investigation confirmed that an Officer did enter the citizen’s license plate into the Flock LPR system,” Balon said. “The reason for the entry violated our policy.” The sheriff’s office did not identify the officer or disclose the specific reason the license plate was searched. As a result of the investigation, the officer received a demotion in rank, an unpaid suspension, an indefinite suspension from using the Flock system and mandatory remedial ethics training. |
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https://abc7chicago.com/post/flock-controversy-chicago-area-police-officers-investigated-misusing-surveillance-camera-searches-personal-use COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Amidst growing outcry and mounting privacy concerns over misuse of powerful police surveillance technology, the ABC7 I-Team found multiple Chicago-area law enforcement agencies are now investigating their own officers for unauthorized use of the location tracking software. From tracking ex-romantic partners to searching a former employer, at least two agencies have now forwarded cases of their officers misusing Flock Safety license plate reading technology to county prosecutors for review of possible criminal charges. SNIP In Prairie Grove, Police Chief Michael Goins said he discovered one of his officers had conducted hundreds of Flock camera searches, but not for any official purpose. Goins said Officer William Copp was searching "ex-spouses, ex-girlfriends, ex-boyfriends of current girlfriends, people that had some sort of domestic relationship with him... One individual was searched approximately 140 times." SNIP In Berkeley, Officer Terrance Mastrino was investigated this past July for performing a Flock search back in 2025 of an individual who was his former employer, according to the Berkeley Chief of Police and records reviewed by the I-Team. SNIP In Palos Park, Officer Cohen Piechocinski was accused of conducting eleven unauthorized Flock searches of his personal vehicles, and his Flock privileges were revoked on August 3. SNIP And in Channahon, an officer is now under investigation for the alleged unauthorized use of Flock technology. That unnamed officer is now on administrative leave, according to a statement from Channahon Chief of Police Adam Bogart. |
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