Description: A Stow, Massachusetts, police officer allegedly used Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system and other law-enforcement databases to obtain information about a former romantic partner and track her movements. The woman said she had fled an abusive relationship and later obtained a restraining order. An internal investigation found repeated searches without legitimate law-enforcement reasons, and the department ended its Flock contract.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Flock Safety , Automated license plate reader (ALPR) developers and Surveillance technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Jason Rogers , Stow Police Department (Massachusetts) , Police departments in the United States , Law enforcement and Stalkers, which harmed Victims of stalking , Privacy , Women and girls and Women.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1720
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-06-18
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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STOW, Mass. — A Stow police officer is facing possible disciplinary action after the department found he repeatedly used police databases to obtain information about a woman he previously dated.
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, sai…
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