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Kyle Brogden

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 17131 Report
York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

2024-02-14

Steven Melvin, a 42-year-old York County, South Carolina, motorist was reportedly detained at gunpoint for more than five minutes after a Flock Safety automated license-plate reader misidentified the first letter of his plate and matched his BMW to a similar stolen vehicle. The sheriff’s office later said an illegal tinted plate cover caused the malfunction and found the deputy’s actions “reasonable”; Flock said alerts should be independently verified before enforcement.

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York County Sheriff's Office (South Carolina)

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Police departments in the United States

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Law enforcement

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Surveillance technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Flock Safety

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Automated license plate reader (ALPR) developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Steven Melvin

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Road users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Motorists

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Drivers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Surveillance technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Flock Safety automated license plate reader system

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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Automated license plate readers (ALPR)

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1713
    1 Report

    York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread

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