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Incidente 17614 Reportes
Haines City, Florida, Police Officer Allegedly Used Flock License-Plate Reader System to Track Estranged Wife
2026-08-10
Police officer Christopher Goodson of Haines City, Florida, allegedly used Flock's automated license plate reader records to track his estranged wife's vehicle through 717 searches. Investigators said the searches had no legitimate law-enforcement purpose. He reportedly said he wanted to locate his children while they were with her. He was arrested, and the department announced audits, case-number requirements, and annual training.
MásIncidente 15953 Reportes
Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes
2026-06-12
An internal audit by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Georgia reportedly found that deputies Cynthia Jodesty, Chris Bryant, and Mike Creeden used the agency's automated license plate reader database for non-law-enforcement purposes in violation of policy and state law.
MásIncidente 16892 Reportes
Fort Bend County, Texas, Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System for 189 Non-Law-Enforcement Searches
2022-01-01
From January 2022 through December 2025, a Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office lieutenant in Texas reportedly used Flock Safety's license-plate reader system to search two vehicle plates 189 times and admitted the searches were unrelated to official law-enforcement work. A resident alleged stalking and feared for their family's safety. Internal affairs found department-order violations and imposed a two-day suspension.
MásIncidente 16941 Reporte
Jackson Township Police in Stark County, Ohio Briefly Detained Driver After Flock Safety Alert Matched Vehicle to Stale Missing-Juvenile Hot-List Entry
2023-03-01
In March 2023, Jackson Township police in Ohio briefly detained driver Michael Smith after a Flock Safety license-plate reader matched his vehicle to an NCIC hot-list entry from a missing-juvenile investigation that Cleveland police had closed two weeks earlier. Officers released Smith after confirming the juvenile had already been found. A federal court later held that Flock matched the plate to law-enforcement data but did not create the stale entry.
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Individuals whose license plate data were accessed for non-law-enforcement purposes
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- Incidente 17614 Report
Haines City, Florida, Police Officer Allegedly Used Flock License-Plate Reader System to Track Estranged Wife
- Incidente 16971 Report
Former Costa Mesa, California, Police Officer Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Track Woman He Was Seeing and Her Romantic Partners