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October 2026 13
- Wife of officer fired for Flock use blames her medical emergencies for his termination
- Georgia leaders react after officer fired for sharing Flock access with ICE agent husband
- Fired detective used Flock to find wife during medical emergencies, attorney claims
- ACLU Wisconsin Sues Over Warrantless Use of Flock cameras
- Milton ‘Officer of the Year’ fired over use of Flock cameras, attorney says
- Police officer fired for sharing Flock login with husband, who works for ICE
- Ga. officer fired for sharing ALPR access with ICE officer husband, disciplinary docs allege
- Three Cheektowaga, N.Y. Police Employees Misused Flock Camera Data. No Charges Filed
- As Federal Court Rules ALPRs are Mass Surveillance, EFF Gets Disappointing Ruling
- US judge rules a warrantless Flock search was unconstitutional
- Federal judge rules warrantless license-plate reader search violated Fourth Amendment
- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
- We Demand More Information on How Marin Cops Illegally Shared Flock ALPR Data
September 2026 22
- NYPD Reviews Use of Flock Safety AI License Plate Readers
- N.Y.P.D. Officers Used Flock Safety to Track License Plates Without a Contract
- NYPD officers accessed Flock data in over 1,000 searches without a contract
- Prosecutors charge 5 Indianapolis police officers accused of misusing access to Flock cameras
- 5 IMPD officers charged over Flock searches
- What's behind SDPD Flock searches?
- ‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People
- Cops Are Looking Stuff Up On Flock And Putting 'LMAO,' 'WEIRD KID,' And 'Sexy' As Reasons
- Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
- The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Flock's Mass Surveillance As a Joke
- Investigator accused of misusing Flock cameras more than 4,000 times
- North Carolina police officer charged with misusing Flock camera: SBI
- Wrightsville Beach officer no longer employed over Flock camera violation
- Michigan City police officer resigns amid investigation into Flock camera searches
- Michigan City Police officer resigns after violating flock security policy
- Columbus covers Flock cameras as officer is probed for alleged license plate reader misuse
- Who watches the watchers? Flock misuse reveals oversight weaknesses
- Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
- Inside Arizona’s license plate reader audits: who’s searching and why
- Revere police officer used Flock system to track ex-girlfriend’s whereabouts, records show; suspended for 3 days
- LMPD detective investigated for more alleged Flock misuse months after suspension in separate case
- Ex-Indiana deputy charged with felony for allegedly using Flock cameras to stalk girlfriend
August 2026 29
- Tift County deputy demoted after sheriff’s office says he misused data from FLOCK cameras
- Stow police officer accused of misusing Flock camera resigns
- Kentucky officer accused of using police cameras to track ex over 2,000 times
- Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media's Reporting on Abortion Case
- Redwood City Police admit to improper street camera data sharing
- S.T.O.P., LatinoJustice PRLDEF Report Finds NY Police Search Flock for ICE
- Flock Favors: Police Across New York Search Flock on Behalf of ICE
- Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate reader cameras over access concerns
- Pflugerville City Council votes to end Flock Safety contract
- 4 former Savannah officers, staff charged for misuse of Flock Safety system
- A Missouri police department axes Flock cameras after staffer's 'egregious misuse' of system
- Two Lynn police officers placed on leave after audit flags Flock camera searches
- 2 Lynn police officers on leave over alleged misuse of Flock surveillance technology
- Northeast Ohio dispatcher’s alleged Flock camera misuse prompts new audit policy
- Lieutenant fired after audit finds over 2K cases of unauthorized use of Flock Cameras
- Lowcountry lieutenant made more than 2,700 unauthorized Flock searches, audit shows
- Former St. Charles County police employee accused of abusing Flock camera system
- More Mass. police officers placed on leave over alleged Flock misuse
- JPSO reviews safeguards for Flock cameras after deputy fired for misuse
- Flock cameras are bagged up after employee abused system, St. Charles County Police say
- Flock announces several changes after months of InvestigateTV reporting, continued backlash
- Ex-911 director arrested for misusing Flock camera
- Ex-Georgia drug task force agent charged with misusing license plate reader database
- Flock misuse: 8 metro Atlanta officers suspended over policy violations
- NC police officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend's ex-wife
- Bibb County Sheriff's Office launches investigation for potential misuse of Flock surveillance cameras by officers
- 3 former sheriff’s office employees accused of misusing Flock Safety System after audit
- 6 Georgia officers, staff investigated for misusing Flock system in popular tourist destination
- How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking
July 2026 24
- A Texas Deputy Searched 83,000 Flock Cameras To Track Down a Woman Who Had an Abortion
- Georgia deputy accused of misusing surveillance cameras fired, arrested
- CMPD Officer Arrested For Misusing Traffic Camera
- North Carolina police officer arrested after alleged misuse of Flock cameras
- DA’s office investigator illegally accessed Flock camera system more than 60 times, GBI says
- Fresno Police Make Monthly Flock Searches By the Thousands. Audit Looks at Only 3
- Richmond County Flock scandal grows with three high-profile arrests
- Former Holiday Hills police chief charged with making nearly 300 unauthorized searches: court records
- Officers accused of misusing Flock cameras
- DeKalb deputy fired, charged with misusing Flock cameras
- Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office lieutenant admits to improper use of Flock cameras per docs
- 3 more metro Atlanta police officers fired, accused of misusing Flock cameras
- AI audit tool flags suspicious police searches as Flock misuse cases mount in Georgia
- How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
- 10+ officers arrested for misusing surveillance cameras. What tools are watching the watchers?
- 2 South Carolina police officers fired for misusing Flock cameras, city officials say
- Audit finds ICE ran zero searches on CPD Flock camera network over 2.5 years
- Two Greer Police Officers Terminated for Abusing Flock Cameras, SLED Reviewing Allegations
- Georgia deputy charged with using Flock camera to personally track license plates
- Georgia cops' alleged misuse of Flock license plate tracking data fuels privacy concerns
- More Georgia officers arrested for Flock camera misuse, officials say
- Greene County deputy arrested after audit shows she used Flock cameras for personal reasons, sheriff says
- Chief says FLOCK audit system exposed 5 APD officers who allegedly misused license plate cameras
- GBI Arrests Five Former Albany Police Department Officers for Misuse of a License Plate Reader
June 2026 3
May 2026 3
April 2026 2
February 2026 7
- Federal agencies gain access to Flock cameras in El Cerrito, police say
- City Council terminates Mountain View's license plate camera contract
- Lynnwood votes to end contract with Flock license plate reader cameras
- California city turns off Flock cameras after company shared data without authorization
- Mountain View police turn off license plate readers, allege unauthorized federal use
- Mountain View police turn off license plate cameras after data sharing breach
- Federal agencies improperly accessed city’s Flock camera data
January 2026 6
- Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data
- Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
- Disproportionate by Default: The Reason Behind the Reason Field
- Has Flock Been Hacked? What Their Security Blog Post Doesn't Say
- Documents reveal scope of LMPD investigation into immigration-related searches
- The 250,000+ Camera "City-Wide" Network
December 2025 2
November 2025 3
October 2025 4
- Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance
- Sandy Springs police officer terminated after allegedly using city’s Flock cameras for personal gain
- The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Appears to be Violating Its Own Policy and State Law on Automated License Plate Readers
- Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.
September 2025 1
August 2025 3
July 2025 3
June 2025 8
- Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and Abortion Searches Revealed
- California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol
- After abortion report, North Texas cop used surveillance network to look for woman
- Giannoulias accuses Texas of illegally accessing Mount Prospect license plate data in abortion case
- Mount Prospect police probed for sharing Illinois license plate reader data in Texas abortion case
- Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion
- Illinois license plate cameras used illegally by out-of-state police, Giannoulias says
- Emails Reveal Improper Use by APD of License Plate Reader Program