ALPR Abuse Archive

150

People documented

People arrested

People charged

People fired

119

Agencies involved

Counties represented

States represented

Cases involving alleged stalking

112

Personal or non-law-enforcement searches

2,952

Known minimum improper searches

Minimum count only.

Cases discovered through audits

Published counts reflect sourced reporting and official records. Unknown details stay labeled as unknown instead of being inferred as fact.

//Recent cases

Nick Barker

Athens-Clarke County Police Department · Athens, Clarke, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Requested Fired Automated License Plate Reader Former spouseNon-law-enforcement useRepeated personal searchUnauthorized search

ACCPD said an internal investigation found Barker improperly used the department's Flock ALPR system to search his ex-wife's vehicle license plate numerous times over several months in 2025. Department policy prohibits personal or non-official law-enforcement use.

Unnamed Channahon Police Officer

Channahon Police Department · Channahon, Will, Illinois

Under Internal Investigation Administrative leave Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use allegedUnauthorized search

An unnamed Channahon police officer was reported under investigation for alleged unauthorized use of the Flock license plate reader system.

Cohen Piechocinski

Palos Park Police Department · Palos Park, Cook, Illinois

Substantiated Unauthorized Use / Discipline Review Flock access revoked Records / Intelligence DatabaseAutomated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchSelf-searchUnauthorized search

Department records indicated Piechocinski conducted 11 unauthorized Flock searches involving his own personal vehicles.

Terrance Mastrino

Berkeley Police Department · Berkeley, Cook, Illinois

Substantiated Internal Misconduct Resigned Internal investigation found Mastrino used Flock in 2025 to search the plate of a former employer. The plate owner later contacted the police chief, prompting an audit.Automated License Plate Reader Former employerNon-law-enforcement usePersonal searchUnauthorized search

Internal investigation found Mastrino used Flock in 2025 to search the plate of a former employer. The plate owner later contacted the police chief, prompting an audit.

Jason Rogers

Stow Police Department · Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Resigned / Criminal Complaint Filed Resigned Stow's internal investigation found Rogers ran vehicle information through Flock Safety and CJIS on multiple dates without a legitimate law-enforcement reason and unlawfully accessed CORI through CJIS on at least five occasions while seeking information about a person known to him.Automated License Plate Reader False search justificationMulti-system surveillanceNon-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipTracking alleged

Stow's internal investigation found Rogers ran vehicle information through Flock Safety and CJIS on multiple dates without a legitimate law-enforcement reason and unlawfully accessed CORI through CJIS on at least five occasions while seeking information about a person known to him.

Justin Brown

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Fired Hall County Sheriff's Office said an internal audit found Brown used Flock to conduct unauthorized searches involving at least two license plate numbers for purposes unrelated to legitimate law enforcement.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search

Hall County Sheriff's Office said an internal audit found Brown used Flock to conduct unauthorized searches involving at least two license plate numbers for purposes unrelated to legitimate law enforcement.

Michael Atkins

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Investigation Ongoing Fired Hall County Sheriff's Office said an audit and internal investigation found Atkins accessed the Flock Safety system on at least four occasions for personal reasons unrelated to legitimate law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search

Hall County Sheriff's Office said an audit and internal investigation found Atkins accessed the Flock Safety system on at least four occasions for personal reasons unrelated to legitimate law-enforcement purposes.

Unnamed Savannah employee #2

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Referred for Criminal Review Fired OtherAutomated License Plate Reader Acquaintances / familyNon-law-enforcement use

One of two additional Savannah police employees terminated after Audit Assistance and internal review found improper Flock searches involving acquaintances or family members. Four other employees from the same review were later arrested.

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//Featured cases

Latasha Moore

East Cleveland Police Department · East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Indicted / Pending Unpaid administrative leave Prosecutors alleged Moore used law-enforcement camera/database access, including Flock, to search a license plate connected to a personal relationship for a non-law-enforcement purpose.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipRecords / computer misuse alleged

Prosecutors alleged Moore used law-enforcement camera/database access, including Flock, to search a license plate connected to a personal relationship for a non-law-enforcement purpose.

Frank McGrath

Kenosha County Sheriff's Office · Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Criminally Charged / Pending Resigned OtherAutomated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useRomantic partnerTracking

County investigators alleged McGrath used the sheriff's office Flock system to monitor another deputy with whom he had a romantic relationship while off duty.

Donald Phillips

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia · August 21, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

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