ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.

2
Documented cases
1
People arrested
0
People fired

//Agency profile

Agency
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
City
Charlotte
County
Mecklenburg
State
North Carolina

//Discovery methods

Public reporting / records / litigation · 1
Internal criminal investigation / North Carolina SBI investigation · 1

//Associated cases

Agency/system incident

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department · Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop Automated License Plate Reader Incorrect officer data entryWrongful arrest

An ALPR hit led to an innocent woman's arrest after officers entered incorrect plate information into the system.

Seth Daniel Elliott

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department · Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina · July 29, 2026
Arrested / Charged Unpaid administrative leave CMPD said Elliott allegedly accessed Flock and CJLEADS for a non-law-enforcement purpose, including looking up an undercover investigator's vehicle at the request of a person who was a target in a drug investigation.Automated License Plate Reader Information disclosure allegedNon-law-enforcement useUnauthorized investigation

CMPD said Elliott allegedly accessed Flock and CJLEADS for a non-law-enforcement purpose, including looking up an undercover investigator's vehicle at the request of a person who was a target in a drug investigation.