Documented cases
ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Espanola Police Department
Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.
People arrested
People fired
//Agency profile
Agency
Espanola Police Department
City
Espanola
County
Rio Arriba
State
New Mexico
//Discovery methods
Public reporting / records / litigation · 2
//Associated cases
Agency/system incident
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop
Automated License Plate Reader
Incorrect officer data entryWrongful armed detention
Police entered incorrect information into the ALPR system and detained an innocent teenager at gunpoint.
Agency/system incident
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop
A Flock camera misread a plate digit and officers detained two innocent sisters at gunpoint.Automated License Plate Reader
Plate misreadWrongful armed detention
A Flock camera misread a plate digit and officers detained two innocent sisters at gunpoint.