Documented cases
ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Frazer Township Police Department
Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.
People arrested
People fired
//Agency profile
Agency
Frazer Township Police Department
City
Tarentum
County
Allegheny / Westmoreland area
State
Pennsylvania
//Discovery methods
Victim complaint / Domestic disturbance investigation / Police audit · 1
//Associated cases
Michael McSherry
Pleaded Guilty / Sentenced
Separated from Frazer Township / Suspended from Kiskiminetas Township
Police and court reporting said McSherry used law-enforcement license-plate-reader technology to track his estranged wife and members of her family for personal purposes. Investigators found hundreds of plate-reader reports, including repeated searches while he was off duty. The Washington Post later confirmed the system was a competitor to Flock, but the exact vendor was not identified in the public sources reviewed.Automated License Plate Reader
Estranged spouseMulti-system surveillanceNon-law-enforcement useStalkingTracking
Police and court reporting said McSherry used law-enforcement license-plate-reader technology to track his estranged wife and members of her family for personal purposes. Investigators found hundreds of plate-reader reports, including repeated searches while he was off duty. The Washington Post later confirmed the system was a competitor to Flock, but the exact vendor was not identified in the public sources reviewed.