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ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Agency/system incident
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NM-ESPANOLA-BADENTRY-2023-07
Agency/system incident
Police entered incorrect information into the ALPR system and detained an innocent teenager at gunpoint.
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Last verified August 25, 2026
//Person
Name
Agency/system incident
Role title
ALPR enforcement incident
Role type
System / investigative misuse or error
Agency
Espanola Police Department
City
Espanola
County
Rio Arriba
State
New Mexico
//Current status
Status
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop
Employment outcome
Unknown
Arrest date
Unknown
Jail
Unknown
Case-status notes
Unknown
//Alleged conduct and technology
Why this case is in the database
Police entered incorrect information into the ALPR system and detained an innocent teenager at gunpoint.
Technology type
Automated License Plate Reader
Reported vendor
Flock Safety
Reported product
Unknown
Misuse start
Unknown
Misuse end
Unknown
Known alleged search count
Unknown
Known duration
Unknown
Incorrect officer data entryWrongful armed detention
//Discovery and investigation
Discovery method
Public reporting / records / litigation
Investigating agency
Unknown
ALPR vendor
Flock Safety
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown
//Timeline
Public reporting / records / litigation
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop
Arrested / Charged