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ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Unnamed Akron analyst and officer
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OH-AKRON-ACTIVIST-TRACKING-2025-04
Unnamed Akron analyst and officer
An analyst and officer tracked a prominent police critic using Flock and entered 'activist recording' as the search reason, violating department policy.
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Last verified August 25, 2026
//Person
Name
Unnamed Akron analyst and officer
Role title
Analyst / Police Officer
Role type
Law-enforcement personnel
Agency
Akron Police Department
City
Akron
County
Summit
State
Ohio
//Current status
Status
Policy Violation Identified
Employment outcome
Unknown
Arrest date
Unknown
Jail
Unknown
Case-status notes
Unknown
//Alleged conduct and technology
Why this case is in the database
An analyst and officer tracked a prominent police critic using Flock and entered 'activist recording' as the search reason, violating department policy.
Technology type
An analyst and officer tracked a prominent police critic using Flock and entered 'activist recording' as the search reason, violating department policy.; 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
Policy violationPolitical/activist monitoringTracking
//Discovery and investigation
Discovery method
Records review / Public reporting
Investigating agency
Unknown
ALPR vendor
Flock Safety
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown
//Timeline
Records review / Public reporting
Policy Violation Identified
Arrested / Charged