ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Multi-agency incident

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OH-DAYTON-IMMIGRATION-SEARCHES-2023-07

Multi-agency incident

More than 140 law-enforcement agencies accessed Dayton's Flock system for immigration-related searches over several years despite city policy prohibiting such searches.

1 linked source Last verified August 25, 2026

//Person

Name
Multi-agency incident
Role title
Law-enforcement users
Role type
Institutional / multi-agency misuse
Agency
Dayton Police Department ALPR network
City
Dayton
County
Montgomery
State
Ohio

//Current status

Status
Policy-Violating Access Documented
Employment outcome
Unknown
Arrest date
Unknown
Jail
Unknown
Case-status notes
Unknown

//Alleged conduct and technology

Why this case is in the database
More than 140 law-enforcement agencies accessed Dayton's Flock system for immigration-related searches over several years despite city policy prohibiting such searches.
Technology type
More than 140 law-enforcement agencies accessed Dayton's Flock system for immigration-related searches over several years despite city policy prohibiting such searches.; Automated License Plate Reader
Reported vendor
Flock Safety
Reported product
Unknown
Misuse start
Unknown
Misuse end
Unknown
Known alleged search count
140+ agencies
Known duration
Unknown
Immigration enforcementPolicy violationUnauthorized data sharing

//Discovery and investigation

Discovery method
Public-records reporting
Investigating agency
Unknown
ALPR vendor
Flock Safety
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown

//Timeline

August 12, 2026
Public-records reporting
August 12, 2026
Policy-Violating Access Documented
August 12, 2026
Arrested / Charged

//Sources

Secondary research database citing original reporting/public records

The IJ Database of ALPR Abuse

Institute for Justice · August 12, 2026
Last verified August 25, 2026