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TN-MORRISTOWN-PLATE-MISREAD-2024-06
Agency/system incident
A Flock camera misread an O as a 0, leading officers to detain two grandparents at gunpoint with their three-year-old granddaughter in the car.
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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
Morristown Police Department
City
Morristown
County
Hamblen
State
Tennessee
//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
A Flock camera misread an O as a 0, leading officers to detain two grandparents at gunpoint with their three-year-old granddaughter in the car.
Technology type
A Flock camera misread an O as a 0, leading officers to detain two grandparents at gunpoint with their three-year-old granddaughter in the car.; 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
Plate misreadWrongful 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