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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 September 20, 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
Vendor note
Unknown
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
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown
//Timeline
Public reporting / records / litigation
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop