ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Agency-level incident

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VA-RICHMOND-ATF-IMMIGRATION-2025-07

Agency-level incident

A Richmond ALPR administrator granted access to an ATF analyst who subsequently made immigration-enforcement searches in violation of department policy.

1 linked source Last verified August 25, 2026

//Person

Name
Agency-level incident
Role title
System administrator / federal analyst access
Role type
Institutional / agency misuse
Agency
Richmond Police Department
City
Richmond
County
Richmond City
State
Virginia

//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
A Richmond ALPR administrator granted access to an ATF analyst who subsequently made immigration-enforcement searches in violation of department policy.
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
Immigration enforcementPolicy violationUnauthorized data sharing

//Discovery and investigation

Discovery method
Department / records review
Investigating agency
Unknown
ALPR vendor
Flock Safety
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown

//Timeline

August 12, 2026
Department / records review
August 12, 2026
Policy Violation Identified
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