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VA-RICHMOND-FBI-SHARING-2026-01
Agency-level incident
Richmond Police shared Flock data with the FBI despite a departmental policy banning data sharing with federal authorities.
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
Richmond Police shared Flock data with the FBI despite a departmental policy banning data sharing with federal authorities.
Technology type
Richmond Police shared Flock data with the FBI despite a departmental policy banning data sharing with federal authorities.; 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 violationUnauthorized data sharing
//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