ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Agency-level incident

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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

August 12, 2026
Records review / Public reporting
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