Documented cases
ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Florida
State-level aggregate case statistics and published cases.
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Michael Fultz
Substantiated Internal Misconduct
Resigned
An investigation described as uncovering egregious misconduct included Fultz looking up his ex-girlfriend's license plate in Flock.Automated License Plate Reader
Ex-girlfriendPersonal searchTracking
An investigation described as uncovering egregious misconduct included Fultz looking up his ex-girlfriend's license plate in Flock.
Agency/system incident
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop
Officers mistook an innocent driver's car for one involved in a deadly crash based on a Flock capturethe driver was jailed for 13 days.Automated License Plate Reader
MisidentificationWrongful arrest / detention
Officers mistook an innocent driver's car for one involved in a deadly crash based on a Flock capture; the driver was jailed for 13 days.
Cory Waiters
Arrested / Charged
Fired
Police alleged Waiters improperly accessed law-enforcement-only databases, including Flock, and queried the same license plate hundreds of times without authorization.Automated License Plate Reader
Database misuseNon-law-enforcement useRepeated personal search
Police alleged Waiters improperly accessed law-enforcement-only databases, including Flock, and queried the same license plate hundreds of times without authorization.
Christopher Anthony Goodson
Arrested / Charged
Paid administrative leave / stated intent to resign
Investigators alleged Goodson repeatedly searched his estranged wife's vehicle in Flock for personal reasons while entering terms that made the searches appear connected to criminal cases.Automated License Plate Reader
False search justificationNon-law-enforcement useSpouse / former partnerTracking
Investigators alleged Goodson repeatedly searched his estranged wife's vehicle in Flock for personal reasons while entering terms that made the searches appear connected to criminal cases.
Brandy Almany
Arrested / Charged
Fired
Records / Intelligence DatabaseAutomated License Plate Reader
False search justificationNon-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipStalking / tracking alleged
Investigators alleged Almany used Flock and other restricted databases to obtain information about her husband's ex-wife for personal reasons and created electronic records falsely linking searches to legitimate investigations.
Lamar Eliseo Roman
Pretrial Intervention / Charges Pending Dismissal Upon Completion
Fired
Automated License Plate Reader
Hotlist misuseNon-law-enforcement usePersonal searchStalking / tracking allegedUnauthorized stop
Investigators alleged Roman used restricted law-enforcement databases for personal purposes after meeting a woman while working security on the set of the Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey. He allegedly added her license plate to a hotlist in Turing's Guardian ALPR system, received a location alert, sped to intercept her, nearly caused a head-on collision, and stopped her without a legitimate law-enforcement reason.
Coty Wayne Hall
No Contest Plea / Probation
Fired
OtherAutomated License Plate Reader
Former romantic relationshipHarassment / stalking allegedNon-law-enforcement useTracking
Authorities said Hall used Flock cameras for personal purposes to track another officer with whom he had a prior relationship and to monitor that officer's spouse.
Jarmarus Brown
No Contest Plea / Sentenced
Former employee
Automated License Plate Reader
Family membersNon-law-enforcement useRomantic partnerStalking / tracking alleged
Investigators alleged Brown repeatedly used Flock/ALPR data to monitor his girlfriend and members of her family over a period of months.