Documented cases
Florida
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Travis Stanton
Arrested / Charged / Pending
Resigned
OtherAutomated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal trackingRomantic interestUnauthorized ALPR/database search
Investigators allege Stanton ran the plate of a 17-year-old girl he was romantically interested in, using license-plate-reader and other law-enforcement databases to obtain her information and location.
Karl Gwynne
Arrested / Charged / Pending
Resigned
Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement useOff-duty personal searchPersonal trackingRomantic interestUnauthorized search
Investigators allege Gwynne repeatedly used Flock ALPR and other law-enforcement databases to search for a woman he had arrested in 2010 and later pursued romantically, including while off duty.
John Finnegan
Paid administrative leave; investigation and broader Flock audit ongoing
Paid administrative leave
Sgt. John Finnegan is on paid administrative leave while the Indian River County Sheriff's Office investigates possible misuse of its Flock Safety system. Analysis of Flock audit logs found that he queried the same two license plates 574 times between March and October 2025. Reported search reasons included 'SUS' and 'DAYTIME SEARCH FOR BEST RESULT.' The agency has not publicly concluded that the searches were improper.Automated License Plate Reader
Possible unauthorized / improper ALPR useinvestigation pending
Sgt. John Finnegan is on paid administrative leave while the Indian River County Sheriff's Office investigates possible misuse of its Flock Safety system. Analysis of Flock audit logs found that he queried the same two license plates 574 times between March and October 2025. Reported search reasons included 'SUS' and 'DAYTIME SEARCH FOR BEST RESULT.' The agency has not publicly concluded that the searches were improper.
Chayse Allen Hatfield
Paid administrative leave; formal investigation pending
Placed on paid administrative leave
Vero Beach Police Officer Chayse Allen Hatfield was placed on paid administrative leave after a news organization raised questions about possible misuse of the department's Flock Safety system. A TCPalm/USA TODAY analysis found that Hatfield searched a license plate connected to his name 107 times between February and September 2025. The searches occurred on roughly 40 days, and the listed reason was 'TEST.' The department opened a formal investigation.Automated License Plate Reader
Possible personal / unauthorized ALPR useinvestigation pending
Vero Beach Police Officer Chayse Allen Hatfield was placed on paid administrative leave after a news organization raised questions about possible misuse of the department's Flock Safety system. A TCPalm/USA TODAY analysis found that Hatfield searched a license plate connected to his name 107 times between February and September 2025. The searches occurred on roughly 40 days, and the listed reason was 'TEST.' The department opened a formal investigation.
Alain Fernandez
Arrested and charged; released on bond
Separated from Florida Highway Patrol effective date of arrest
Records / Intelligence DatabaseAutomated License Plate Reader
Flock/ALPR misuseUnauthorized personal database useimproper data sharing
Investigators allege Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Alain Fernandez accessed restricted law-enforcement databases and Flock data for personal purposes and shared confidential information with private individuals through text messages and Snapchat. Court records describe at least 22 instances between 2022 and 2025 involving driver's-license photos, addresses, vehicle information, and other confidential data.
Josepher Crutchfield
Arrested and charged; criminal case pending
Resigned during investigation
OtherAutomated License Plate Reader
Personal-use ALPR searchesformer-partner trackingunauthorized database access
Fort Pierce Police say former Officer Josepher Crutchfield repeatedly accessed Flock Safety and other restricted law-enforcement databases without a legitimate police purpose. Investigators found 382 Flock searches of a vehicle registered to his former girlfriend between October 2025 and July 2026, with most searches made while he was off duty. Police also identified searches involving her through FCIC/NCIC, DAVID and TLO.
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.