Texas

Unnamed Baytown officer

Baytown Police Department · Baytown, Harris, Texas

Resigned During Internal and Criminal Investigations Resigned Officer resigned while internal-affairs and criminal investigations into alleged Flock misuse remained active.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use alleged

Officer resigned while internal-affairs and criminal investigations into alleged Flock misuse remained active.

Unnamed Temple officer

Temple Police Department · Temple, Bell, Texas

Resigned During Misuse Investigation Resigned Officer resigned during an investigation into allegedly unauthorized Flock use.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

Officer resigned during an investigation into allegedly unauthorized Flock use.

Michael Palitz

Pasadena Police Department · Pasadena, Harris, Texas

Resigned During Misuse Investigation Resigned Officials said Palitz was under investigation for allegedly using Flock cameras to track and stalk a female police officer.Automated License Plate Reader CoworkerNon-law-enforcement useStalking / tracking alleged

Officials said Palitz was under investigation for allegedly using Flock cameras to track and stalk a female police officer.

Brandon Williams

Deer Park Police Department · Deer Park, Harris, Texas

Disciplined for Misuse 10-day suspension / Reassigned Records / Intelligence DatabaseAutomated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useRepeated personal search

Department records said Williams searched a single license plate 165 times over several months for reasons unrelated to law enforcement.

Unnamed Johnson County officer

Johnson County Sheriff's Office · Johnson, Texas

Documented Misuse / Controversial Search An officer ran a nationwide Flock search for a woman suspected of having an abortion.Automated License Plate Reader Nationwide searchOther misuseReproductive-health investigation

An officer ran a nationwide Flock search for a woman suspected of having an abortion.

Unnamed Fort Bend County lieutenant

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office · Fort Bend, Texas

Substantiated Misuse 2-day suspension A lieutenant used Flock to monitor multiple people dozens of times, including someone in a contentious familial relationship with the lieutenant.Automated License Plate Reader Family relationshipNon-law-enforcement useTracking

A lieutenant used Flock to monitor multiple people dozens of times, including someone in a contentious familial relationship with the lieutenant.

Zachary Anthony Klein

Lufkin Police Department · Lufkin, Angelina, Texas · August 20, 2026

Arrested / Indicted Administrative status pending An arrest affidavit alleges Klein used Flock to track an ex-girlfriend, her family members and people with whom she had relationships. Reporting based on the affidavit says the ex-girlfriend's plate alone was searched more than 10,000 times.Automated License Plate Reader Family membersFormer romantic partnerMisuse of official informationNon-law-enforcement useRepeated personal searchStalking / tracking alleged

An arrest affidavit alleges Klein used Flock to track an ex-girlfriend, her family members and people with whom she had relationships. Reporting based on the affidavit says the ex-girlfriend's plate alone was searched more than 10,000 times.

Sergio Rodriguez

Katy Police Department · Katy, Fort Bend, Texas · May 4, 2026

Arrested / Charged / Pending Fired Records / Intelligence Databasereporting also describes an alleged tracking device on her vehicle.Automated License Plate Reader Former spouseNon-law-enforcement useStalking allegedTracking

Court records allege Rodriguez used Flock to monitor his former spouse's location for months for a personal purpose; reporting also describes an alleged tracking device on her vehicle.

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