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Texas
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Unnamed Texas City Police Department civilian employee
Policy violation substantiated; suspended
Suspended
A dispatcher used Flock 42 times to check on her child, who was driving a vehicle the dispatcher owned.Automated License Plate Reader
Family memberNon-law-enforcement usePersonal trackingUnauthorized search
A dispatcher used Flock 42 times to check on her child, who was driving a vehicle the dispatcher owned.
Unnamed Texas City Police Department sergeant
Policy violations substantiated; suspended and demoted
Demoted to officer; suspended
A department audit found the unnamed sergeant used Flock 16 times for non-law-enforcement purposes. The specific target and purpose were not publicly disclosed.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement useUnauthorized search
A department audit found the unnamed sergeant used Flock 16 times for non-law-enforcement purposes. The specific target and purpose were not publicly disclosed.
Brandon Williams
Disciplined for Misuse
10-day suspension / Reassigned
Records / Intelligence DatabaseAutomated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement useRepeated personal search
Department records said Williams used Flock for personal reasons, searching a single license plate 165 times over approximately seven months from December through June.
Ronald Maillet Jr.
Charged; on administrative leave pending internal investigation
Administrative leave
Body-Worn Camera
Unauthorized release / improper data sharing
Allegedly released a body-worn camera recording without authorization. Dallas Police said Maillet turned himself in on a warrant and remains on administrative leave while an internal investigation is pending.
Christian Slade Eder
Criminally charged; pleaded not guilty
Fired
Records / Intelligence DatabaseAutomated License Plate Reader
Personal trackingfalse search justificationsunauthorized database use
Court records allege former Amarillo Officer Christian Slade Eder searched a man's license plate 76 times in Flock between February and June 2026 and searched a law-enforcement database twice. The man had previously dated a fellow officer in whom Eder had expressed romantic interest. Prosecutors allege Eder entered false investigative reasons for the searches.
Unnamed Baytown officer
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
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
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.
Unnamed Johnson County officer
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
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
Convicted / Sentenced
Former employee
Otherreporting described approximately 18,000 Flock searches involving three people.Automated License Plate Reader
Family membersFormer romantic partnerMisuse of official informationNon-law-enforcement useRepeated personal searchStalking / tracking
Angelina County prosecutors said Klein used Flock and other law-enforcement information systems for non-law-enforcement purposes to gather personal information about a former girlfriend, her family members, and people with whom she had relationships. The District Attorney said the investigation identified more than 25,000 instances of misuse; reporting described approximately 18,000 Flock searches involving three people.
Heidi Taylor
Arrested / Charged
Former employee
GBI said Taylor accessed the Dallas Police Department Flock Safety system between 2024 and 2025 for non-law-enforcement purposes while serving as 911 Director.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement use
GBI said Taylor accessed the Dallas Police Department Flock Safety system between 2024 and 2025 for non-law-enforcement purposes while serving as 911 Director.
Sergio Rodriguez
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.