ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Wisconsin

State-level aggregate case statistics and published cases.

6
Documented cases
5
Agencies
0
People arrested
0
People fired

//Cases

Emil Ortiz

Racine County Sheriff's Office · Racine, Wisconsin
Disciplined for Misuse Demoted / Suspended Ortiz was disciplined after improperly using Flock to assist his girlfriend in a dispute with her former boyfriend.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationship

Ortiz was disciplined after improperly using Flock to assist his girlfriend in a dispute with her former boyfriend.

Agency/system incident

Brookfield Police Department · Brookfield, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop Officers stopped an innocent person at gunpoint after a Flock alert was generated for a vehicle that should not have remained in the system.Automated License Plate Reader Stale/incorrect hotlist dataWrongful armed stop

Officers stopped an innocent person at gunpoint after a Flock alert was generated for a vehicle that should not have remained in the system.

Frank McGrath

Kenosha County Sheriff's Office · Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Criminally Charged / Pending Resigned OtherAutomated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useRomantic partnerTracking

County investigators alleged McGrath used the sheriff's office Flock system to monitor another deputy with whom he had a romantic relationship while off duty.

Josue Ayala

Milwaukee Police Department · Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Convicted / Sentenced Resigned Prosecutors alleged Ayala used his authorized Flock access 179 times for personal reasons to search a person he was dating and that person's former partner.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useRomantic partnerRomantic rival / former partnerTracking

Prosecutors alleged Ayala used his authorized Flock access 179 times for personal reasons to search a person he was dating and that person's former partner.

Tehrangi Chapman

Milwaukee Police Department · Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Criminally Charged / Pending Suspended Prosecutors alleged Chapman used the Flock system to track two people for non-law-enforcement purposes over roughly a year.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useTracking

Prosecutors alleged Chapman used the Flock system to track two people for non-law-enforcement purposes over roughly a year.

Cristian Morales

Menasha Police Department · Menasha, Winnebago / Calumet, Wisconsin · January 7, 2026
Convicted / Sentenced Resigned / Former employee Authorities alleged Morales used Flock while off duty to monitor his former girlfriend after their relationship ended.Automated License Plate Reader Former romantic partnerNon-law-enforcement useStalking / tracking alleged

Authorities alleged Morales used Flock while off duty to monitor his former girlfriend after their relationship ended.