A dispatcher's secret searches cut Flock camera use by 95% in one Ohio town
Flock camera searches fell 95% after a dispatcher's misconduct was caught
A Highland Heights, Ohio police dispatcher ran thousands of unauthorized Flock license plate searches for personal reasons over several months, tracking people she knew without the police chief's knowledge. After The Washington Post exposed the misconduct in August, she resigned and the department adopted monthly audits and a new use policy. In the first month afterward, traffic searches dropped from April's levels by more than 95%, to just 130. The case highlights the lack of nationwide rules governing Flock's surveillance network.
She was tracking vehicles and she knew what she was doing. She was doing things for her personal reasons. She was tracking people that she knew.