Flock system

A deputy in Lucas County, Ohio, used Flock license plate reader cameras to locate a missing girl within 30 minutes by tracking a suspect's vehicle. The suspect, an 18-year-old Toledo man, was detained with a loaded 9 mm handgun, and the sheriff's office credited the Flock system for the swift resolution.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer was placed on unpaid administrative leave after being arrested for allegedly misusing law enforcement databases for non-official purposes. Officer Seth Elliott was charged with illegally accessing government computer systems during an unrelated investigation, leading to revoked access to criminal intelligence tools and an Internal Affairs probe.

Federal agencies improperly accessed San Francisco's license-plate surveillance data collected via the Flock system, according to an audit. The audit found these accesses were illegal searches of data gathered by the SFPD.

Residents of Toronto's Rosedale neighborhood are in conflict over plans to implement an AI-powered Flock system for license plate scanning to create a 'virtual gated community' against rising property crime. While Toronto's overall crime rates are declining, Rosedale faces double the city's average home invasion rate, with break-ins remaining third highest per capita.

Residents of Toronto's Rosedale neighborhood are divided over plans to implement an AI-powered Flock system for license plate scanning to address rising property crime. While city-wide crime rates are declining, Rosedale faces a surge in home invasions, with break-ins and thefts remaining third highest per capita in Toronto.