Flock Safety automated license plate reader system
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- The same architecture enables rapid vehicle location for investigations and also supports individual officer queries outside official duties.
- Brandon Sellers used his assigned Flock ALPR system for non-work-related purposes.
- The system interfaces through officer mobile computers that trigger high-risk stops with backup and air support.
- Flock Safety automated license plate readers continuously capture vehicle plates, make, model, color, and location data across networked cameras, feeding searchable databases accessible to authorized law enforcement accounts.
- The system interfaces through department accounts with audit logs that flag unusual activity.
- The alerts produced 161 investigations of innocent owners whose plates remained on outdated external databases.
- At scale the network creates asymmetric power over location histories with limited practical opt-out for drivers.
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Origin: first recognised while reading LAPD Ends Flock Safety Contract After 32 Percent False Stolen-Vehicle Alerts and Data Ownership Disputes · 2026-09-06 19:47