# Milledgeville Police Major Fired and Charged for Misusing Flock ALPR Data for Personal Purposes
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Publisher: reddit.com · published 2026-08-14 · read 2026-09-06

Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1vnwdzx/

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## Who is named (5)

- [Milledgeville Police Department](https://truthscore.com/entity/05a20514)
- [Georgia](https://truthscore.com/entity/366dafc6)
- [Flock Safety automated license plate reader system](https://truthscore.com/entity/75f04d2b)
- [Dray Swicord](https://truthscore.com/entity/eb9ba352)
- [Brandon Sellers](https://truthscore.com/entity/eeb717bc)

## What it added

- [Brandon Sellers used his assigned Flock ALPR system for non-work-related purposes.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4bbc257d)
  > Major Brandon Sellers of the Milledgeville Police Department Criminal Investigations Division used his assigned Flock account for non-work-related purposes, leading to termination.
- [Dray Swicord notified supervisors on August 10, 2026.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a9e37552)
  > Chief Dray Swicord notified supervisors on August 10, 2026
- [An internal review confirmed the misuse.](https://truthscore.com/claim/6b0980bd)
  > after which an internal review confirmed misuse.
- [Brandon Sellers faces a felony charge of violation of oath by a public officer and a misdemeanor charge of misuse of captured license plate data.](https://truthscore.com/claim/eef8ceff)
  > Sellers faces a felony charge of violation of oath by a public officer and a misdemeanor charge of misuse of captured license plate data.
- [Flock Safety automated license plate readers continuously capture vehicle plates, make, model, color, and location data across networked cameras, feeding…](https://truthscore.com/claim/856ffd31)
  > 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 same architecture enables rapid vehicle location for investigations and also supports individual officer queries outside official duties.](https://truthscore.com/claim/15e857bc)
  > The same architecture that enables rapid vehicle location for investigations also supports individual officer queries outside official duties.
- [The system interfaces through department accounts with audit logs that flag unusual activity.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b0138c2c)
  > The system interfaces through department accounts with audit logs that flag unusual activity.
- [Structural gaps include reliance on internal detection and limited external transparency into query purposes.](https://truthscore.com/claim/499991df)
  > Structural gaps include reliance on internal detection and limited external transparency into query purposes.
- [The incident fits a documented pattern of Georgia officers accessing Flock data for personal reasons, with multiple departments firing and charging personnel…](https://truthscore.com/claim/bf971bfd)
  > This incident fits a documented pattern of Georgia officers accessing Flock data for personal reasons, with multiple departments firing and charging personnel after audits in 2026.
- [Capabilities expand via municipal contracts and shared networks that lower barriers to persistent vehicle tracking.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1545d17d)
  > Capabilities expand via municipal contracts and shared networks that lower barriers to persistent vehicle tracking.
- [At scale the network creates asymmetric power over location histories with limited practical opt-out for drivers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d8e7655c)
  > At scale the network creates asymmetric power over location histories with limited practical opt-out for drivers.

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