US · 25 August 2026

Ohio dispatcher resigns after investigation finds more than 20K unauthorized ALPR searches

Source: Police1

A single user at Highland Heights police department searched the Flock system more than 20,000 times in just over a year. The activity was uncovered by a website that tracks use of the technology through public records requests.

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