Incident #1690
Kechi, Kansas, Police Lieutenant Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife
Description
Kechi, Kansas police lieutenant Victor Heiar used Wichita police's Flock Safety license-plate reader system to search his estranged wife's plate and review her movements over the prior month. An arrest affidavit said Heiar acknowledged knowing the use was improper; his wife said she felt violated and unsafe. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor stalking and computer crime and received 18 months' probation.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- wichita-police-department-(kansas)
- victor-heiar
- stalkers
- law-enforcement
- kechi-police-department-(kansas)
Alleged Developers
- surveillance-technology-developers
- flock-safety
- automated-license-plate-reader-(alpr)-developers
Harmed Parties
- women-and-girls
- women
- victor-heiar's-estranged-wife
- privacy
- individuals-whose-license-plate-data-were-accessed-for-non-law-enforcement-purposes