Incident #1720
Stow, Massachusetts, Police Officer Allegedly Used Flock License-Plate Reader System to Track Former Romantic Partner
Description
A Stow, Massachusetts, police officer allegedly used Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system and other law-enforcement databases to obtain information about a former romantic partner and track her movements. The woman said she had fled an abusive relationship and later obtained a restraining order. An internal investigation found repeated searches without legitimate law-enforcement reasons, and the department ended its Flock contract.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- jason-rogers
- stow-police-department-(massachusetts)
- police-departments-in-the-united-states
- law-enforcement
- stalkers
Alleged Developers
- flock-safety
- automated-license-plate-reader-(alpr)-developers
- surveillance-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- victims-of-stalking
- privacy
- women-and-girls
- women