Incident #1760
Braselton, Georgia, Police Chief Allegedly Used Flock License-Plate Reader System to Stalk and Harass Multiple People
Description
Michael Steffman, then police chief of Braselton, Georgia, allegedly used Flock automated license plate readers to stalk and harass multiple people. One woman said he used the cameras to track her location. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested him on charges including stalking and misuse of the systems after an investigation lasting several months. He resigned from the department.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- stalkers
- police-officers
- police-departments-in-the-united-states
- michael-steffman
- law-enforcement
- braselton-police-department-(georgia)
Alleged Developers
- surveillance-technology-developers
- flock-safety
- automated-license-plate-reader-(alpr)-developers
Harmed Parties
- women-and-girls
- women
- victims-of-stalking
- privacy
- individuals-whose-license-plate-data-were-accessed-for-non-law-enforcement-purposes