Investigation Spurs Discipline of 2 Officers Over Flock Misuse at 301-Camera Indianapolis Network
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 19
Investigation Spurs Discipline of 2 Officers Over Flock Misuse at 301-Camera Indianapolis Network
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 19
Summary
Two officers were disciplined after a Washington Post investigation found they allegedly misused Flock license-plate readers, with their departments unaware of the conduct.
Basic oversight was often missing: the report said the officers' departments and many others had not carried out routine monitoring of how the surveillance system was used.
In Indianapolis, the findings undercut recent public assurances from Police Chief Tanya Terry that officers were using the city's 301 Flock cameras only to investigate crime.
The case lands as Indianapolis residents are already pressing for tighter limits on police surveillance, widening scrutiny of how departments govern automated plate-reader networks.