Five Police Officers Criminally Charged for Misusing Flock Cameras in Indianapolis
"Nationwide, at least 100 police department employees have been charged with or accused of misusing license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes," reports the Washington Post. They cite their past investigations "based on thousands of pages of police and court records," which found that "In many of these cases, officers used Flock's roadside cameras to track the location of romantic partners…
Five Indianapolis police officers have been criminally charged for misusing Flock cameras, according to county prosecutors. One officer has also been charged with stalking, and another officer has resigned while four others have been suspended and recommended for termination, stated the police department. The Washington Post's investigation revealed that one officer searched for plates 3,759 times over a 10-month period, averaging 12 lookups per day.
Police Chief Tanya Terry suspended one officer after conducting an investigation into possible misuse and a systemwide audit of the city's 301-camera Flock system, which uncovered more widespread abuse. One of the accused officers, an 18-year veteran named Schultz, was charged with multiple counts of official misconduct and stalking for tracking his ex-wife and women he met while on duty or in public.
Prosecutors allege that he posed as an FBI agent to text her and show up at places she frequented, including her gym and a school function with her daughter. Another officer, Binford, searched the plate of his ex-wife over 1,000 times between April 2024 and April 2025. The county prosecutor expressed concerns about the vast power Flock cameras give police officers and the need for independent and judicial oversight of the system.
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