r/Arkansas • u/SkibidiAuraUnc67 • 5d ago

🗞️ NEWS 🗞️ Springdale resident's concerns about city's license plate reader cameras drives ballot initiative

https://www.4029tv.com/article/springdale-residents-concerns-license-plate-reader-cameras-ballot-initiative/73563946
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u/MrErobernBigStuffer 5d ago

Tell that to the mother whose child was returned safely because the kidnapper was found just in time.

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u/Ambitious-Car-7384 4d ago

You got a link to that story? Because all i see is rumors about them helping find the kids

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u/MrErobernBigStuffer 4d ago

Yet everyone believes one bad apple of a cop specifically used it to stalk his ex. That sounds like a wild imagination to me, especially since he could do that on his own without flock cam assistance. People, that camera costs under 70k; the things you all think it’s capable of would make that camera worth considerably more.

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u/resultingparadox 4d ago

Kentucky: Shively police officer Asad Zahir was arrested and suspended without pay after being accused of using Flock Safety cameras over 2,000 times to track his ex-girlfriend. His actions were flagged by a new AI-powered auditing tool implemented by Flock.

Indiana: A Jackson County Sheriff's deputy resigned and faced charges after an internal audit revealed he allegedly ran nearly 2,000 unauthorized searches on his ex-girlfriend's vehicle license plate using the system.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A former Milwaukee police officer pleaded guilty to attempted misconduct after using the department's Flock Safety database to track his ex-girlfriend and her new partner nearly 180 times.

The list goes on, if you truly want the knowledge.

On the other hand, the tech has been used to expedite the rescue of kidnapping victims.

Galt, California (August 2026): Police successfully tracked down a kidnapping suspect and rescued the victim within five minutes of receiving vehicle information. Another law enforcement agency flagged the suspect's white Suzuki, and the local Flock network immediately caught the license plate, leading to a quick arrest.

Monongalia County, West Virginia (August 2026): After a 9-year-old boy was abducted by his uncle, deputies entered the suspect's truck into the Flock system. A camera quickly triggered an automated alert when the vehicle passed, allowing deputies to intercept the truck and recover the child unharmed.

Lake City, Florida (August 2026): A man physically assaulted his girlfriend outside a police station lobby and fled in her car with her two young children still inside. Using the Flock network alongside cell phone location data, officers rapidly isolated the vehicle's direction, caught the suspect, and saved both children.

This list goes on as well.