Newtown, CT Legislative Council Wants Flock Camera Moratorium

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... "I don't want to live in a surveillance state at all," said member Jordana Bloom. "I don't think it is partisan. I think this is out of control and I'm completely in favor of asking whatever we can in terms of a moratorium."

Donna Rahtelli said she did support Flock cameras, but has changed her mind since police originally pitched it to them.

"I was originally on the other side of this when the chief came to present the information about it, and he got to my heart because he explained that we could find a lost child or a criminal," Rahtelli said. "I was really for it. But after speaking to many residents and doing my own research, I had a lot of concerns. Now I am against it. I feel like it's too much surveillance." ...

Officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend's ex-wife: Police chief
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... A North Carolina police officer has been arrested for allegedly using Flock license plate readers to track her boyfriend's ex-wife, according to police, as use of the Flock camera system across the U.S. has come under fire.

The Mooresville Police Department was conducting an audit of its Flock license plate reader system when it discovered officer Elizabeth Snowman allegedly accessed the system 31 times for personal use, Mooresville Police Chief Ron Campurciani said. ...

@#4

Yup.

About a week ago ...

Proposed Use of Flock Drones Sparks Debate in CT Cities
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Savannah Police Department fires 6 employees over Flock Safety System misuse
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... The Savannah Police Department terminated four sworn officers and two civilian employees following an internal investigation into misuse of the department's Flock Safety License Plate Reader system. All six cases are also under independent criminal investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The six employees were placed on administrative leave last week after a proactive review of system activity identified searches that appeared to have been conducted for purposes unrelated to legitimate law enforcement activity. ...

What the investigation found

SPD's administrative investigation determined the employees violated department policies governing the authorized use of law enforcement technology and departmental resources. Investigators found that employees were running searches on personal acquaintances and family members. One officer was found to have given someone from an outside law enforcement agency access to SPD's Flock Safety system, which they weren't authorized to do. ...