OFFICIAL Flock Cameras Misused or Destroyed Thread (Page 22 of 24)
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Revere officer suspended over misuse of license plate reader system REVERE, Mass. — A Revere police officer was suspended without pay earlier this year for misusing Flock license plate reader technology, according to the department. The city's police department began an internal investigation into officer Michael Tiso after receiving a complaint last December. 5 Investigates has learned that the review found he not only accessed Flock's cameras to locate a woman he had an active restraining order against, but he also looked up her license plate using a state database. Both were found to be violations of department policy. Tiso served his suspension, and the findings of the internal affairs investigation were reported to the Massachusetts Peace Officers and Training Commission, or POST, which tracks officer misconduct. He has since returned to duty. |
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Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Office employee resigns amid investigation into Flock system misuse BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office employee has resigned and is now under state investigation following allegations that they misused the agency’s Flock Safety license plate reader system. Sheriff Brian Chism announced the ongoing probe in a video statement, noting the alleged misuse was flagged during a routine audit of Flock system activity. “Oversight and accountability are critical when law enforcement uses technology such as Flock, and when a concern is identified, we take it seriously and act accordingly,” Chism said. “One employee’s alleged misuse of a system should not be confused with the authorized use of that system by the men and women of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.” Following an initial Internal Affairs investigation, the unidentified employee resigned. The sheriff’s office has since referred the matter to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for an independent review. |
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FL has LPRs on school buses. Started out for passing violations then they expanded use to include incidental violations ![]()
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An Alabama deputy sheriff has been fired over reported misuse of the department’s Flock camera system. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday said the deputy was dismissed last week following an internal audit that turned up violation of agency policies and procedures regarding the system. https://www.al.com/crime/2026/09/alabama-deputy-sheriff-fired-over-alleged-misuse-of-flock-camera-system.html |
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Livingston County sheriff temporarily removes Flock cameras after repeated vandalism Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy said that the county has temporarily removed all of its Flock cameras — the controversial automatic license plate readers that have stirred bipartisan pushback across Michigan and the country — in the wake of a repeated string of vandalism incidents targeting the cameras. “We took them down just to avoid any more vandalism,” he said. “Frankly, we’re trying to figure out how we can best protect our investment, and how we can hold those accountable that do the vandalism because it’s a felony. You can voice opposition against something all you want, but destroying property’s not the way to do it.” |
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I've been waiting for Clayton County to join the party. Clayton County deputy arrested, accused of Flock camera misuse ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Clayton County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested for allegedly abusing his Flock camera privileges. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said it took Erroll Farrell Jr., 40, into custody. He faces a charge of misuse of a license plate reader system. The GBI said the sheriff’s office asked it to look into the accusations. Farrell allegedly used the system for reasons unrelated to his job. Farrell turned himself in on Tuesday and has since been booked in Clayton County Jail. |
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I'm against Flock existence and Flock abuse, but did they say he used Flock to see if the chick he had a restraining order against was hanging out at his house? If so, I'm having problems getting incensed here. Or did a functionally illiterate reporter (or artificial reporter) phrase that part backwards when she was the one who filed for the restraining order?? |
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Originally Posted By mcantu: FL has LPRs on school buses. Started out for passing violations then they expanded use to include incidental violations ![]()
Sweet sweet revenue enhancement. ![]() Some Florida Flock cams stay despite growing controversy Orange and volusia county pd trying to keep their precious onering. They keep trying to use the "but look at this good thing we did, therefore it justifies treating you all like criminals!" ![]() Florida sheriff against Flock cam ban, says they 'cannot fight crime in the Stone Age' This pinellas county goof is chiding people and trying to say we're uninformed by listing what they're doing with the cameras. He says they can't fight crime in the stone age - that's childish hyperbole. "You can't de-tool the police, that will cause crime to go up" - yes, we can de-tool the police, and in regards to mass surveillance, you deserve it, you should have known better in the first place, the exact same argument you're using for the mass surveillance justifies things you (I hope!) would violently reject. He snottily (watch the video) chides everyone that ALPRs catch photographs and metadata stamp them, not videos. (I guess we're ignoring the videos off plate readers we've seen? For the love of pete, pinellas, someone fire this sleazy officer. At least you could find an honest barbarian that says "yes, it's mass surveillance, we're tracking everyone that gets in front of the cameras BECAUSE they get in front of them." I think he's too chicken to say it. Mayor of miami beach is trying to cling to mass surveillance too: ![]() Some Florida Flock cams stay despite growing controversy The news and people keep mistakenly putting it as privacy first, instead of ... not being tracked for committing the sin of being where a camera can see you. Can we pick california or NYC and ahve them secede and make themselves the surveillance state so we can ship all the pro-mass-surveillacne people there so they can do their thing around others like themselves? The harder the pro-mass surveillance tyrants all push back by citing good things done with them, the more they hang themselves by not being even more invasive and destructive "for our good." After all, planting a remote detonatable ankle collar on everyone the moment they're born and having cameras literally everywhere would stop ALL crime, right? If you justify the cameras by saying it's used for good, you justify EVERYTHING that's usable for good. Some Kansas group has put up an ALPR abuse tracker webpage: https://library.kansas.watch/ This one speaks for itself: 2055 times. ![]() He Searched Her License Plate 2,055 Times — Flock Didn’t Stop Him |
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This is why it must be pointed out that this is not only about privacy, and that if you accept that someone can do something wrong to you in order to have something good result, you MUST accept all wrongs, if they can have something right happen.![]() Sheriff Judd responds to ALPR questions | Breaking News Sept. 1, 2026 This is emotional manipulation. "We do good stuff with this therefore you HAVE to accept it." First: this is not mainly about privacy. It's about the reasonable expectation of not being tracked in public. I suspect in his 54 years judd grady has enforced laws against people for doing *exactly* what the government mass surveillance itself does. He could probably even list the statutes. "It does no more than an officer on the side of the road" - Ok, now count up your cameras, not just the alprs, sheriff, and imagine the society if those were all officers. You're old enough. You should have read 1984 - what society does that amount of tracking create? Just because it's like that online that doesn't mean you take that wrong and reproduce it offline. "Flock is the least invasive" ... "We have bodycameras, those are more invasive" - yes, and some of us pointed out in the very start that bodycams would be a prosecutors and bureaucrat's wet dream and that we shouldn't have done them. There's also the thing that the bodycams are specific to the officer, even if automated systems force the camera to record whether they turn them on or not (not to say they can't put their hand over them, and frankly, we saw the bodycam footage from the bricks and minifigs case, we know leos manipulate the things). Also, I bet the sheriff here would tell you when and where leo's don't allow usage of the bodycam. They protect their undercovers (doesn't exist for the mere public ), and probably their CIs and I bet they turn them off when discussing "sensitive" matters for the pd.Those mass surveillance cams? They don't turn off. They don't physically have to, they're on external power. Sheriff, you're just arguing for the bodycams and ALL mass surveillance to go. He goes on and talks about how the cell phone and internet and other ways track us all. That's literally "but everyone is already doing it, therefore just accept it" and then he goes directly into sleazeball emotional manipulation with the "if it was your grandkid" - yes, parents will do the very wrong they had done to them to protect their own. Sheriff, you should know this - your own words impeach you. Added for those who prefer a visual: ![]() Terminator 2: Judgment Day [4K] Sarah Connor tries to kill Dyson But she was just trying to do good, you know. This is like the discussion with a wife to see if she'll cheat on her husband with you for 50 bucks, and she gives you a dirty look, then you offer a million and she says maybe, then she gets mad at you for calling her a ( ), and you say "We already deteremined that you are, now we're just bickering over price." He goes on to make the argument that, if you accept his false reasoning, justifies a drone camera following everyone everywhere all the time. "but we have guardrails" - LMAO (see thread). Give me remote control over a detcord on your pinkie sheriff, I'll have guardrails, I promise! What, you won't accept that? BUT WHY? You hold the power of life and death over citizens, and you can't give up a pinkie toe?
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Originally Posted By realwar:
I bet it’s fake to try to goad people to turning themselves in. |
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Originally Posted By lygxis: This is why it must be pointed out that this is not only about privacy, and that if you accept that someone can do something wrong to you in order to have something good result, you MUST accept all wrongs, if they can have something right happen. This is emotional manipulation. "We do good stuff with this therefore you HAVE to accept it." Judd says the same thing about Red Flag Laws. |
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Originally Posted By PepePewPew: I'm against Flock existence and Flock abuse, but did they say he used Flock to see if the chick he had a restraining order against was hanging out at his house? If so, I'm having problems getting incensed here. Or did a functionally illiterate reporter (or artificial reporter) phrase that part backwards when she was the one who filed for the restraining order?? Originally Posted By PepePewPew: Originally Posted By Extorris: Revere officer suspended over misuse of license plate reader system I'm against Flock existence and Flock abuse, but did they say he used Flock to see if the chick he had a restraining order against was hanging out at his house? If so, I'm having problems getting incensed here. Or did a functionally illiterate reporter (or artificial reporter) phrase that part backwards when she was the one who filed for the restraining order?? Another article said he tracked his ex girlfriend and her family. He got a whole 3 day suspension. |
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Hall county got a third investigator, bringing their total to 6: https://nowgeorgia.com/third-hall-county-investigator-fired-for-misuse-of-flock-safety-system/ |
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Originally Posted By Xyster7212: Hall county got a third investigator, bringing their total to 6: https://nowgeorgia.com/third-hall-county-investigator-fired-for-misuse-of-flock-safety-system/ APD doing their Flock audit.
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Update on the New Bedford cops. https://turnto10.com/news/local/new-bedford-police-to-announce-findings-of-internal-investigation-on-flock-cameras-sept-3-2026 (WJAR) — New Bedford Police Department Chief Jason Thody is recommending the firing of two police officers after an internal investigation found misuse of Flock cameras in the city. The investigation concluded that Officer Emily Pacheco and Sgt. James Marinelli misused the city’s Automated License Plate Reader, therefore violating police policies and procedures. There has been a public backlash in New Bedford after Officer Pacheco was placed on leave after allegedly using the camera to track her ex-girlfriend. |
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Ginther announces pause in use of CPD's Flock license plate readers amid misuse claims COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther on Thursday announced a pause in the use of CPD's Flock license plate readers. "What I have learned has shaken my trust," said Ginther, "I am angry, I am disappointed," as the mayor announced an officer had been relieved of duty, and was now under investigation, for allegedly using the FLOCK system hundreds of times to check a license plate number not linked to law enforcement business. |
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https://www.fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-canceling-flock-contract-over-undisclosed-data-tracking.amp earlier this summer, a Flock sales representative emailed the city's Engineering Department offering to sell the city five years’ worth of data on traffic speeds and movements captured by Flock cameras. That means Sheboygan's Flock cameras have been tracking driving speeds and movement patterns – something the city said Flock never told them about. I guess the city of Sheboygan should have read the terms and conditions of that contract they signed with Flock: Flock Property also includes any derivative works, intermediate or final outputs, analyses, reports, models, or other results generated by or through the Flock Services. |
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/03/state-police-investigate-ex-chesterton-officer-flock Indiana State Police will investigate whether there were potential criminal violations by a Chesterton police officer, who recently resigned after being confronted about his practices accessing data from the Flock Safety license plate readers. Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson, in a release Wednesday, stated that Cpl. Christopher Schoof resigned from the department on Aug. 27, rather than be placed on unpaid suspension. Richardson said that he received information from an out-of-state newspaper, which questioned data they reviewed on a website regarding Flock inquiries that Schoof allegedly made in 2024 and 2025. He was then a detective for Chesterton, but was reassigned to work patrol in January 2026. |
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https://www.wlky.com/article/flock-camera-scrutiny-local-officers-misuse-system On Thursday, the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed a second investigation into Det. Wesley Troutman’s questionable license plate searches. Troutman was previously suspended for two days for sharing his Flock credentials with a DEA agent who conducted immigration-related searches. Three other officers from local departments have been arrested and fired for similar misconduct. Former LMPD officer Robert Cedeno was indicted last April on stalking and harassment charges for using Flock cameras to monitor an ex-girlfriend. |
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https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/joplin-officer-misuse-flock-cameras JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Police officer accused of misusing the department’s Flock camera system has been charged in Jasper County court. Late last month, Jasper County Prosecutor Theresa Kenney filed four counts of misuse of official information by a public servant against Kenneth Andersen. The charges are all misdemeanors. Jasper County Judge Nicole Carlton allowed Andersen to post a $20,000 surety bond on the condition that he not contact any of the victims in the case. According to court records, JPD says in December 2025 it learned Andersen performed a large number of computer checks of the Flock safety system for three vehicle license plates. Those accusations touched off a big debate about the use of Flock cameras and JPD’s lack of oversight of their use. JPD called in the Missouri State Highway Patrol to investigate. The investigation showed Andersen conducted 22 unauthorized checks of the vehicles and license plate numbers of two of his girlfriends and the current boyfriend of one of the women. |
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https://www.fox26houston.com/news/pasadena-police-department-releases-statement-regarding-employees-involved-flock-camera-misuse As FOX 26 reported in July, Pasadena Police Sergeant Michael Palitz resigned before Pasadena Police could complete an internal affairs investigation, according to Pasadena City Council Member Emmanuel Guerrero. "My understanding of the investigation, he would use it to specifically track another female officer, and the system, after so much usage, pinged his specific account, raising a red flag," Guerrero said. |
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Originally Posted By mcantu:
That's going to make about 30-50% of GD suddenly start supporting Flock. |
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Originally Posted By Xyster7212: This is my GA 2026 list, including the 2 most recent RCSO deputies that you mentioned (thanks for that): 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 6 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 1 at Houston County SO 1 at Stephens County SO 6 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD 1 at Covington PD 1 at Athens-Clarke County PD 1 at Tift County SO (demoted) 1 at Hahira PD 1 at GA Dept of Corrections 1 at Clayton County SO Originally Posted By Xyster7212: This is my GA 2026 list, including the 2 most recent RCSO deputies that you mentioned (thanks for that): 4 at Cherokee County SO 3 at Fayetteville PD 5 at Albany PD 1 at Dekalb County 6 at Richmond County SO 1 at Conyers PD 2 at Habersham County SO. 6 at Savannah PD 1 at Greene County SO 1 at Echols County SO 3 at Coweta County SO 1 at Polk County PD 8 at Dekalb County (suspended) 3 at Macon-Bibb 1 at Dallas, GA PD 1 at Milledgeville PD 1 at Houston County SO 1 at Stephens County SO 6 at Hall County SO 1 at Union City PD 1 at Alpharetta PD 1 at Covington PD 1 at Athens-Clarke County PD 1 at Tift County SO (demoted) 1 at Hahira PD 1 at GA Dept of Corrections 1 at Clayton County SO @Xyster7212 Add Chatham County to the list. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/09/04/gbi-asked-investigate-chatham-county-officer-over-flock-license-plate-reader-misuse CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Police Department said they asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate potential misuse of Flock License Plate Readers by a Chatham County Police Department officer. According to CCPD, on Aug. 31, 2026, a Chatham County Police Department officer submitted a resignation immediately upon being questioned about the potential misuse of the Flock License Plate Reader system. Police said the activity in question happened in late 2024 and during the first two weeks of January 2025. Law enforcement said the activity was not detected during CCPD’s internal license plate reader audits, which date back to Jan. 1, 2025. |
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Originally Posted By Extorris: @Xyster7212 Add Chatham County to the list. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/09/04/gbi-asked-investigate-chatham-county-officer-over-flock-license-plate-reader-misuse Thanks! That explains why they've been posting pro-flock AI-slop flyers on social media for the past week or two. |
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Originally Posted By mcantu:
If this was 2020 instead of anti-trump and no kings, it'd be "someone who goes outside to take their dog out on a walk during covid." Or it could be the tea party protestors. Or (insert lterally anything the WDC establishment hates). |
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#7 for Hall County: https://accessnorthga.com/news/hall-deputy-resigns-after-misusing-flock-off-duty-seventh-instance-within-office? Someone should submit an ORR asking for all internal correspondence related to the "technical difficulties" they claimed caused delays in responding to the ORR that kicked this all off. I wonder if they made that up to try to get ahead of this... 🤔 |
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Joliet police officer, dispatcher under investigation for alleged Flock misuse Two members of the Joliet Police Department are under investigation for alleged misuse of Flock Safety technology. In a statement around 4 p.m. Friday, Joliet police officials announced a “sworn officer and a public safety dispatcher” have been placed on administrative leave following discovery of alleged misuse of Flock Safety technology. “Upon this discovery, the department took administrative action and referred the matter to the City of Joliet Inspector General for investigation. The matter was also referred to the Illinois State Police for their independent review,” according to the statement from the police department. |
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Swampscott, MA cop put on leave following Flock investigation SWAMPSCOTT — A Swampscott Police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after the department was notified of concerns involving possible misuse of Lynn’s Flock license-plate reader system. Swampscott police announced Friday that the department had been notified by its law enforcement partners in Lynn of concerns involving access to that city’s Flock system. The department subsequently opened an internal investigation to determine whether its policies or standards had been violated. Swampscott police did not identify the employee placed on leave or provide additional details regarding the investigation. Although Swampscott does not have Flock cameras installed in the community, its police officers have been authorized to access license-plate reader systems through partner communities for active law enforcement investigations. |
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This is comical at this point. Gwinnett County Police charge, terminate two more officers for Flock misuse The Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) has terminated and charged three total officers for alleged Flock Safety abuse as part of an ongoing investigation. Renee Downer was arrested and charged back in May of this year with simple battery and stalking for reportedly misusing the system. Now, Derric Holmes and Matthew Lau are being fired and charged. Holmes is charged with six counts of misuse of license plate data while Lau faces one charge of the same crime. GCPD added the investigations remain active and more charges could be coming. |
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Originally Posted By Xyster7212: #7 for Hall County: https://accessnorthga.com/news/hall-deputy-resigns-after-misusing-flock-off-duty-seventh-instance-within-office? Someone should submit an ORR asking for all internal correspondence related to the "technical difficulties" they claimed caused delays in responding to the ORR that kicked this all off. I wonder if they made that up to try to get ahead of this... 🤔 Originally Posted By Xyster7212: #7 for Hall County: https://accessnorthga.com/news/hall-deputy-resigns-after-misusing-flock-off-duty-seventh-instance-within-office? Someone should submit an ORR asking for all internal correspondence related to the "technical difficulties" they claimed caused delays in responding to the ORR that kicked this all off. I wonder if they made that up to try to get ahead of this... 🤔 Their drunk Sheriff is blaming Flock for not having auditing tools originally. https://accessnorthga.com/news/sheriff-couch-on-audit-law-enforcement-failed-flock-failed "As a profession, law enforcement failed, and as a company, Flock failed from the beginning. If your company name has the word safety in it, your products should include safeguards," Couch said. "From the outset, Flock did not provide audit tools for agencies and only recently introduced them. Too many officers across the country and here at home used the time without oversight to misuse the system." |
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Originally Posted By Extorris: This is comical at this point. Gwinnett County Police charge, terminate two more officers for Flock misuse Gwinnexico is on the board!
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Originally Posted By Extorris: Their drunk Sheriff is blaming Flock for not having auditing tools originally. https://accessnorthga.com/news/sheriff-couch-on-audit-law-enforcement-failed-flock-failed I saw that on FB - his "it's Flock's fault for being too tempting and not having protections in place" is hilarious. I love how this situation is driving a wedge between Flock and the agencies. |
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Michigan City Police officer resigns after violating flock security policy MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- The Michigan City Police Department has identified a violation of department policy involving an officer's use of the Flock public-safety camera system. During a routine audit of the Flock system activity, MCPD discovered searches conducted by an officer that raised concerns regarding their validity. MCPD immediately conducted an internal investigation, and the officer was placed on administrative leave. MCPD says, the officer resigned during the investigation. The department's administrative review determined that the officer's use of the system goes against MCPD policy. Once the investigation is complete, it will be forwarded for review to the LaPorte County Prosecutor's Office. |
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I think we have a new leader. Kingsville police officer resigned after being confronted over personal use of surveillance, records show KINGSVILLE, Texas — A Kingsville Police Department officer resigned the same day his department confronted him about using the city's Flock automated license plate reader system for personal reasons, KRIS 6 News has confirmed. A misconduct investigation report obtained by 6 Investigates shows Detective Gabriel Garcia's supervisor confronted him about approximately approximately 5,300 searches for personal reasons. Garcia resigned effective July 31, 2026, according to the report filed with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The department's internal investigation sustained the finding that Garcia violated a Kingsville Police Department policy, which governs the use of automated license plate readers, according to the misconduct report. The department imposed an indefinite suspension and completed its investigation on August 28, 2026, the records show. Garcia's resignation was a single handwritten sentence on a sheet of yellow legal paper, according to the document released under open records. It read in part that he was resigning effective July 31, 2026. |
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Originally Posted By realwar:
Not guilty. |






), and probably their CIs and I bet they turn them off when discussing "sensitive" matters for the pd.

