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Where automated decisions went wrong

Incidents gathered from public reporting around the world. Each one links to the articles it came from. None of it is a finding that anyone broke the law.

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69 incidents closest to “Flock FreeForm” · matched on meaning · public reporting

Flock scrutiny reaches Capitol Hill as wrongfully jailed driver testifies before Senate - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN

The system incorrectly matched a license plate to a vehicle involved in a crime, leading to the arrest and jailing of Lindsey Isaacs.

AI system involved
Flock Safety ALPR cameras

1 source article · read the reporting →

Revere police officer used Flock system to track ex-girlfriend’s whereabouts, records show; suspended for 3 days - The Boston Globe

The Flock license plate reader system tracked Marissa Todisco's vehicle locations, which Officer Tiso accessed for personal reasons.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock camera system

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-7IG1HU5 Oct 2025

A Flock camera hit sent troopers to her door. They had the wrong car. - investigatetv.com

Flock camera data led Florida Highway Patrol troopers to arrest Lindsey Isaacs for a triple fatal crash she did not commit.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-2L9NSA11 Sep 2026

NoCams Muskego files lawsuit against 11 municipalities that use Flock - Greater Milwaukee Today

The system recorded and tracked vehicle movements of residents and drivers, and allowed police to search location history without a warrant.

Company involved
City of Muskego
AI system involved
Flock Safety automated license plate readers

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-014H1J1 Mar 2026

A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend - WIRED

The system tracked the vehicle locations of a former romantic partner and a fellow police officer.

Company involved
Alpharetta Police Department
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-XCFU9E17 Apr 2026

How a Flock camera hit put an innocent woman in jail for killing 3 people - Atlanta News First

The system incorrectly identified a black Dodge Durango as the vehicle involved in a fatal crash, leading to the arrest and jailing of Lindsey Isaacs for 13 days.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety camera

1 source article · read the reporting →

Wrongful arrest warning: How flock surveillance cameras sent an innocent woman to jail - Jang

The system flagged her vehicle as a potential match to one near a fatal hit-and-run crash, leading to her arrest on eight felony counts and 13 days in jail

AI system involved
Flock Safety automated license plate readers

1 source article · read the reporting →

Police Officer Uses Flock Cameras To Hand an Abuser His Victim’s Exact Location - motorbiscuit.com

The Flock camera system tracked a domestic violence victim's vehicle and disclosed her live location to her suspected abuser.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

Flock cameras raise privacy questions after former Sarasota officer’s arrest - ABC7 WWSB

Flock cameras captured and tracked license plates and vehicle movements of drivers across the Suncoast, enabling repeated searches of one plate by an officer.

Company involved
Flock
AI system involved
Flock cameras

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-6Z4UWW1 Apr 2025

Boston dumps Flock cameras after data leaked to outside law enforcement - Boston Herald

Collected and shared license plate and vehicle images of drivers in Boston with outside law enforcement agencies

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety ALPR System

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-C7BDTB1 Jan 2026

Shively police officer accused of using Flock system to track, harass woman for months - WLKY

A police officer tracked a woman's movements across Kentucky and Indiana using the Flock camera system.

Company involved
Shively Police Department
AI system involved
Flock

1 source article · read the reporting →

Complaint alleges Thornton police misused Flock data - northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com

Complaint alleges Thornton police misused Flock data northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com

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Court docs: IMPD officer tracked women through Flock, arranged run-ins - IndyStar

An IMPD officer used Flock cameras to track the license plates of a dozen women and arranged run-ins with them.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock

1 source article · read the reporting →

Stockton police disclose Flock misuse, outline oversight changes after employee’s departure - Stocktonia News

Stockton police disclose Flock misuse, outline oversight changes after employee’s departure Stocktonia News

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-LQT9BX10 Sep 2026

Waukesha County Flock cameras; WILL files lawsuit - FOX6 News Milwaukee

Flock cameras continuously capture license plate data and images, tracking vehicles' movements and storing data on residents in Waukesha County.

Company involved
Flock
AI system involved
Flock cameras

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-GMZ4AI28 Jun 2024

Federal Lawsuit in Melbourne Airport Police Shooting Names Flock; Records Contradict the Official Account - The Space Coast Rocket

The Flock system generated a 30-day chronological reconstruction of John Jay Niebuhr's vehicle movements from thousands of license plate camera captures.

Company involved
Flock Group, Inc.
AI system involved
Flock Falcon

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-FU44MK29 May 2025

LAWSUIT: Waukesha County man gets 'Flocked' by sheriff’s dept. after filing complaint against deputy - TMJ4 News

The Flock license plate reader system allowed sheriff's deputies to search and track Napoleon Jones's vehicle more than 100 times after he filed a citizen complaint.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

Flock Cameras Are Capturing Way More Than You Think: Hackers Found 1.6 Million Images On Just One Device - Baller…

The camera photographed vehicles and people, capturing 1.6 million images over 21 days.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety camera

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-CRBH9Y3 Apr 2025

Flock Safety failed to secure Boston vehicle data during 2025 pilot, report finds - WBUR

Flock Safety cameras collected license plate and vehicle data from drivers in Boston and shared it with external law enforcement agencies.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-B197521 May 2026

Lawsuit challenges warrantless Flock database searches in county - gmtoday.com

Flock cameras captured images and location data of vehicles and pedestrians, providing law enforcement with a searchable database of individuals' movements without warrants.

Company involved
Flock Group Inc.
AI system involved
Flock Safety cameras

1 source article · read the reporting →

Flock cameras misuse alleged in probe of former high-ranking Creve Coeur police officers - WEEK | 25 News Now

The Flock cameras were used to track the location of a woman and her children without their knowledge.

Company involved
Creve Coeur Police Department
AI system involved
Flock cameras

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-ZZA03I1 Jan 2025

Boston told Flock not to allow outside access to its license plate data. It happened anyway. - The Boston Globe

Shared license plate data of vehicles in Boston with outside law enforcement agencies, against contractual agreement.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety automatic license plate reader system

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-OLP31O1 Apr 2026

A Motorcyclist Died And Two Others Were Killed. A False Flock ID Helped Police Arrest The Wrong Person - RideApart.com

The Flock ALPR system incorrectly identified Lindsay Isaacs's vehicle as involved in a fatal crash, leading to her wrongful arrest and imprisonment.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock FreeForm

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-7WIC5Y15 Jun 2025

Police use Flock Safety ALPR network to surveil protesters without warrants

The Electronic Frontier Foundation obtained data showing that over 50 law enforcement agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock Safety's automated license plate reader network in connection with protest activity in 2025. The searches targeted vehicles associated with protests, including the No Kings movement and animal rights activists, without articulating a specific crime. The surveillance creates a chilling effect on First Amendment-protected dissent.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety ALPR network

7 source articles · read the reporting →

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