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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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93 incidents closest to “Flock FreeForm” · matched on meaning · public 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 →

WF-24L7UP4 Oct 2025

Wrongly jailed Florida woman a victim of police abuse of Flock: Attorney - WFLA

The system identified Lindsey Isaacs's vehicle as linked to a fatal crash, leading to her wrongful arrest and 13-day jailing.

Company involved
Florida Highway Patrol
AI system involved
Flock

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-JYMJO81 Oct 2025

Florida woman featured in CBS12 investigation takes Flock camera case to Congress - WPEC

Flock camera identified Lindsey Isaacs' vehicle near a fatal crash, leading to her wrongful arrest for triple homicide.

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

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-41U6WU12 Nov 2024

LMPD detective again under investigation for questionable Flock searches - Louisville Public Media

Flock system enabled detective to search for and track a vehicle assigned to an LMPD employee, potentially violating their privacy.

Company involved
Louisville Metro Police Department
AI system involved
Flock

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 →

Milwaukee Strips Officers of Flock Camera Access After Shocking Stalking Scandals - motorbiscuit.com

Automated license plate readers tracked the vehicle locations of an ex-partner and a civilian without authorization.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety ALPR

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-E82BPZ26 Sep 2026

Lexington police used Flock cams to find road rage suspect. It led them to an innocent man - Lexington Herald…

The system identified a vehicle as a possible match for a road rage suspect, leading police to surround the home of an innocent man and his fiancée.

Company involved
Lexington Police Department
AI system involved
Flock

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-7N8YEU1 Feb 2024

Iraq War Veteran Claims Flock Camera Error Led to Police Stop at Gunpoint - Military.com

The system incorrectly identified a vehicle as stolen, leading to a traffic stop and detention of the driver at gunpoint.

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

Florida Cops Weaponize Flock Cameras to Stalk Women in 355-Search Sarasota Case - MotorBiscuit

Sarasota police officer Cory Waiters tracked a specific vehicle 355 times over five months using the Flock ALPR network and the state DAVID system, stalking the vehicle's owner.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) network; DAVID system

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-ZWBBMS1 Oct 2025

Ex-Fort Pierce officer accused of using Flock database 382 times to track ex-girlfriend - WPEC

Searched the ex-girlfriend's license plate and personal information in Flock and other law enforcement databases without a legitimate purpose.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-A92BBP23 Jun 2026

Cherokee County deputies fired for misusing Flock licence plate database

Three deputies from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia were fired and arrested for allegedly accessing the department’s automated licence plate reader database without a lawful purpose. The misuse was uncovered following a self-initiated audit of the Flock Safety system. All three individuals face charges of violation of oath of office.

Company involved
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
AI system involved
Flock Safety

3 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-KVS2HV4 Oct 2025

Florida woman sues highway patrol after Flock data falsely identified her - NewsNation

Flock camera data falsely identified Lindsey Isaacs as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run, leading to her arrest and felony charges.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-4MF24H14 Sep 2026

Hackers breach Flock camera data, share findings with media - NBC Montana

The Flock camera system photographed and tracked vehicles and individuals, generating millions of images and license plate data for law enforcement use.

Company involved
Flock
AI system involved
Flock camera

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-5ID07I1 Oct 2025

One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days - jezebel.com

Arrested Lindsey Isaacs for vehicular homicide based solely on Flock license-plate data.

Company involved
Flock
AI system involved
Flock

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-HHMQM326 Nov 2025

Two men sue the City of San Diego over alleged wrongful arrest linked to Flock ALPR data - 10News.com

The Flock ALPR system flagged a vehicle as matching a suspect's car, leading to the arrest of Hugo Parra and Ariel Alonso Beltran.

Company involved
City of San Diego
AI system involved
Flock ALPR

1 source article · read the reporting →

Flock lawsuit accuses tech company of exposing citizens to rogue police tracking - Top Class Actions

The system recorded and tracked the locations of vehicles and their owners without consent.

Company involved
Flock Group Inc.
AI system involved
Flock

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-J0D28K17 Apr 2026

A Flock Camera Helped Put Her in Jail for 13 Days. Photos of Her Undamaged Durango Got Her Out. -…

A Flock camera recorded Lindsey Isaacs's black Dodge Durango near a fatal crash, and the lead contributed to her being arrested and jailed for 13 days for vehicular homicide.

Company involved
Flock Safety
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-M1JJPL1 Apr 2024

Flock Safety’s Massive Error Rate is Subjecting Innocent Drivers to Felony Stops - MotorBiscuit

Flock Safety camera misread a license plate character, triggering a stolen vehicle alert that led Toledo police to conduct a felony traffic stop without verification, during which an innocent driver was bitten by a police dog, injured, and wrongfully arrested.

Company involved
Toledo Police Department
AI system involved
Flock Safety

1 source article · read the reporting →

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