‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
- When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello County, Iowa, they don’t want them to know.
- A usage policy for the automated license plate reader cameras in the county tells police, in no uncertain terms, to keep them a secret: “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE,” the policy document reads.
- “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
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- When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello County, Iowa, they don’t want them to know.
- A usage policy for the automated license plate reader cameras in the county tells police, in no uncertain terms, to keep them a secret: “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE,” the policy document reads.
- “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
Sources: 404media