Georgia police misuse of Flock ALPR data

In July 2026, a Conyers Police Department dispatcher supervisor was arrested after an internal audit showed she accessed the department’s Flock Safety automated license‑plate reader more than 30 times to locate her domestic partner’s vehicle. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged her with misuse of the system. Her case was reported as part of a broader pattern in the state, with at least 18 law‑enforcement officers arrested that year for improperly using Flock Safety’s ALPR data.

A week later, a former Habersham County deputy was terminated and arrested after a random audit revealed he accessed the county’s Flock Safety license‑plate reader for personal reasons involving someone he had a relationship with. He faces felony and misdemeanor charges, and the incident was highlighted by the county sheriff as a breach of public trust. Both incidents underscore growing scrutiny of Flock Safety’s surveillance tools in Georgia and calls from privacy advocates for stricter oversight.

The two arrests illustrate an ongoing series of investigations into the misuse of mass‑surveillance technology by local law‑enforcement agencies across the state.