This news investigation follows a resident of North Manchester, Indiana, who came to believe local police were secretly tracking his movements after he repeatedly clashed with town officials at council meetings. Using the site “Have I Been Flocked,” he discovered his license plate had been searched dozens of times in Flock Safety’s nationwide automated license plate reader (ALPR) network, which connects over 6,000 police agencies and tens of thousands of cameras across 49 states. Public records confirmed North Manchester officers and Wabash County deputies searched his plate repeatedly over at least a year, often logging vague reasons like “locate” rather than any suspected crime, and officials declined to explain why.
The report situates Bob’s case within a broader pattern of at least 70 documented incidents nationwide where officers misused Flock cameras to stalk exes, monitor family members, or harass critics, raising concerns that since no warrant or reasonable suspicion is required to search the database, ordinary citizens have no way to know who is tracking them or why.