Flock Risks False Felony Stops With Previously Stolen Vehicles, Detective Says “Not The Flock System’s Fault"

Texas ********* ****** *** **** ** ***** ****** ****

******** **** ** ******* while ***** ***** ******* there ** *** **** that * ********** ******, then *********, ******* ***** shows ** ** ****** in *** ****** *******,* ***** ****** ********* recently ****** ** ********.

*****'* ******* ********* ******'* ******** ***** *** Information ****** (****), ***** ** * central ******** **** ******** crime *******.

*** ********* ***** ******** to "******** ** ****** the ******* ** **'* recovered":

***, **** *** ***? Because ** ***’** *** it **** ***** ** your **** *** *** cities ***** ********…*** * get * ***** *** on **** ****** ******* in ** ****. * may *********** **** **** Flock *** ** ****** and ******* * ****** stop ** *** **** owner ** *** *******.

*******, *** ********* ******* out **** ** ******** the **** ** ****** a ***** **** ** "officer *****" *** *** "the ***** ******'* *****":

***, * *** **** to *** ****. ********, Flock ** ** ******* tool, ***!!! ** *** be ******** ****** *** curve ** *** ****** vehicle *** ** ** the ***** ****** *******, but ** *** **** removed **** **** ******** because ** *** *********. Often ***** ** *** put * ****** *** much ***** ** *** fellow ******** *** ****** they *** *** ****** vehicle ** ***** ******* it ** ***** ** the ****. **** ** not *** ***** ******’* fault; **** ** ******* error. ** **** ** remember ** ****** ****** vehicles *** ** ***** for **** *** ****** of ******** *** *** citizens.

Danger ** ***** ****-**** *****

******** ***** *** ****** vehicles *** ************ ********* because *** *********** ****** suspected****** *** ***** ** high-risk *****.

******, ***** ******* ***** have ******** ** *** past ******* ********* **** were *** ******* **** the ****/****** ******** ***** recovery.

** ******** ****, ***** Hofer, *** ** *** current ***** ** *** Oakland ******* **********, *** mistakenly ******* ******* *** rental *** ** *** driving *** ******* ** a ****** *** ** a ******** *** ******. The ****** *** *** previously **** ****** *** was *********, *** *** system *** ***** **** updated ** ******* *** change. *** ******** ********** to *** *** "********** the *** **** **** drawn," ** ** ******* in ****-**** *****, *** Hofer *** **********,********* ** * ***** news ******.

***** ********** **** *** settled **** *** **** of *** **** *** the ****** ** ****** Costa. ***** **** **** Vigilant, *** *** ****** against ******** **** ******* by *** *****.*****'* *************** **** *** **** PD ****** ** ****** the ******* **** *** "hot ****" **** ** had **** *********:

***** *** ******* *** recovered, *** *** **** police ********** ****** ** remove *** ******* **** the **** ** ****** vehicles, **** **** ** remained ** *** “*** list” *** ** ********’* database ***** ** ***** November **, **** ***** and ******** **** ****** over.

*******, ** **** ****** to ******** ***** ** fault, ******* ******** "****** to ****** *** '*** list' ** ****** ********":

***** *** ******* *** recovered, ******** ****** ** update *** “*** ****” of ****** ********, **** that *** ******* ******** in *** **** ****** until ** ***** ******** 25, **** ***** *** JONATHAN **** ****** ****.

2 ****** - **** **** *** *** ******* ** ******

***** *** *** **** errors **** *** ****** in ** ******* ******* over * ********** ****** car **** *** **** recovered: **** **** ****** and ******* ** ****** NCIC **********.

Not *******

* **** *********** ***** is ** *** *********** fails ** ****** *** plate ********** **** *** NCIC ***** *** *** is *********. ****, *** car ***** ************ ** flagged ** ******. ***** responded ** **** **** there *** ********* **** mandate ******* ** **** in * ******** **** frame:

***** *** ********* **** are *********** ** *** NCIC, **** ********* **** law *********** ******* *****, which ******* **** ******** enter *** ****** ***** types ** ******* ****** a ******* **** *****. So ***, ***** *** policies ** ***** **** keep **** ** ******** as ********.

*******, **** *** ******** are *** ********, ***** is * **** ** a *** ************ ******* as ****** **** ** has ******** **** ******** to *** *****.

Time **** ****

***** ********* ** **** that ***** ** ** live ********** **** ***** to *** **** ********. Instead, *****, ** **** states, ******** ******* "******* files" **** *** **** twice * ***. *********, the ******* **** ******** stops ***** ****** ** between *** **** * stolen *** ** ********* and **** ***** *** not *** ******** ** updated **** **** *** NCIC.

*** *******, *** *** systems ******* ** ******* file ** **** *** 12pm **** *** **** updates. * ****** *** is ********* ** **:****, and *** ******* *********** removes *** ***** **** the ****. **** **** removal **** *** **** does *** ************* ****** the ***** **** *****'* hotlist. *** *** ** returned ** *** *****. However, *** *** ***** still ** ******* ** stolen ****** ***** ******** the **** ******* ****/****** at ****.

***** ********* ** ****:

*** ********* ** *******, not **** ***** ****** LPR, ****** *** ******* files **** *** ****. There ** *** * live ********** ** *** NCIC ******** *** **** time *******.

**** ***** ** *********** for ******* ** *** own ******* ** ***** the **** ******** *** provided ** *** *******, including ***** ******. ** a ****** ***** *** different ******** ** ***** the **** ** ******* across *** *******. ** most ****** *** ******* for ******* ** ***** a ***. **** ****** update **** ********** *** some ****** ****** **** frequently.

** **** ** * new ******* **** ** the **** *** **** is ********* ** ***** Safety, ** ************* ****** all ******* ** ** are ** ** ** date ** ********.

Flock: ********** ******** *** "********" *******

** ******** **** **** errors, ***** *** * "suppress" ******* **** *********** stops * ***** **** being ******* **** * new ******* **** **** updated *********** **** *** NCIC *** *** *** been ******** ** ***** Safety, *** ******* **** IPVM:

** ******** *** ***** of ***** *****, ***** Safety ******** *** ******* for ** ****** ** temporarily "********" * ***** from ***** *******. **** would ** ****** *** the ********* **** ***. Lavigne *** ********* **. We ***** *** ******** feature ** ******** ********** where * *** **** alert *** ** **** for * ******* **** is ** ****** ** the ****, *** *** new ******* **** *** not *** **** ******** to ***** ******. *** instance, ** * ****** vehicle ** ********* *** returned ** *** ******** owner, *** *** ****** has ******** ** **** to ****, *** * new ******* **** *** not *** **** ******** to ***** ******, **** the **** **** ** out ** ****.

***** **** ** ********** officers *** *** ******** feature ** ******** *** risk ** * ***** stop. *******, ******** **** to ******** ** ** this, ******* **** *** human *****:

*** ************** ** *** every ****** ** *********** put *** ********* ****** vehicle ** *** ******** list, ** ******** *** risk ** * ***** stop. **** * *** extract **** ** ********, Flock ****** **** ************* update, *** *** ********* will ** ********. ************, all ******** *** ******** by ****** ** ****** check *** **** ****** against *** **** *** their ****** ********** ****** dispatching ** ****** *** action.

Flock ******** ** **************

**** ***** ***** *** its ******** ** ******* the ******* ***** **** responsibility *** ***** **** and *** ******* *********:

** ******* **'* **** of *****'* *** ** mitigate ***** ***** **** better ********** - ****'* why ** ***** **** accurate ****, *** ** ensure ******** *** ** place ** ****** **** hot **** ***.

*****'* ***** ** ********* ******* * ******* limitation ** ********* ******* which **** **** ***** and *** ********* "***** not ** *********** ** liable" *** ********** ** "for *** ********, *********, incidental, *******, ** ************* damages."

ACLU ********

*** *******, ****** ****** ******* at *** ****, ********* that *** ***'* **** is * "*********** ********** database" ***** ****** **** *** Privacy ***** ******** ******** *******. Increasing *** ********* ** license ***** ****** ******* the ****** ** *** inaccuracies ****** *** ******:

******* ******** ******** ** police ********** *** ***** lists **** **** **** a ******* *** * problem **** *** ** latent ******* ******** *** only ******** ******* ****** or **** ******* ******* plates ** *****.This ******* * **** ******* ******* ** ******* ****** *** ***** *** *** ** ******** ** *****. ** *** **** ********* ** ******* ***** ****** **** ***** ************ *** ******** ***** *********** *** ******** ** ************ ** *********, **** *** ****. [emphasis added]

******** *** "********" ******* is * **** *****, there ** ***** **** for ***** *****, ******* told ****:

*** ******** ******* ****** like ********* ****** ** have *** **** *** to ****.But ** ******** **** **** ********* ***** ***** ** ******* ** **** *********. * *** ** ***** ************ ******** **** ***** ******* ******'* ******* ** *** *********, ******* ****** *** ******, ****** *** ****. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. In bureaucracy, there are errors that are made. People screw up. If you have somebody who's actually being conscientious and taking you out of the database, that's good. It's good for them to have more ways to do that. But the problems are when people are sloppy, or they make errors, or there's a lack of coordination between different people in an agency. [emphasis added]

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******* *********, * ****** ******* at *** ***, *** Flock's ************** ** * "suppress" ******* ** "** admission **** **** **** their ********** *** ** harmful":

* ***** *** **** that **** ** ***** of **** ******* ** in **** ****, ** admission **** **** **** their ********** *** ** harmful *** **** ** can ** **** *****. There's ***** * ************ amount ** **** *** human *****. *** ****** are ****** ***********. **** a **** *********** **** a **** ** * flawed **********, *****'* ***** to ** * *** of **** *** *****, both ** ***** ** the ********** ******* ***** wrong *** **** ** how *** ****** *** that ***********.

********* ******* ******** ** IPVM ***** ***** ******** with *** *******:

** ***** ******* **** license ***** ******* ** they're *** ****** ********. They *** ******* ******* plates, *** **** **** happens, ** *** *** people ** ****** ** very **** ******, ***** pulled *** ** ***** car ** ********, *** example.

******* ******* ** ******* plate ******* ********** ******* surveillance. ***** ***** ****** license ***** **** **** past *** ****** ** scrutinized. **** ****, ****** have *** ******* ** track ******** ** **** move ***** ***** ***. It ****** **** ********** surveillance ** ********.

** ***** ***** ******* is, **** ******* **** car *** ** *** neighborhood ** ***** **** should *** **** *** a ******* *** **** arson. *** ***, ********* license ***** ******* ** they ********** ** ************* lead, ******** *** ***** be ***** ********* **** for ***** ** *** wrong ***** ** *** wrong ****.

Increased ******* *** *****

***** ***** ***** *** a **** *** *** LPR ********, **'* ********** concerning *** ***** ******* of *****'* ******* ******* and *** ********* ** grow *******, ********** ************ $*** ******* *** it ****** **** **** earlier **** ****.

*******, ***** *** ******** private ************* ** *******, for ******* **** ********* associations (****), *************** ****** from ********** *** ******* that ********* **** **** law *********** *** ************* widening *** **** ****. Private ***** *************** *** still ********* **** *** NCIC *** **** ****** to *** ***********. *******, private ********* *** *** authorized ** **** **** or ** ***** ****** occurred, ***** ********* ** IPVM.

***** ** ********** **** for *** ******* ******* that ******** ***** **** government *** *** *********** entities ** ******* ********.** ***** ******* ************, the ******** ** ***** hits *** ******** ******* stops **** ****** **** apparent.