We’ve seen a lot of reports lately about some members of law enforcement abusing their access to Flock cameras, which police use across the country to track cars via their license plates.
Here’s just one example, reported by the East Texas Banner, about a police officer in Lufkin, Texas, who is accused of using Flock cameras to repeatedly track people in his personal life, including searching an ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 10,000 times.
Lufkin officer accused of searching ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 10,000 times using Flock cameras https://t.co/VfWoCFK0UF
— The Randy Report 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈🇺🇦 (@randyslovacek) August 30, 2026
From the East Texas Banner:
Zachary Anthony Klein, 32, an 11-year member of the Lufkin Police Department, was arrested Aug. 20 by the Texas Rangers following an investigation into his alleged misuse of the department’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system.
An Angelina County grand jury indicted him on 100 counts of misuse of official information.
According to an arrest affidavit, investigators allege Klein conducted thousands of searches that appeared unrelated to legitimate criminal investigations.
The investigation followed an audit of Klein’s use of the Flock system. Records reviewed during the investigation allegedly showed searches involving multiple license plates connected to people Klein personally knew, with some plates searched more than 1,000 times.
The largest number of searches involved a former girlfriend. According to the affidavit, Klein allegedly searched her license plate more than 10,000 times between June 2024 and December 2025.
The Banner adds that Klein’s searches also included people connected to the ex-girlfriend, including family members and past romantic interests.
Defenders of Flock cameras say security trumps privacy.
A new report from Ars Technica shows 90 cities dropped their use of Flock cameras in August.
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August https://t.co/7F1m5O8pX7
— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) August 28, 2026
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