Dayton police suspend Flock camera use after data allegedly shared with ICE for immigration enforcement
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Henry Aleksandrov
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Summary
Dayton police officials have announced that Flock Automated License Plate Reader data was allegedly shared with federal immigration enforcement agencies like ICE, despite prior assurances that the data would not be used for that purpose. The data was shared thousands of times, prompting the department to indefinitely suspend its use of Flock cameras while an investigation is conducted. The official who ran the Support Services Division has also been placed on leave.
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The department said the data was shared several thousand times to help ICE and other immigration-related agencies, prompting officials to announce that the department will indefinitely stop using Flock cameras during its investigation.
The department also said that the person who ran the Support Services Division...
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