Officer Used FLOCK Over 10,000 TIMES To Allegedly Stalk His Ex?! 😳📸 #FLOCKCameras #Shorts
The short version: A Texas officer allegedly ran Flock searches over 10,000 times to track an ex, exposing how easily 'officer safety' tools become personal stalking weapons with no real oversight.
Our Take
Credit to Erik Harmon and the ClassE channel for digging into what should be a five-alarm story: a Lufkin, Texas officer accused of querying Flock Safety's ALPR network more than 10,000 times, allegedly to track an ex. That number isn't a typo — it's a portrait of what happens when a surveillance tool marketed for "serious crimes" gets handed to anyone with a badge and a login. Flock's own audit logs are the only reason this came to light, which tells you everything about how little proactive oversight exists in most departments.
This isn't an isolated glitch — it's the predictable outcome of a business model built on near-zero friction access to millions of plate scans. When a system logs your ex's comings and goings, your neighbor's, your coworker's, the only thing standing between "law enforcement tool" and "stalking app" is the self-restraint of whoever has credentials. Agencies love to tout audit trails as accountability, but an audit trail that only gets reviewed after someone blows the whistle isn't oversight — it's a paper trail for lawsuits.
If your town has Flock cameras, you deserve to know who's watching the watchers. Check our camera map to see what's been installed near you, and head to our take-action page for ways to push your local council for real audit requirements and public reporting before the next 10,000-query case becomes a local headline.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of ClassE, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.