Savannah police fires 6 employees over alleged Flock safety system misuse
The short version: Savannah PD fired six employees and launched a criminal probe after alleged misuse of Flock ALPR data, proving insider abuse is a real risk, not hypothetical.
Our Take
Good Morning America's report on Savannah PD firing six employees over alleged Flock Safety misuse is exactly the kind of story we warn about every time a city council rubber-stamps a new ALPR contract without real oversight. Flock's pitch is always the same: these cameras only help cops catch bad guys. But a license plate reader database is only as trustworthy as the people with login credentials, and Savannah just showed what happens when that trust breaks down — six jobs gone and a criminal investigation into how badly the system was abused.
This isn't an isolated glitch. Nationwide reporting has already turned up officers running plates for personal reasons, unauthorized lookups, and access shared well beyond its intended scope. Flock markets 'audit trails' as the safeguard, but an audit trail only matters if someone is actually watching it and willing to act, which usually only happens after the damage is done and the public finds out. Savannah's police department is now scrambling to clean up a mess that was entirely predictable the moment it decided to blanket the city with automated tracking infrastructure.
If your town has Flock cameras, this story is your reminder to ask who can access that data, how often it's audited, and what happens when someone breaks the rules — before you find out the hard way. Check our camera map to see what's already watching your streets, and head to our take-action page if you want to push your local officials for real accountability instead of just promises.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Good Morning America, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.