Officer Arrested For Stalking Using Flock Cameras
The short version: A Georgia officer's arrest for allegedly using Flock cameras to stalk someone shows exactly why unaudited ALPR access is a mass surveillance risk, not just a policy footnote.
Our Take
Creepy Farm's report on former Acworth, Georgia officer Anthony Trapani's arrest is the kind of story we warn about every time a city council rubber-stamps a Flock Safety contract without real oversight. These networks aren't just passive traffic cameras — they're databases of everyone's movements, and the same access that's sold as "solving crime" is available to whoever holds the login. When that person is a badge-carrying insider, the built-in trust of the system becomes the exploit.
What makes this case matter beyond one bad actor is the pattern it exposes: audit logs and "authorized use only" policies are only as good as someone actually checking them. Most Flock deployments run for months or years before anyone reviews who searched what, and departments routinely resist releasing that data to the public. If it took an external investigation to catch this, ask how many quieter misuses never surface at all.
We're not going to speculate past what's been reported, but the takeaway for residents is simple: don't assume the cameras in your town are only watching for stolen cars. Check our map to see what's already logging plates near you, and if your city is debating a Flock contract, push for real audit transparency before it's installed, not after someone gets caught.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Creepy Farm, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.