Topic # False hits Wrong-car and wrong-person stops caused by bad reads or stale data. [False hits ×](https://flock-truth.com/articles?sort=newest) [Reset](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) **9** articles · [RSS](https://flock-truth.com/feed.xml) Hoodline · Noah Harper · September 10, 2026 ## [Oconomowoc Moves to Kill $18,000 Flock Camera Deal Amid Statewide Backlash](https://hoodline.com/2026/09/oconomowoc-moves-to-kill-18-000-flock-camera-deal-amid-statewide-backlash/) hoodline.com Oconomowoc's Common Council is set to vote on cutting $18,000 from its budget, which would end the city's six Flock Safety license plate cameras after three years. The article compiles related Wisconsin developments: two former Milwaukee officers charged with using Flock to track ex-partners, a wrongful gunpoint stop caused by a stale alert, and contract terminations in Menasha, Stoughton, Sheboygan, and Fond du Lac County. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Contracts & cost](https://flock-truth.com/topic/contracts-cost) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) --- MotorBiscuit · Rahaan Mazumder · September 8, 2026 ## [Flock Safety Hit With Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Police Stalking](https://www.motorbiscuit.com/flock-safety-hit-with-nationwide-class-action-lawsuit-over-police-stalking/) motorbiscuit.com A federal class-action suit, Schulte v. Flock Group Inc., filed in Georgia, alleges Flock failed to safeguard its 120,000-camera license plate reader network against misuse by police. The complaint cites an investigation finding at least 50 officers accused of ALPR misuse, 46 involving Flock, and fired officers retaining access because multi-factor authentication was optional. Flock says it has now made MFA mandatory. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Courts & lawsuits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legal) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Stalking & domestic violence](https://flock-truth.com/topic/domestic-violence) --- Atlanta News First · Tim Darnell · August 13, 2026 ## [Flock Safety overhauls rules following ANF investigations](https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/13/flock-safety-tightens-search-rules-cuts-data-retention-amid-investigations-into-alleged-abuse/) atlantanewsfirst.com Flock Safety announced it is cutting its default license plate data retention recommendation from 30 days to seven, adding an "evidence mode" cold storage option for active investigations. The company will require its machine learning audit tool, proactive account lockouts for abnormal search behavior, mandatory case codes, and multi-factor authentication. The changes follow reporting on more than a dozen officers disciplined or arrested for personal misuse, including stalking partners. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Business Insider · Nicole Einbinder · July 31, 2026 ## [In one California town, Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police](https://www.businessinsider.com/flock-camera-misread-license-plate-reader-california-roseville-police-2026-7) businessinsider.com Public records obtained from the Roseville, California police department show that of 1,427 Flock alerts flagging vehicles as stolen or felony-related in 2023 and 2024, a department analysis found 71% involved misread plates. Records document missed vehicles, blurry images, and delayed alerts, with repeated complaints to Flock. Flock attributed problems to Roseville's atypical camera setup; state lawmakers called for a reliability review. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Statewide](https://flock-truth.com/topic/state) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Gizmodo · AJ Dellinger · July 31, 2026 ## [Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City](https://gizmodo.com/flock-cameras-got-the-wrong-license-plate-71-of-the-time-in-california-city-2000793483) gizmodo.com An analysis reported by Business Insider found that of 1,427 Flock camera alerts sent to Roseville, California police between 2023 and 2024, 71% of stolen-vehicle or felony-related alerts involved misread plates. Flock attributed the errors to older hardware and non-standard camera placement, a claim Roseville police dispute. The city has spent roughly $450,000; the Institute for Justice has documented at least 27 wrongful stops nationally. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Contracts & cost](https://flock-truth.com/topic/contracts-cost) [Does it work?](https://flock-truth.com/topic/effectiveness) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Statewide](https://flock-truth.com/topic/state) --- Engadget · Max Miller · June 28, 2026 ## [Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast](https://www.engadget.com/2203000/flock-cameras-recording-license-plate/) engadget.com An overview of Flock Safety's camera network describes natural-language vehicle and person searches, over 100,000 ALPRs nationwide, and data sharing that gave ICE access via local police, including more than 1,400 Denver searches logged on ICE's behalf. It documents exposed cameras found by researcher Benn Jordan, dozens of officer stalking cases, misread plates leading to stops, and Denver's contract cancellation followed by an Axon award. [AI video analytics](https://flock-truth.com/topic/ai-analytics) [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) --- WESH · Pattrik Perez · May 23, 2026 ## [Woman wrongfully arrested in deadly I-4 crash speaks out after charges dropped](https://www.wesh.com/article/woman-wrongfully-arrested-in-deadly-i-4-crash-speaks-out-after-charges-dropped/71393304) wesh.com Lindsey Isaacs spent 13 days in jail after Florida Highway Patrol accused her of causing a fatal I-4 crash, citing a Flock license-plate reader that captured her tag three miles from the scene two minutes before the collision. Her attorney used time-distance analysis and vehicle inspection to show she was not involved. Prosecutors dropped all charges and arrested another woman driving a maroon Durango. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Courts & lawsuits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legal) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- ACLU · Kade Crockford · May 13, 2014 ## [San Francisco Woman Pulled Out of Car at Gunpoint Because of License Plate Reader Error](https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/san-francisco-woman-pulled-out-car-gunpoint-because) aclu.org A plate reader misread one digit of Denise Green's license plate in 2009, flagging her burgundy Lexus as a stolen gray GMC truck. San Francisco officers stopped her at gunpoint and searched her for twenty minutes without first verifying the plate visually. The Ninth Circuit reinstated her lawsuit after a district court initially ruled the mistake reasonable. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Courts & lawsuits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legal) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Privacy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/privacy) --- Institute for Justice ## [Dozens of Innocent Motorists Have Been Pulled Over, Detained at Gunpoint, or Jailed Due to AI License Plate Camera Errors](https://ij.org/dozens-of-innocent-motorists-have-been-pulled-over-detained-at-gunpoint-or-jailed-due-to-ai-license-plate-camera-errors/) ij.org The Institute for Justice compiled reported cases in which ALPR errors led to innocent drivers being stopped, held at gunpoint, or jailed. Documented incidents include a Sherwood, Arkansas couple detained while their six-week-old infant remained in the car, and a Colorado driver who spent thirteen days in jail before the misidentification was caught. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Courts & lawsuits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legal) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) --- _Machine readable version of https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives. The interactive map and article filters are HTML only._