Milwaukee police chief defends Flock Safety camera use after officer's alleged misuse raises privacy concerns

Police officer’s arrest highlights private surveillance concerns over Flock cameras

A police officer in Milwaukee is facing criminal charges after he allegedly used his department’s license plate reader technology to track someone he was dating and that person’s ex. The incident is the latest controversy facing Flock Safety, a company whose cameras are used by more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. The officer, 33-year-old Josue Ayala, looked up his then-partner’s license plate 124 times between March and …

Milwaukee officer accused of misusing Flock surveillance cameras

The Milwaukee Police Administration Building downtown. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)A Milwaukee police officer has been accused of abusing his access to the department’s Flock camera network, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Milwaukee district attorney’s office Tuesday. Josue Ayala is charged with one count of misdemeanor misconduct in public for allegedly using MPD’s Flock network to determine the locations of two peo…

Milwaukee police chief defends Flock Safety camera use after officer's alleged misuse raises privacy concerns

Milwaukee's police chief is defending the department's use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras after an officer was charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly misusing the technology for personal reasons.Milwaukee Police Officer Josue Ayala faces a charge of attempted misconduct in public office. Prosecutors say he allegedly used a database from Flock Safety cameras to track his dating partner and that person's ex more than 170 times. MPD…