US EditionMilwaukee Officer Charged with Misconduct over Alleged Misuse of Flock Technology
Officer Josue Ayala ran license plates 179 times under the guise of investigations, violating department policy by using the Flock system for personal tracking, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office filed criminal charges against Josue Ayala, 33, Milwaukee Police Department officer, charging him with attempted misconduct in public office for alleged misuse of the Flock automated license plate recognition system.
- A public audit-log on haveibeenflocked.com prompted a complaint after a driver found repeated searches, leading MPD to open an internal probe in December 2025.
- Audit logs show each search was logged as 'investigation' while investigators found Josue Ayala ran one driver's plate 124 times and a second driver's plate 55 times.
- Ayala remains on full suspension pending a negotiated issuance requiring resignation, with a court appearance set for March 4 and potential penalties of nine months jail and a $10,000 fine.
- Milwaukee's contract for Flock totals $182,900, with 31 cameras deployed since 2022, while the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin called for greater oversight and transparency following misuse allegations.
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