Woman Hires Attorney After Flock Camera Database Error Leads to Gunpoint Stop
Her lawyer says Milwaukee police left the alert in Flock Safety’s system, and Newell was later fired after missing work.
- On August 6, City of Brookfield officers stopped Amber Newell at gunpoint on Interstate 94 after a Flock Safety alert wrongly linked her vehicle to a Milwaukee homicide investigation.
- Milwaukee Police Department staff failed to remove the vehicle alert after seizing and releasing Newell's car on July 27; the department later acknowledged the error as 'human error.'
- During the encounter, Newell alleges Brookfield officers handcuffed her and ordered her to lift her shirt with children present; she subsequently lost two jobs after the incident upended her life.
- Attorney B'Ivory LaMarr has been retained to seek accountability, stating "We would hope the city of Milwaukee represents themselves with integrity and say, you know what, this was a mishap."
- Flock camera usage faces growing scrutiny following this incident and separate cases involving potential data misuse by other Milwaukee officers, fueling broader national concerns about surveillance technology.
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Woman demands answers after old MPD flock camera alert leads to second gunpoint stop
MILWAUKEE — Amber Newell says she remains afraid to drive her own vehicle after being stopped at gunpoint twice, including after Milwaukee police had already seized, processed, and released it. During a second high-risk stop, Newell alleges City of Brookfield officers handcuffed her and ordered her to lift her shirt and turn around alongside Interstate […] The post Woman demands answers after old MPD flock camera alert leads to second gunpoint s…
Woman hires attorney after Flock camera database error leads to gunpoint stop
A Milwaukee woman who was pulled over at gunpoint by police in Wisconsin after her vehicle was incorrectly flagged by Flock cameras has retained high-profile attorney B'Ivory LaMarr.Amber Newell was stopped on I-94 after her vehicle was flagged as being connected to a homicide. But the alert was outdated; Milwaukee police failed to remove her vehicle from the Flock database after it had already been investigated. Newell was not involved in the h…
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