MCDONOUGH, Ga. — The McDonough Police Department undertook an audit of their use of the Flock License Plate Reader system.
The audit found what the department said were “no discrepancies” in use compared to policies for it.
From January to July, the audit found officers had made 32 inquiries using Flock Safety technology, all of which the audit found were “for legitimate law enforcement purposes.”
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That doesn’t mean the department isn’t working on being proactive to prevent abuses of those tools.
Police Chief Ken Noble said the department had already taken steps to prevent it.
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“We have also tightened our department policies regarding the use of LPR technology and established a formal process for reviewing and reporting internal Flock LPR usage by all sworn officers,” Chief Noble said. “We will continue to monitor LPR usage closely and ensure the department maintains a high level of accountability, transparency and compliance with our policies.”
The audit comes as departments across metro Atlanta, the state of Georgia and even more broadly across the United States have started auditing how their departments use the surveillance system, and an increasingly reported trend of misuse among officers and civilian staff with access to the system.
After a ramp up of investigations into Flock use, the Atlanta-based company released a new set of tools and guidelines for its operations with various law enforcement partners.
Channel 2 Action News reported when those features were rolled out on Aug. 13.
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