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One of the most prolific criminals in all of San Francisco tells @adam22 that “crime in San Francisco is over with” because of Flock cameras + drones. He complains that he can’t even do drivebys anymore.
It’s simple: when the risk of getting caught is too high, crime plummets.
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Space drug delivery service is such a flex
We started Varda to build space drug factories. Going quite well; drugs headed to clinic.
Turns out our capsule can also deliver cargo anywhere on Earth. Nice edge for Varda: we've actually flown our spacecraft vs pitching renders.
$51.8m this year + $48.8m requested next year!
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Flock Camera Alert Help #Wauwatosa Police Catch Accused Child Rapist:
A Flock license plate camera alert led Wauwatosa police to a suspect now charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, the department announced Thursday. Officers had taken a report of a child sexual assault.
While investigators worked the case, the suspect’s vehicle triggered a Flock alert, which helped officers locate it and arrest the suspect, the department said in a Facebook post.
The suspect was charged with repeated first-degree sexual assault of a child. “When someone is wanted in connection with a serious crime, locating them matters,” the department wrote.
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"I think they need to put more Flock cameras up. I think that they should be everywhere."
Thanks to Flock, a mom's carjacked sons were recovered in 45 minutes.
The unnamed Hopewell, Va., woman was visiting a friend with her two sons—a one-month-old and a 3-year-old with autism.
When she looked away, a man jumped into her vehicle and took off.
Flock ALPRs tracked him; within minutes, Richmond police chief Jake Edwards said, they "find those kids safe, and we end up making an arrest of an individual."
"I think they need to put more Flock cameras out. I think that should be everywhere," the mom told local news. "What if it was your child that was missing and the only way for someone to locate their car within a reasonable time before anything to happen was cameras that was put around the city that don't nobody know about?"
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A woman visiting family in Richmond, VA had her car jacked with her two babies still inside. Police used their Flock camera network to narrow the search area and found the vehicle, and children within 45 minutes.
This is good. We should not stop the police from doing this.
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A woman visiting family in Richmond, VA had her car jacked with her two babies still inside. Police used their Flock camera network to narrow the search area and found the vehicle, and children within 45 minutes.
This is good. We should not stop the police from doing this.
wtvr.com/news/local-news/ric…
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Good.
UPDATE — All five IMPD officers charged with abusing licsense plate reader technology are in custody.
Below is a breakdown of the allegations for each officer.
Matthew Binford:
- One count of official misconduct and one count of fraud
- Listed in documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly used another officer's saved Flock credentials to track his ex-wife's vehicle more than 1,000 times over roughly a year
- IMPD says Binford had four years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Abigail Cramer:
- Six counts of official misconduct and six counts of fraud
- Listed in the documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly used the Flock camera network to track her wife's ex-wife, including hundreds of searches tied to vehicles connected to that family
- Cramer allegedly entered many of the searches as "work" despite having no law enforcement purpose.
- IMPD says Cramer had five years of service before submitting her resignation
Cassandra Crawley:
- Eight counts of official misconduct and eight counts of fraud
- Listed in documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly tracked police and civilian vehicles belonging to fellow IMPD officers, including a lieutenant investigators say she previously dated.
- IMPD says Crawley had seven years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Michael Rogers:
- Three counts of official misconduct and three counts of fraud
- Listed in documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly used cameras to monitor his wife and an Indianapolis firefighter he believed was having an affair with her
- Investigators allege Rogers searched the firefighter's vehicle nearly 2,800 times and his own vehicle roughly 1,500 times
- IMPD says Rogers had 16 years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Jonathan Schultz (pictured):
- 12 counts of official misconduct, 12 counts of fraud and two counts of stalking
- Listed in documents as an IMPD detective
- Allegedly conducted nearly 1,400 unauthorized Flock searches involving women he met through gyms and workout classes, his ex-wife
- Prosecutors say he used police databases to actively monitor at two women he was romantically interested in
- IMPD says Schultz had 12 years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
As of now, only Schultz has an initial hearing scheduled. The judge denied our request to have a camera in the courtroom.
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Whoah, whoah, whoah… “NEW”!?? I was on TV talking about the shift from a 30-day default retention period to a 7-day default on August 14th. It seems like you’re saying that this was done in response to the hearing.
NEW: At the start of the hearing, @HawleyMO revealed a letter from Flock Safety stating the company has revised some of its search rules as the company and other Big Tech giants like it face scrutiny for its broad and invasive surveillance technology.
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When American frontier models refuse questions on security, chemistry, etc, people just ask a Chinese model instead (and it gets the data). Those models have surpassed Fable 5 capabilities, which is where we drew our safety line. Do we just do this dance for eternity?
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This is shockingly brazen stuff.
The argument is that the effects of ALPRs on crime cannot be discerned without carefully controlled quasiexperimental research, but the effects of ALPRs on abuse can be discerned just by making lists of abuse cases involving ALPRs.
It actually has to be one or the other. Either we care about estimating the counterfactual, or we just make lists of incidents and call it a day. You can't just pick which standard you want depending on which is convenient for your preferred conclusion.
I think it's very likely that they have some sort of effect! But I don't like the "We did X and then Y happened" narratives that are commonplace in discussions about policing/crime (and not just about Flock)
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🚨NEW PAPER OUT TODAY🚨
In a just-published @ManhattanInst report, @CharlesFLehman and I address ourselves to the debate about automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Casuals know them as “Flock cameras” 🧵
manhattan.institute/article/…
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NEW from me and @Rafa_Mangual @ManhattanInst: Everything you wanted to know about ALPRs (aka "Flock Cameras") but were too afraid to ask.
We break down:
* What ALPRs are (cameras that take pictures of license plates);
* The evidence that they reduce crime (developing, but pointing in the right direction);
* How they relate to the Fourth Amendment (they don't contravene it)
And we explain (including model legislation), how states can and should regulate them:
* mandatory logging of access;
* require supervisory approval for access in many cases;
* impose a 30-day limit on retaining images;
* require quarterly audits, and make auditing materials available to government oversight authorities and the public;
* impose criminal penalties for the abuse of ALPRs;
* limit their use to the investigation of major crimes;
* require affirmative permission before placing them near healthcare facilities, places of worship, and polling places.
ALPRs are a useful police technology. There are risks, but we can mitigate them with smart regulation. This is how to do that.
Read the full report: manhattan.institute/article/…
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Monica Hicks was driving with her five children on Saturday night when someone fired bullets into her vehicle, killing her precious 5–year-old daughter, Zah’layah Walter.
Our detectives followed the evidence, which included information from automated license plate readers, and within 24 hours identified and arrested a suspect who’s now charged with capital murder.
The tragedy brings to mind another Harris County mother, LaPorsha Washington, who lost her beloved 7-year-old daughter, Jazmine Barnes, in 2018. LaPorsha was diving with her children on a Sunday morning when gunfire from another vehicle claimed Jazmine’s life.
That was before we had today’s network of automated license plate readers. Jazmine’s case required an intense, around-the-clock investigation, with detectives pursuing lead after lead until a critical tip helped break the case about a week later.
Sadly, other families who have lost loved ones to roadway violence are still waiting for answers. Technology cannot replace good police work, but tools like license plate readers can give investigators valuable information when every minute matters.
With that capability comes responsibility. Powerful technology must be used judiciously, with appropriate safeguards and accountability, if we are to maintain the public’s trust.
We owe that to our community. And we owe it to children like Jazmine and now Zah’layah to use every lawful and responsible tool available to identify those responsible for violence and bring them to justice.
(Photos of Jazmine & Zah’layah)
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Bakersfield police say license plate-reading cameras helped them make arrests in two cases this month, including one in which a suspect allegedly met with a 16-year-old girl and another involving the alleged kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl. bit.ly/3VmNWy5
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LPRs played a significant role in the investigation that led to the arrest of a subject who murdered a 5 year old little girl this weekend. A complete stranger…these cases are very difficult to solve and many remain unsolved to this day.
Arrest Update:
Jeremy Porter (DOB 3/18/79) has been arrested and charged with Capital Murder in connection with the shooting death of 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walter.
The roadway shooting occurred last night (9/19/26) on Grant Road near Jones Road.
Porter was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail.
This remains an active investigation. All persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
#HouNews
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Rahul Sidhu retweeted
An arrest has been made in connection with the tragic shooting death of 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walter, who was killed during a roadway shooting incident.
Our hearts remain with Zah’Layah’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
I’m grateful to our detectives and everyone who worked tirelessly around the clock to bring this case to a swift resolution. Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology also played an important role in this investigation, helping our detectives quickly develop critical information.
Additional details regarding the arrest and investigation will be released shortly.
#HouNews
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"Officers arrested 20-year-old Deshon Depaiva and another juvenile male after using Flock technology to locate a vehicle connected to the shooting."
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What do you guys think the penalty for this should be?
A 29-year-old man was arrested after investigators said Flock Safety cameras helped identify his vehicle in connection with the kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old missing Bakersfield girl. MORE: bit.ly/475uWqs
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I will reiterate that a man who killed his pregnant girlfriend, stuffed her body in a suitcase, and left the body in rural Chippewa Falls... was later caught entirely due to Flock cameras.
It is an undeniable fact. Hate Flock all you want... they solve crimes.
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Add: another court that has ruled that searching the ALPR database is not a violation of the 4th amendment
NEW: Police investigating two kidnappings query the Flock cameras in two California cities to get records of the whereabouts of the suspect's car—4 photos from each Flock system.
Court: No 4th Am search occurred, as the info revealed was not a sufficient invasion of privacy.
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This is an example of smart regulation. The majority of people understand the safety benefits of ALPR, but want to make sure the data isn't commercially sold, the tech is used for legitimate reasons only, there is accountability for misuse, and facial recognition is prohibited.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order Wednesday to establish "strict safeguards" for the use of ALPR technology, notably used by Flock Safety.
Read more: kshb.com/news/local-news/mis…
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