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Five Indianapolis officers charged over alleged misuse of license plate readers

publishers 7articles 7first reported 24 Sep, 02:18 UTCdeveloping since 25 Sep · 3 editions

Five current or former Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers have been charged over alleged misuse of the department’s automated license plate reader technology, according to reports from Indianapolis news outlets and ABC News.

Court documents cited by the IndyStar allege that one officer used Flock Safety’s license plate database to track women and arrange encounters with them.

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