§01The Dossier — Eight files in evidence

Receipts.
All of them.

Every claim below is sourced from court filings, public-records releases, peer-reviewed reporting, or Flock's own admissions. Together they describe a vendor that moved faster than its own controls — and a customer base that learned what it had bought only from outside investigators.

Subject 01 — Pole-mount, IR cluster visibleFlock Falcon-class. Solar-powered, 24/7 capture. Note the IR LED ring around the primary lens.

Subject 02 — Residential deployment, AtlantaStandalone solar pole installed adjacent to multi-family housing. Typical HOA-contracted placement.

EVIDENCE № 001Reproductive Surveillance

A Texas deputy queried 83,345 cameras for a woman's abortion.

On May 9, 2025, a Johnson County, TX deputy typed "had an abortion, search for female" into Flock — sweeping 6,809 networks and 83,345 cameras nationwide, including in Illinois and Washington where abortion is legal.

Records obtained by EFF and 404 Media show it was a formal death investigation of a non-viable fetus. The DA advised the woman could not be statutorily charged. The Sheriff and Flock initially called it a 'welfare check.'

▸ Flock search logREC

$ search:"had an abortion, search for female"

Swept 6,809 networks / 83,345 cameras across the country.

▸ source: Johnson County TX Sheriff's Office, May 9 2025

EVIDENCE № 002Federal Back-Door

CBP ran secret pilots on 10 Washington police departments.

The University of Washington Center for Human Rights' October 2025 report Leaving the Door Wide Open found CBP had quietly piloted access to ten Washington PDs from May to August 2025 — Black Diamond, Centralia, Chehalis, East Wenatchee, Eatonville, Ellensburg, Grandview, Mukilteo, Prosser, and Renton.

Local police chiefs learned of the federal access only when UW researchers told them. CBP ran 118+ searches in a single month against 82,000+ devices. Flock CEO Garrett Langley later admitted to 'limited pilots' with CBP, HSI, NCIS, FBI, and the National Park Service.

EVIDENCE № 003ICE Pipeline

4,000+ ICE-labeled lookups, in one Illinois town's logs.

404 Media's May 2025 investigation of Danville, IL audit logs found over four thousand nation- and statewide Flock searches tied to immigration enforcement. The reasons typed by officers literally read 'ICE,' 'ICE+ERO,' 'ICE WARRANT,' 'HSI,' 'DHS,' 'CBP,' 'ICE FUGOPS,' and 'criminal alien.'

Virginia's WHRO/VCIJ found ~4,000 immigration-related searches statewide, with more than half in Fairfax County. Richmond fired an ATF analyst after he used Flock to aid an immigration case.

▸ Flock search logREC

$ search:"ICE WARRANT"

One of 4,000+ federal-immigration queries against the city's network.

▸ source: Danville IL Police, 2024–2025 logs (404 Media)

EVIDENCE № 004Cross-State Sharing

1.6 million out-of-state searches of SFPD's database in 7 months.

California's Gibbs Mura + Milberg PLLC class action against Flock alleges cross-state sharing that allowed ICE, CBP, FBI, ATF, Air Force, USPS Inspection Service, and GSA Inspector General searches of California data — 1.6 million out-of-state searches of SFPD's database in seven months alone, plus 364,000 unauthorized searches of Ventura County's system.

California's ALPR Privacy Act and Values Act prohibit local police from sharing ALPR data with federal or out-of-state agencies. AG Rob Bonta sued the city of El Cajon in October 2025 for refusing to comply.

EVIDENCE № 005Officer Misconduct

Officers used Flock 164 times to track ex-partners.

Lt. Victor Heiar of Kechi, KS used Wichita PD's Flock 164+ times to track his estranged wife. He was arrested for stalking; sentenced to 18 months' probation. His search reasons — 'test,' 'invest,' '****' — never flagged.

Sedgwick KS Police Chief Lee Nygaard used Flock 164 times to track his ex-girlfriend and 64 times to track her boyfriend. He resigned and permanently lost certification. Milwaukee Officer Josue Ayala was accused in 2025 of approximately 200 stalking-related Flock searches.

EVIDENCE № 006Security Failure

60+ Flock cameras livestreaming on the open internet, no password.

A December 2025 404 Media investigation found at least 60 Flock Condor PTZ admin panels accessible on the open internet via Shodan — no authentication required. Researcher Jon 'GainSec' Gaines lost his job within 48 hours of publishing.

In November 2025, 404 Media found Flock customer credentials for sale on Russian cybercrime forums and in infostealer malware logs; 35+ customer accounts were compromised. Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi asked the FTC to investigate.

EVIDENCE № 007Wrongful Arrests

A misread '7' as '2' put a Black trucker on the ground with a K-9 on his arm.

Brandon Upchurch was pulled over in April 2024 after Flock misread '7' as '2' on his Dodge Ram. A K-9 latched onto his dreadlocks and bit his arm. Charges dismissed; settled October 2025 for $35,000. A federal judge reportedly quipped, 'Flock Flocked up.'

In Española NM, 21-year-old Jaclynn Gonzales and her 12-year-old sister were held at gunpoint after Flock misread '2' as '7.' In Frisco TX, a Black family with two children was held at gunpoint at a youth basketball tournament when Flock misread Arkansas (AR) plates as Arizona (AZ). In Aurora CO, a mother and her 6-year-old daughter were forced face-down on hot pavement.

EVIDENCE № 008Mission Creep

Flock 'Nova' was designed to jump from license plate to person.

Internal documents leaked in May 2025 revealed Flock staff discussed using 2021 Park Mobile breach data to link plates to identities. A code analysis later reportedly found a 'DarkData' pipeline with selectors for SSNs, credit cards, crypto wallets, and Discord/Telegram handles — contradicting Flock's public denial.

EFF's analysis of 12 million Flock searches (Dec 2024–Oct 2025) found 50+ agencies running searches tied to political protests (50501, Hands Off, No Kings). 80+ agencies were caught using slurs like 'roma traveler,' 'gypsy ruse,' or 'gypsy vehicle' as search reasons.

"As the number and capabilities of ALPR cameras expand, the constitutional balancing could conceivably tip the other way… What is readily apparent is that, at least in Norfolk, Virginia, the answer is: not today."

— Chief Judge Mark Davis, Schmidt v. City of Norfolk, Jan 27 2026