Documented Incident
Two Reynoldsburg, Ohio officers resign amid internal review of alleged Flock ALPR misuse
Event: July 2, 2025 · First reported: August 5, 2026 · 2 sources
Reynoldsburg Police Chief Curtis Baker said two officers resigned within roughly the past two months amid internal scrutiny of possible misuse of the department's Flock license plate reader system. Department records obtained by NBC4 show a July 2 audit by a lieutenant flagged one officer who allegedly searched the same license plate 53 times between Jan. 2 and June 26, with the lieutenant writing that he saw no connection between the cited case and the plate. That officer was placed on administrative leave and faced an administrative review on five alleged policy violations, but resigned effective July 16, one day before the scheduled hearing. Neither officer has been charged with a crime, and the second officer has not been identified.
The case shows that internal audits can surface apparent ALPR misuse, while also raising questions about accountability when officers resign before disciplinary proceedings conclude and when no state law specifically criminalizes misuse of the system.
Key facts
- A July 2 audit flagged 53 searches of a single license plate between Jan. 2 and June 26, 2025, according to department records.
- Search reasons were logged as larceny/theft from Jan. 2–April 20 and missing/endangered person from June 10–26; no case numbers were listed for the January–April searches.
- The officer was accused of possibly violating five department policies, including limits on ALPR use, truthfulness and abuse of position; she resigned effective July 16, a day before her administrative review.
- No charges appear in Franklin County court records; the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation declined to confirm whether it is investigating.
- No Ohio law specifically criminalizes Flock misuse, though knowingly misusing the statewide LEADS database is a felony.
- Some residents asked the Reynoldsburg City Council to remove the cameras at a July 27 meeting.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Two Ohio police officers resign over alleged Flock camera misuse (WOWK 13 News, August 5, 2026)
- Reynoldsburg officers resign over alleged misuse of Flock cameras (10TV, August 5, 2026)
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