Documented Incident

Three Little Rock officers relieved of duty after audit flags Flock license plate system misuse

First reported: October 13, 2026 · 12 sources

Mayor Frank Scott Jr. confirmed that three Little Rock police officers have been relieved of duty after the department determined they improperly used its Flock Safety automatic license plate reader system. A Little Rock Police Department audit found that one officer ran 28 searches on the same license plate over a 10-day period, which the department characterized as misuse. Details on the conduct of the other two officers were not released, and KATV said it was seeking more information. An investigation remains open, and Scott said the city will follow its disciplinary process, which could result in termination.

Key facts

• Mayor Frank Scott Jr. confirmed three Little Rock police officers were relieved of duty over improper use of the Flock ALPR system.
• A department audit found one officer searched the same license plate 28 times across 10 days.
• The investigation is ongoing; no disciplinary outcome has been finalized, though the mayor said termination is possible.
• LRPD is moving from quarterly to monthly audits of the technology.
• The department has not publicly detailed what the other two officers are alleged to have done.

Timeline

• October 13, 2026Three Little Rock police officers relieved of duty after Flock camera system misuse
• October 13, 2026Little Rock Police Officers Suspended Amid Probe Into Misuse of License Plate Recognition System

Sources

This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.

• Three Little Rock police officers relieved of duty after Flock camera system misuse (KATV, October 13, 2026)
• Three Little Rock police officers relieved of duty after Flock camera system misuse (Katv, October 13, 2026)
• Little Rock Police suspends three officers with pay for misuse of license plate reader system (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, October 13, 2026)
• Little Rock Police suspends three officers with pay for misuse of license plate reader system (Nwaonline, October 13, 2026)
• Little Rock mayor issues statement on misuse of LRPD license plate reader cameras, three officers relieved of duty (KARK, October 13, 2026)
• Little Rock Police Officers Suspended Amid Probe Into Misuse of License Plate Recognition System (KVOM 101.7, October 13, 2026)
• Little Rock mayor issues statement on misuse of LRPD license plate reader cameras, three officers relieved of duty (FOX16.com, October 13, 2026)
• Misuse of flock cameras result in three Little Rock officer being relieved of duties (KTLO, October 14, 2026)
• Little Rock Police Officers Suspended Amid Probe Into Misuse of License Plate Recognition System (Deltaplex News, October 13, 2026)
• 3 Little Rock officers investigated for misuse of license plate readers (Yahoo, October 13, 2026)
• Frank Scott Jr. Says Three Little Rock Officers Misused License Plate Reader System: how 7 outlets framed it (NewsCord, October 15, 2026)
• Little Rock mayor issues statement on misuse of LRPD license plate reader cameras, three officers relieved of duty (Yahoo, October 13, 2026)

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Updated October 16, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.