Documented Incident
Two former Illinois officers indicted over alleged unauthorized Flock license plate searches
Event: October 13, 2025 · First reported: October 6, 2026 · 7 sources
A DuPage County grand jury indicted former Itasca officer Marisa Ciccola, 30, and former West Chicago officer Gerardo Solis, 39, on Sept. 29 over allegedly unauthorized searches of Illinois license plates through Flock Safety databases, the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office announced. Ciccola faces 13 Class 3 felony counts of official misconduct and eight misdemeanor computer tampering counts; Solis faces one felony misconduct count and one misdemeanor computer tampering count. Both turned themselves in and were released pending trial, with a hearing set for Nov. 16. The allegations have not been proven in court, and the two cases are described as separate.
The charges add to a series of Illinois cases in which officers have been accused of querying ALPR systems for personal reasons, raising questions about how audit logs and access controls are monitored across the many agencies sharing Flock data.
Key facts
- Indicted Sept. 29 by a DuPage County grand jury; arrest warrants issued by Judge Brian Telander
- Ciccola is accused of unauthorized searches via Flock and LEADS between June 2025 and May 2026, per the state's attorney's office
- Solis is accused of one unauthorized Flock search of an Illinois plate between Dec. 18, 2024, and Jan. 25, 2025
- Felony convictions could carry up to five years in prison
- State's Attorney Robert Berlin said ALPR technology remains 'a crucial component' of investigations but that misuse must carry consequences
Timeline
- October 6, 2026Former Itasca, West Chicago cops accused of misusing Flock license plate cameras
- October 6, 2026Former Chicago-area officers charged over alleged misuse of Flock cameras
- October 6, 2026Former Itasca, West Chicago officers charged with misconduct for unauthorized use of Flock cameras
- October 6, 2026Former Itasca, West Chicago police officers charged with felony misuse of Flock cameras
- October 6, 2026Former Itasca Police Officer Marisa Ciccola, West Chicago Officer Gerardo Solis charged for unauthorized use of Flock cameras
Sources
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- Former Itasca, West Chicago cops accused of misusing Flock license plate cameras (Shaw Local, October 6, 2026)
- Former Chicago-area officers charged over alleged misuse of Flock cameras (fox32chicago.com, October 6, 2026)
- Former Itasca, West Chicago officers charged with misconduct for unauthorized use of Flock cameras (Abc7 Chicago, October 6, 2026)
- Former Itasca, West Chicago police officers charged over alleged misuse of Flock cameras (Chicago Suntimes, October 6, 2026)
- Itasca, West Chicago officers charged with using Flock cameras for unauthorized searches (CBS News, October 6, 2026)
- Former Itasca, West Chicago police officers charged with felony misuse of Flock cameras (Chicago Sun-Times, October 6, 2026)
- Former Itasca Police Officer Marisa Ciccola, West Chicago Officer Gerardo Solis charged for unauthorized use of Flock cameras (ABC7 Chicago, October 6, 2026)
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