Indianapolis officer charged with 26 counts over alleged Flock searches used to track women

Event: September 1, 2023 · First reported: September 24, 2026 · 1 source

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer Jonathan Schultz faces 26 criminal charges — 12 counts of official misconduct, 12 counts of fraud and two counts of stalking — over alleged misuse of Flock license plate reader data. Prosecutors allege he ran 1,396 searches without a legitimate law enforcement purpose, tracking seven women and four men, most of whom he reportedly did not know. A Marion County judge found probable cause and issued an arrest warrant; an initial hearing was scheduled and no defense attorney had appeared in the court file as of the article's publication. Schultz is one of five IMPD officers suspended in a six-week span over ALPR use; the allegations have not been tested in court.

Why this matters

The case illustrates how ALPR search logs can both enable and expose personal misuse of surveillance systems, and it comes as federal lawmakers and local governments debate audit requirements, retention limits and warrant standards for license plate data.

Key facts

Charges: 12 counts official misconduct, 12 counts fraud, 2 counts stalking; prosecutors allege 1,396 searches lacked a legitimate law-enforcement purpose.
Four other IMPD officers — Michael Rogers, Cassandra Crawley, Matthew Binford and Abigail Cramer — were suspended for fraud and official misconduct; Chief Tanya Terry recommended termination to the Merit Board. One officer resigned, with investigations continuing.
IMPD says the alleged misuse predates its new ALPR policy, which requires a case number and specified crime for each search, 30-day camera data retention, and indefinite retention of search history.
An affidavit alleges Schultz tracked a woman he met at a workout class, his ex-wife, and a woman to whom he claimed to be an FBI agent conducting surveillance.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Flock featured Sen. Josh Hawley calling for answers on data collection, access and retention; Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Ross Teeple said he ended his department's Flock contract over AI-powered features.

Sources

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Police officer accused of using flock cameras to secretly track women (Headtopics, September 24, 2026)

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