Documented Incident

Mooresville, NC officer charged after audit found 31 personal Flock searches on boyfriend's ex-wife

First reported: August 7, 2026 · 21 sources

Mooresville Police Officer Elizabeth Snowman, 36, was arrested after a department audit of its Flock license plate reader system allegedly found she ran 31 searches for personal reasons, targeting her boyfriend's ex-wife, according to Police Chief Ron Campurciani. The chief said the searches occurred both on and off duty and were mostly logged as motor vehicle infractions. Snowman was charged with accessing computers, released on a $5,000 bond, and was due in court on August 27. The department said it is reviewing 10 other potential misuse cases, three of which appear problematic; none of the allegations have been adjudicated.

Key facts

• Chief Ron Campurciani said an audit of the department's Flock system found 31 personal searches by Officer Elizabeth Snowman, 36.
• Snowman was charged with accessing computers and released on a $5,000 bond, with a court date of August 27.
• Searches allegedly occurred on and off duty and were mostly recorded as motor vehicle infractions.
• The department is examining 10 additional potential misuse cases, with three described as problematic.
• Officers must now attach a case number when querying Flock data; Campurciani said existing safeguards were 'clearly' not enough.
• Flock Safety said misuse is unacceptable and pointed to the technology's use in solving crimes; separate legal challenges to ALPR constitutionality remain pending.

Timeline

• August 7, 2026Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife
• August 7, 2026Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife
• August 6, 2026Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex
• August 7, 2026Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife
• August 7, 2026Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife
• August 6, 2026Chief: Mooresville officer used Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife
• August 7, 2026Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife
• August 6, 2026Officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend ex - wife : Police chief
• August 6, 2026Officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend ex - wife
• August 7, 2026Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife
• August 10, 2026‘I don’t think we are done yet’: Female Cop in North Carolina allegedly used license plate cameras to spy on boyfriend’s ex-wife — as police chief warns she may not be the only one
• August 6, 2026Chief: Mooresville officer used Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife

Sources

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

• Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife (103xonline.iheart.com, August 7, 2026)
• Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife (power107.iheart.com, August 7, 2026)
• Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex (WSOC TV, August 6, 2026)
• Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife (krq.iheart.com, August 7, 2026)
• Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife (mywdia.iheart.com, August 7, 2026)
• Chief: Mooresville officer used Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (newsnationnow.com, August 6, 2026)
• Officer Accused Of Using License Plate Cameras To Track Boyfriend Ex - Wife (985thecat.iheart.com, August 7, 2026)
• Officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend ex - wife : Police chief (abcnews.com, August 6, 2026)
• Officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend ex - wife (yahoo.com, August 6, 2026)
• Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (KFYR-TV, August 7, 2026)
• ‘I don’t think we are done yet’: Female Cop in North Carolina allegedly used license plate cameras to spy on boyfriend’s ex-wife — as police chief warns she may not be the only one (NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts, August 10, 2026)
• Chief: Mooresville officer used Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (NewsNation, August 6, 2026)
• No new charges as Mooresville police wrap up Flock camera misuse investigation (WBTV, August 11, 2026)
• MPD completes investigation surrounding officers’ use of automated license plate reader system (Iredell Free News, August 11, 2026)
• Mooresville PD: Dept. audit found no criminal misuse of Flock cameras, but did find policy violations (Newsbreak, August 11, 2026)
• No additional misuse of license plate readers following Mooresville officer’s arrest, police say (Yahoo, August 10, 2026)
• Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (WTVA, August 7, 2026)
• Officer allegedly used Flock license plate cameras to track boyfriend's ex-wife (Good Morning America, August 6, 2026)
• Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (KGNS, August 7, 2026)
• Chief: Mooresville officer used Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (Queen City News, August 5, 2026)
• Police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend’s ex-wife (KWQC, August 7, 2026)

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Updated August 17, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.