Documented Incident
Colleton County deputy fired after audit found 2,700 unauthorized uses of Flock camera data
First reported: August 20, 2026 · 8 sources
A senior deputy with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina was terminated after an internal audit identified roughly 2,700 instances of unauthorized use of the agency's Flock Safety license plate reader system, according to reporting by the Post and Courier. The publicly available details do not specify what the deputy was searching for, over what period the queries occurred, or whether any criminal charges have been filed.
The case shows that audit logs can surface large-scale misuse of ALPR systems, but also raises the question of how long questionable searches can accumulate before an agency detects them.
Key facts
- The audit identified approximately 2,700 unauthorized uses of the Flock system, per the Post and Courier.
- The employee, described as a senior officer with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office, was fired.
- The purpose of the searches, the time span involved, and any criminal referral are not detailed in available reporting.
Timeline
- August 20, 2026Colleton County sheriff's deputy fired after 2,700 unauthorized uses of Flock camera data
- August 21, 2026South Carolina sheriff updates agency’s Flock camera policy after deputy’s termination
- August 21, 2026Colleton County Sheriff updates agency's Flock camera policy after deputy's termination
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Colleton County sheriff's deputy fired after 2,700 unauthorized uses of Flock camera data (Post and Courier, August 20, 2026)
- Colleton County deputy fired after nearly 2,700 unauthorized Flock camera searches (Wcbd-tv News Channel 2, August 20, 2026)
- Colleton County deputy fired after Flock camera misuse (WJCL, August 21, 2026)
- South Carolina sheriff updates agency’s Flock camera policy after deputy’s termination (WBTW, August 21, 2026)
- Colleton County Sheriff updates agency’s Flock camera policy after deputy’s termination (WCBD News 2, August 21, 2026)
- Colleton County Sheriff updates agency's Flock camera policy after deputy's termination (Wcbd-tv News Channel 2, August 21, 2026)
- Colleton County deputy fired for Flock camera misuse, CCSO says (AOL.com, August 20, 2026)
- Colleton County Sheriff updates agency’s Flock camera policy after deputy’s termination (AOL.ca, August 21, 2026)
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Updated August 26, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.