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Wisconsin police used Flock cameras to track man across state line for marijuana arrest
Brown County Sheriff's Department tracked a resident to Michigan and back using license plate recognition to arrest him for legal cannabis purchase.
What to know
- Wisconsin police used Flock license plate cameras to track a man's legal purchase of marijuana in Michigan and arrest him upon return to Wisconsin.
- The case highlights broader concerns about law enforcement misuse of Flock's multi-state surveillance network, including multiple documented instances of Wisconsin officers tracking romantic partners.
- The arrest involved purchasing cannabis in a state where it is legal, raising questions about the legitimacy of using cross-state surveillance for enforcement of crimes that are legal elsewhere.
Brown County Sheriff's Department Wisconsin law enforcement agency404 Media Investigative reporterWisconsin law enforcement officers (unnamed) Multiple officers in Milwaukee, Menasha, and Kenosha
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