Sheriff's Investigator Charged Over 4,000 Flock Camera Searches
Sheriff's Investigator Charged Over 4,000 Flock Camera Searches
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A senior investigator at the Albany County Sheriff's Office in New York is charged with misusing the Flock license plate reader network to track a former girlfriend.
Laurie Moore, 47, a senior investigator and 13-year veteran of the Albany County Sheriff's Office, was arrested Wednesday and charged with official misconduct and falsifying business records — both misdemeanors.
The sheriff's office says Moore ran more than 4,000 unauthorized searches involving five people known to her.
That includes tracking a former girlfriend's vehicle about 3,000 times, and running four other license plates hundreds of times each, according to the agency.
The Charges
Official misconduct and falsifying business records. Both are misdemeanors under New York law. Moore is suspended indefinitely from the sheriff's office pending further administrative action.
Timeline
Moore's access to the Flock camera system dates roughly to the end of that year, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said.
An outside source prompts the investigation, according to Apple.
Moore is arrested. Apple announces the case at a press conference alongside Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon.
Moore is due in New Scotland Town Court at 5 p.m.
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Apple said the sheriff's office has since tightened who can reach Flock data. "Now it's only a supervisor. It undergoes an audit process with Internal Affairs, which is reviewed every 30 days. That has to be kicked up to an undersheriff or chief," he said.
Apple also said it does not appear any other members of the agency engaged in unauthorized vehicle tracking. One additional command staff member was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
Kindlon acknowledged the controversy surrounding the Flock cameras, but both he and Apple said the technology has its place, including in solving crimes.
What's Next
Moore's court appearance is set for 5 p.m. on Sept. 24 in New Scotland Town Court.
The internal investigation into the command staff member on administrative leave is still open, and Moore's suspension stands pending further administrative action.
More
Flock's automated license plate readers have drawn growing scrutiny. CBS6 has previously reported the cameras have faced pushback in Troy, Kinderhook and Saratoga Springs.
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