Out-of-state police use Flock cameras in Arizona

## What is happening Police agencies from outside Arizona are using Flock cameras to track vehicles in the state. The practice has brought attention to how license-plate camera networks can be used across state lines.

## How the cameras are used Flock cameras capture information about vehicles that pass their locations. Police can use that information to search for a vehicle and examine where it has been seen.

## Why it matters The use of camera data by agencies from other states means an Arizona driver’s vehicle movements may be searched by police outside the driver’s local community. The issue involves police surveillance, interstate information-sharing and access to records created by automated cameras.

The Eastern Arizona Courier reported on the use of Flock cameras by out-of-state police. The report identifies the cross-state use of the camera network as a law-enforcement issue in Arizona.