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Sedgwick, Kansas, Police Chief Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Readers 228 Times to Track Ex-Girlfriend and Her New Boyfriend
- Occurred
- Jun 24, 2023
- Published
- Aug 17, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
From June to October 2023, Sedgwick, Kansas, Police Chief Lee Nygaard reportedly used Flock Safety license-plate readers 228 times to check the whereabouts of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend, according to a Kansas certification order. The order said he also followed them in a police vehicle and ultimately admitted jealousy influenced his conduct. Nygaard resigned in October 2023 and later lost his police certification.
Developers
- Flock Safety
- Automated license plate reader (ALPR) developers
- Surveillance technology developers
Deployers
- Lee Nygaard
- Law enforcement
- Police departments in the United States
- Sedgwick Police Department (Kansas)
Harmed parties
- Lee Nygaard's unnamed former girlfriend
- Unnamed boyfriend of Lee Nygaard's former girlfriend
- Privacy