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Harris County, Texas, Deputies Reportedly Detained Two 19-Year-Olds at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Detected Different Stolen Camaro
- Occurred
- Aug 3, 2023
- Published
- Aug 8, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
In Cypress, Texas, sheriff's deputies reportedly held two 19-year-old men at gunpoint and handcuffed them after Flock Safety cameras detected the plate of a stolen Camaro linked to robberies. An undercover unit then spotted a similar Camaro but could not read its plate; after the detention, deputies realized it was the wrong car. One man reported cuts and scrapes after being pushed to the ground.
Developers
- Surveillance technology developers
- Flock Safety
- Automated license plate reader (ALPR) developers
Deployers
- Law enforcement
- Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
Harmed parties
- Two 19-year-old men detained in Cypress, Texas
- Road users
- Privacy
- Motorists
- Men and boys
- Men
- Individuals mistakenly detained by law enforcement
- Epistemic integrity