US judge rules warrantless Flock ALPR search unconstitutional mass surveillance

US District Judge Sara Hill ruled that a warrantless search of Flock's license plate reader system violated the Fourth Amendment and suppressed the evidence in a drug trafficking case. Police in Tulsa tracked more than 50 sightings of a Mazda over a month and reported finding 91 pounds of methamphetamine.

• Judge called the warrantless ALPR search "indiscriminate mass surveillance"
• System logged over 50 sightings of the Mazda in a month
• Search of the SUV yielded 91 pounds of methamphetamine
• Flock was not a party and expects the ruling to be overturned