Three Cheektowaga Police Employees Misused Flock Camera Data, No Charges Filed

Three Cheektowaga, N.Y. police employees allegedly used Flock license-plate cameras to track a coworker's vehicle for months, but Erie County prosecutors found no criminal conduct. Flock now requires a criminal case number for searches and cut data retention from 30 to seven days.

• Robert Dombrowski, Anthony Filipski Jr. and Lauren Seibr allegedly tracked a coworker via Flock cameras
• Erie County prosecutors declined to file charges, citing no criminal conduct
• Flock now requires a case number for searches and cut retention to seven days
• Cheektowaga runs nearly 30 Flock cameras; audit logs failed to flag the misuse