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Indiana police officer arrested for misusing license plate reader cameras to track wife and her acquaintance

Confirmed1 source · Oct 23, 2026

Georgetown officer Justin Craig allegedly searched license plate data hundreds of times for personal reasons unrelated to any police investigation.

Indiana police officer arrested for misusing license plate reader cameras to track wife and her acquaintance
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What happened

Georgetown police department officer Justin Craig was arrested and charged with official misconduct and two counts of fraud for misusing Flock automated license plate reader cameras. Documents show Craig searched his wife's license plate more than 80 times and that of a previous acquaintance of hers nearly 250 times between January and July. An internal police review found these searches were unrelated to any police investigation and that Craig had intentionally mislabeled them with false categories including traffic infractions, narcotics, assault/battery, theft, and stolen vehicles to make them appear justified. A Washington Post reporter triggered the investigation after tipping off the Georgetown police chief.

Context

Flock operates approximately 120,000 cameras nationwide conducting roughly 2 billion scans monthly across more than 4,800 law enforcement agencies and nearly 1,000 businesses. The arrest reflects a broader pattern documented across multiple U.S. states of police officers allegedly misusing or abusing license plate reader technology, including cases where officers were accused of using cameras to stalk former romantic partners and track individuals seeking abortions. The technology has drawn increasing bipartisan criticism over privacy violations and data-sharing practices, and ICE frequently accesses the network for immigration enforcement. In response to the arrest, Flock's CEO announced in August that the company would mandate law enforcement agencies activate audit features to monitor individual officers' use of the tracking capabilities.

What's disputed

Craig's attorney argues the conduct alleged does not violate any law or department policy as currently written, contending that Flock sells identical technology to cities, homeowners associations, and shopping malls without restrictions, and that the public conversation about privacy protections should precede criminal charges against individual officers.