The growing nationwide controversy surrounding the misuse of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) has claimed another high-ranking official. A former 911 director in Georgia is now facing serious criminal charges after allegedly abusing police surveillance databases to stalk a former romantic partner.
The case highlights a massive, systemic vulnerability in how local police departments monitor and secure their internal surveillance networks.
The Stalking Allegations
The shocking arrest was confirmed in a recent 11Alive broadcast, detailing how internal surveillance tools were allegedly weaponized for personal tracking. “The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is arresting former Dallas Police 911 director Heidi Taylor,” the news anchor announced.
Taylor, 52, had unfettered access to the department’s Flock Safety system during her tenure. Flock cameras are designed to read the license plates of every vehicle that passes them, creating a searchable map of a driver’s daily movements. While the technology is intended strictly for law enforcement purposes, investigators allege Taylor used the network for personal surveillance on a massive scale.
“Authorities told 11Alive she used the technology about 1,200 times between 2024 and 2025,” the broadcast revealed…