LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — A Denver woman says she was wrongfully accused of theft after police tracked her car using Flock cameras.
The controversial tracking system is criticized by people with privacy concerns, but praised by law enforcement after police have successfully used it to track down and arrest criminals.
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The Columbine Valley police chief has since voided the court summons issued to her, but the woman says she never should have been accused in the first place, arguing her car was never at the address where the package was stolen.
On Sept. 27, a Columbine Valley police officer came to Chrisanna Elser’s door and issued her a summons to appear in court, accusing her of stealing a $25 package in the town of Bow Mar. The officer told her he had doorbell video of the theft and that he had tracked her car in the area using Flock cameras…