FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — As Fort Wayne prepares to decide the future of its Flock license plate reader system, a top Indiana Fraternal Order of Police official says the state needs legislation establishing clear rules for how the technology can be used by law enforcement.
Mitch McKinney, vice president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police and a retired Fort Wayne Police sergeant, joined Fort Wayne’s Morning News with Kayla Blakeslee for an exclusive interview on Friday and says the FOP is already working on the issue with its executive board, lobbyists and other law enforcement organizations.
McKinney says he wants legislation that protects both the public and law enforcement officers who use automated license plate readers as an investigative tool…