A Flock Safety license plate reader camera near Casa Grande, Ariz., in October 2025. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)
The Glendale Police Department used an anti-Romani slur last year when conducting a search of automated license plate reader data, according to records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and confirmed by the Arizona Mirror.
The Glendale Police Department utilizes the Flock Safety network, a system that links automated license plate readers, commonly referred to as ALPR, from across the country into a system that allows law enforcement to search thousands of images of vehicles…