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St. Charles County Police are shutting down their Flock Safety cameras after a former employee admitted to misusing the system for personal searches — not law enforcement purposes. The chief called the breach serious, triggering an audit and stricter controls now limiting access to just a handful of supervisors and intelligence officers. The employee resigned after being placed on unpaid leave, and an outside agency is handling the investigation. Though no other unauthorized use was found during the audit, the department’s transparency and swift action signal a commitment to accountability. Flock has been notified, and the 28 county cameras — some in parks, others on streets — are being covered up and will be removed. Despite ending the Flock partnership, police continue using license plate readers from another vendor, citing superior quality and stronger safeguards that help them make hundreds of felony arrests annually, including nabbing wanted criminals.

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