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Columbus Officer’s Flock Searches Cleared | Columbus News
Columbus police cleared an officer of misconduct after he used Flock cameras to search for “ICE” multiple times—turns out, he was legally tracking a specific GMC pickup. The searches, conducted in February 2025 across hundreds of cameras, sparked concern given the city’s 2017 ban on immigration enforcement using city resources. While the officer followed policy, the incident underscores how surveillance tools can be misinterpreted—and how even department leaders sometimes log vague reasons like “other” when tracking ICE vehicles, fueling ongoing debates about transparency and data use. Listen…
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