US Police Officers Allegedly Misused License Plate Cameras for Private Surveillance

Washington - 05 August 2026: At least 28 US police officers are alleged to have used their official access to automated license plate reader systems to monitor partners, former partners, or other people in their private circles. This emerges from an investigation by the Institute for Justice, reported on by Franceinfo on 4 August. The systems record license plates as well as the location and time of an image capture; law enforcement agencies can search this data for investigations.According to the Institute for Justice, most of the documented cases have ...