Sangamon Digest

Chicago police officers ran more than 23,000 searches through the Flock Safety license-plate camera network from May through July, even though the city has no active contract with Flock, FOX 32 reports, citing audit logs obtained after months of requests. Searches were tied to traffic stops, robberies, welfare checks and homicides.

Flock cameras in Chicago are privately owned by landlords and businesses, which decide whether to share data; CPD can also get access through other police departments. Without a city contract, there are no local rules or oversight for how officers search or retain that data. CPD referred questions to the Office of Public Safety Administration; Flock had not responded.