FRANKLIN CO SHERIFF FLOCK CAM INVESTIGATION

THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A DEPUTY'S USE OF FLOCK CAMERA DATA. STACIA NAQUIN WITH ONN AFFILIATE WBNS-TV HAS MORE.
BALDWIN SAYS AN INITIAL REVIEW FOUND SEARCHES BY ONE DEPUTY THAT RAISED CONCERNS. THE DEPUTY IS NOT BEING IDENTIFIED. THE SHERIFF ORDERED THE REVIEW AFTER LEARNING ABOUT FLOCK TECHNOLOGY BEING MISUSED BY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT DOES NOT HAVE STATIONARY FLOCK CAMERAS BUT DOES USE MOBILE CAMERAS IN LIMITED INVESTIGATIONS AND CAN ACCESS FLOCK DATA FROM SOME TOWNSHIPS. THE OFFICE IS NOW DEVELOPING AN INTERNAL AUDIT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT DATA IS USED APPROPRIATELY.