{"id":2641599,"date":"2026-08-06T21:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-abusing-flock-cameras-as-part-of-personal-vendetta\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:36:51","slug":"police-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-abusing-flock-cameras-as-part-of-personal-vendetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-abusing-flock-cameras-as-part-of-personal-vendetta\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Officer Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Flock Cameras as Part of Personal Vendetta"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-abusing-flock-cameras-as-part-of-personal-vendetta%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A North Carolina police officer, Elizabeth Snowman, was arrested after an internal audit revealed she used department-issued Flock licence plate reader cameras 31 times to monitor her former wife&#8217;s activities, including tracking her boyfriend\u2019s ex-wife. Snowman claimed 29 accesses were related to motor vehicle infractions, with two linked to burglary or robbery. She was hired in January 2025 and remains employed pending HR decisions. The incident is part of a broader pattern of misuse, with ongoing investigations into other officers, including one from Charlotte-Mecklenburg who accessed data for personal reasons.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-find-ourselves-in-a-crisis-oakland-police-chief-criticizes-city-council-after-police-budget-slashed-amid-spike-in-crime\/\" title=\"\u2018We Find Ourselves In A Crisis\u2019: Oakland Police Chief Criticizes City Council After Police Budget Slashed Amid Spike In Crime\">police chief criticized<\/a> such abuse, emphasizing that responsible use of law enforcement technology helps solve crimes and protect communities, whereas misuse erodes trust. The company behind Flock cameras stated that any misuse is unacceptable and stressed that thier tools are intended to assist law enforcement only when used properly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A North Carolina police officer who allegedly acted as though the rules were for other people has been arrested for using law enforcement cameras for personal use.<\/p>\n<p>Mooresville police officer Elizabeth Snowman is accused of using the department\u2019s Flock cameras 31 times to track her boyfriend\u2019s former wife, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/officer-allegedly-flock-license-plate-cameras-track-boyfriends\/story?id=135418955&#038;cid=social_twitter_abcn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Flock cameras are motion-activated cameras that capture the license plates and types of vehicles passing anywhere the cameras are installed.<\/p>\n<p>Mooresville Police Chief Ron Campurciani said the episode was discovered in an audit of the system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe accessed the computers, the LPR [license plate reader] cameras, to find information and track her boyfriend\u2019s ex-wife,\u201d Campurciani said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/08\/05\/mooresville-police-officer-accused-using-flock-cameras-track-boyfriends-ex-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV<\/a>, Snowman allegedly accessed the cameras twice when she was off-duty.<\/p>\n<p>Campurciani said that Snowman claimed 29 instances of the cameras being accessed were in connection with motor vehicle infractions, and the other two were listed as either burglary or robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Snowman, 36, was hired in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Campurciani said she was employed as of Wednesday, but that human resources would decide if she was to be terminated.<\/p>\n<p>Snowman was charged with accessing computers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No more flocking around\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Oof! She looks a little rough!<\/p>\n<p>Mooresville police officer Elizabeth Anne Snowman, 36, was arrested Wednesday after an internal audit found she used the department\u2019s Flock license plate reader system 31 times to track her boyfriend\u2019s ex-wife.<\/p>\n<p>Police\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jkV38TsUoy\">pic.twitter.com\/jkV38TsUoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jer Bear (@JerBear) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JerBear\/status\/2085463949147856985?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Campurciani said there are 10 other cases under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we are done yet, quite frankly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019re looking at other ones that could turn out to be nothing, but there are certain ones that we\u2019re taking a secondary look at, a deep look at,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Campurciani noted that the case came after another incident involving a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer who was charged with misusing data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-sued-over-proliferation-of-license-plate-reading-cameras\/\" title=\"Legal action against Illinois for excessive use of license plate reader cameras\">license plate reader cameras<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is frustrating and aggravating at the same time,\u201d Campurciani said, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/mooresville-police-officer-arrested-misusing-flock-camera\/KCISI3ROLFFLVEB5MUNYHTUWUU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSOC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at this; there is another cop abusing the system. That\u2019s what bothers me the most. The people who use this stuff for personal use, like she did, can\u2019t think past their nose,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/08\/04\/charlotte-mecklenburg-police-releases-flock-safety-agreement-after-officers-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV<\/a>, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Seth Elliot accessed his department\u2019s Flock system after being asked by the target of a drug investigation in another county for information on a vehicle used by an undercover officer.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot was charged with illegally accessing a government computer.<\/p>\n<p>Campurciani said \u201cofficers have to put in the reason for why they\u2019re using the Flock cameras, why they are tracking this vehicle,\u201d according to ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Flock said in a statement, \u201cAny misuse is unacceptable and responsible technology should help bring it to light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen public safety technology is used the right way, it helps solve serious crimes and protect communities. 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