Palo Alto Weekly

Audit: Police overtime expenses soar past budget estimates

A Palo Alto Police Department vehicle drives on Bryant Street outside the department’s headquarters on September 11, 2019. Photo by Veronica Weber. The Palo Alto Police Department’s reliance on ...
CNN

Flock rolls out new police auditing and accountability controls following surveillance concerns

Law enforcement technology company Flock introduced new safety controls on Thursday, hoping to curb growing scrutiny and fears around surveillance and police misuse of its tools. Flock’s nationwide ...
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Minneapolis police audit: Officers feared entering shooter's home after Moturi attack

An audit has raised concerns about how Minneapolis police handled the 2024 shooting of Davis Moturi by his neighbor. The audit found officers misunderstood their legal authority and delayed arresting ...
WRAL

Audits raise questions about who has access to Raleigh Police Department's survelliance system

RALEIGH, N.C.-- Two internal audits raised questions about who has access to the license plate data collected by the Raleigh Police Department's Flock cameras. WRAL Investigates obtained several ...
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Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance

When law enforcement deploys powerful surveillance infrastructures (for example face recognition, drones, and license plate readers) they’re often accompanied by requirements that officers log their ...