# @downinnadesert on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_p481EmPB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69746416-downinnadesert-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T21:00:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert

## Caption

Four Valley cities in eight days have now found something wrong with their license plate cameras.

Surprise is the latest. The city suspended its automated license plate readers Aug. 12 after a routine audit identified what it called an anomaly in how the system was used. An officer is on administrative leave while the city investigates a potential policy violation. Chief Evan Becher said public trust requires transparency and accountability. Nobody has been named and no charges have been announced.

Here’s the run-up. Pinal County’s sheriff dropped his Flock contract Aug. 5 over Fourth Amendment concerns. Chandler pulled all 40 of its cameras Aug. 7. Apache Junction’s officer resigned Aug. 10 after using the system to look for his wife. Tempe ended data sharing Aug. 11. Goodyear put an officer on leave Aug. 12 and handed the case to Glendale PD. Flagstaff, Sedona and South Tucson already took theirs down.

Flock’s argument is that all of this is their audit tools working as designed. Chandler’s own statement credits the audit process for catching it. The company’s CEO put out a statement this week saying abuse of power destroys trust.

And this morning Gilbert police said the same technology is how they tracked a stolen car connected to a woman found dead in her home.

Tool or liability?

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#Surprise #Arizona #WestValley #ArizonaNews #DownInnaDesert

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