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Cops Holding Contest To See Who Can Pull Over The Most Black People Surely The Result Of A Bunch Of Bad Apples

staff@jalopnik.com (Justin Hughes) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:46:31 +0000

The text thread also contained racial slurs "related to use of force and discharging firearms at Black residents."

The Rules Around Stopping Your Car From Being Towed Are Annoyingly Complicated

staff@jalopnik.com (Josh West) — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Getting towed is never a pleasant experience, whether you're at fault or not. But catching the tow truck in time might just save you if local laws allow.

Stockton Thinks Putting A Giant Skidpad In The Middle Of Intersections Will Stop Street Takeovers

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:25:00 +0000

Different cities are tackling street takeovers in different ways, but this solution from Stockton officials has backfired pretty spectacularly.

New Medians Intended To Prevent Street Takeovers Coming Straight Into Compton

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:25:00 +0000

The bumps have already been installed in 22 intersections, with 23 more on the way, and officials say that the deterrents are working.

Gas Station Owner Caught Scamming Customers With Changing Prices Ordered To Pay $17,500 Fine

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:25:00 +0000

As if gas prices weren't high enough already, the owner of three New Jersey gas stations was caught advertising different prices than he was charging.

The Number Of Cities That Have Dropped Flock Camera Contracts Has Quietly Been Exploding

staff@jalopnik.com (Lalita Chemello) — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:25:00 +0000

Is there a future without these cameras anywhere? It might be a far-distant dream, but maybe it's not impossible.

Parking Barnacles Are Like Facehuggers From Alien (And Might Violate California Law)

staff@jalopnik.com (Erik Sherman) — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:25:00 +0000

Whether it's with a parking boot or a windshield barnacle, there's a limit on who can immobilize your car, even if you've broken a few parking rules.

Flock Forces Website Showing Camera Locations To Shut Down, Because 'Transparency Matters'

staff@jalopnik.com (Justin Hughes) — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:25:00 +0000

The website may be down, but the internet is forever, and the Internet Archive has preserved the original site.

According To Leaked Pitch, Flock Cameras Were Once Nearly Put In Ubers And Lyfts

staff@jalopnik.com (Brontë Wieland) — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:25:00 +0000

If you think things are bad now, wait until you hear how close Flock came to to integrating hundreds of thousands of Uber and Lyft cars into its network.

Woman Spends 86 Hours In Solitary Confinement Due To Flock Cameras Despite Driving Car Of Different Color

staff@jalopnik.com (Collin Woodard) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:11:41 +0000

Florida Highway Patrol mixed up Lindsay Isaacs' car with another, and arrested her on vehicular homicide charges, among eight felonies she hadn't committed.

Pokémon Card Scalper Put GPS Tracker On Delivery Driver's Vehicle To Follow Restocks

staff@jalopnik.com (Lalita Chemello) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:24:09 +0000

The man who placed the tracker was sentenced to one year's probation, and somewhat ironically will have to wear a GPS monitoring device for the next 90 days.

These 15 States Don't Have Red Light Cameras, Here's Why

staff@jalopnik.com (Michael Frank) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:25:00 +0000

While at least 22 states and Washington DC still use red light cameras, at least 15 states explicitly block or heavily restrict remote traffic monitoring.

Cops Are Looking Stuff Up On Flock And Putting 'LMAO,' 'WEIRD KID,' And 'Sexy' As Reasons

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000

Adding irreverence and unprofessionalism to the surveillance state, police are using nonsensical search terms while they're tracking your movement in public.

Reporter Gets Visit From Cops For Filming Flock Camera Installer At Work

staff@jalopnik.com (Justin Hughes) — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:05:00 +0000

The irony of being opposed to being filmed while maintaining and upgrading a system of mass surveillance was apparently lost on the Flock worker.

Flock Cameras Aren't The Only License Plate Trackers Stalking Your Car's Every Movement

staff@jalopnik.com (Collin Woodard) — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:05:00 +0000

Flock is one of the biggest providers of license plate readers nationwide, but many other companies are providing the same warrantless tracking services.

'I Am In Your Car. I Am In Your Maps,' Abuser Terrorizes Ex Using 'Parental Controls' And Tesla's App

staff@jalopnik.com (Justin Hughes) — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000

Common tracking and remote-access vehicle systems designed to improve safety can be easily misused, sometimes in pretty scary and dangerous ways.

Here's The Unimaginably Huge Number Of Pictures Taken By Flock Cameras Every Month

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:25:00 +0000

With a vast network of cameras capturing photo and video every second of every day, Flock is taking a staggering number of photos every month.

Cops Ticket Insured Driver For Having No Insurance Because Flock Said So

staff@jalopnik.com (Justin Hughes) — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:25:00 +0000

Thanks to Flock cameras, a Georgia student now has to fight an insurance citation, despite presenting valid insurance to officers when she was pulled over.

Dallas Installs AI Cameras On Its Garbage Trucks That Photograph Every House And Scan For Code Violations

staff@jalopnik.com (Logan K. Carter) — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:25:00 +0000

A little privacy infringement along with your trash collection, what's not to love?

Sovereign Citizen Fills Truck Bed With 'Tyranny Trees,' Cops Arrest Him For Allegedly Cutting Down Flock Cameras

staff@jalopnik.com (Ryan Erik King) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:05:00 +0000

This brazen vigilante was already facing nine felonies, including larceny, criminal damage to property, and tampering with evidence.