Police authorities in New Bedford, Massachusetts, have temporarily shut down the city’s entire network of automated license plate reader cameras after allegations that an officer used the system to track the movements of her ex-girlfriend. The New Bedford Police Department suspended its Flock Safety camera system after internal investigators found a "concerning" number of searches linked to a single vehicle’s license plate, according to CBS News Boston.

A Massachusetts town has cut ties with Flock Safety and removed Flock automated license plate readers after a police officer allegedly misused the surveillance cameras.

A Florida police officer has been arrested after allegedly using his department's Flock licence-plate surveillance system 717 times to track a vehicle belonging to his estranged…