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FLOCK comes home - Jefferson Parish deputy fired for...

Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:10 pm
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:10 pm
Looks like the OT was right after all.

quote:

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto on Wednesday announced the termination of a deputy who admitted using the department's Flock automated-license plate recognition system to search the license plate belonging to his former fiancée "several thousand times" over the course of several years.

The deputy, who was identified by the department as Nathan Rome, is not facing any criminal charges, such as cyberstalking, after the fiancée declined to make a criminal complaint. Officials said the fiancée told investigators she was aware of the searches and that she did not consider herself a victim.

"She was aware that he was doing it. She gave us a statement that she was aware that he was doing it," Lopinto said Wednesday. "There was no history of domestic violence between the two, no stalking incidents."


quote:

"You can't use the Flock system as your own personal Life 360. That's a problem," he said.

The Sheriff's Office became aware of Rome's actions Monday when they were contacted by a national media outlet inquiring about possible inappropriate use of the Flock system by an employee, according to the department.

The Sheriff's Office opened an internal investigation into the matter and discovered that Rome had accessed the Flock camera system for personal use.


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Posted by Shexter
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:11 pm to
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:15 pm to
Damn the OT is scary fast. I hope I never draw the ire of this board.
Posted by Horsemeat
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:17 pm to


Smash them into itty bitty pieces.
Posted by Camp Randall
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:19 pm to
Well that’s embarrassing
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:22 pm to
quote:

admitted using the department's Flock automated-license plate recognition system to search the license plate belonging to his former fiancée "several thousand times" over the course of several years.

Isn't this just what people do when they have the power to spy on people?
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:24 pm to

He's also a local club DJ

quote:

In New Orleans, "DJ Bulletproof" is the stage name of local DJ and MC Nathan Rome.








This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 4:41 pm
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

The Sheriff's Office became aware of Rome's actions Monday when they were contacted by a national media outlet inquiring about possible inappropriate use of the Flock system by an employee, according to the department.


This might be the bigger issue. What do you mean you aren’t tracking how your department members access Flock data?
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:32 pm to
quote:

"You can't use the Flock system as your own personal Life 360. That's a problem,"

Posted by Illini
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:34 pm to
Back the Blue!
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

What do you mean you aren’t tracking how your department members access Flock data?


If they don't track it then how can they be responsible?

On a side note, this is what investigative journalism looks like. Great stuff. Now we need all the idiots who think shoving a cell phone camera in a local officials face just to "audit" them is journalism to see this and start doing it instead.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:44 pm to
Flock + smart phones + AI data centers = electronic prison state
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:44 pm to
JPSO will investigate itself and find no other cops are guilty of wrongdoing.


Unless the media finds out about them.
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:45 pm to
Flock is counting this as another example that their system caught a stalker.
Posted by Strannix
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 3:47 pm to
He should be locked up, who cares if she doesnt want to press charges, the state should charge him.

Lock this creep up
Posted by Strannix
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 4:22 pm to
They need to make examples of these people
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 4:38 pm to
Posted by Dixie2023
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 4:59 pm to
He needs to be tried and jailed. He will find another cop job.
Posted by TigersnJeeps
FL Panhandle
Member since Jan 2021
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 5:42 pm to
quote:

"several thousand times" over the course of several years.


The department and FLock should be embarrassed at a minimum...
Posted by Stealth Matrix
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 5:45 pm to
$3.50 says he ain't the only one doing some stalking

An interestingly timed Facebook post a couple days ago from Kenna, bra

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quote:

A MESSAGE ABOUT OUR FLOCK CAMERAS

There has been a lot of discussion and misinformation shared on social media and traditional news platforms regarding the Flock brand of license plate recognition cameras. It is important to note that here in the city of Kenner, the Flock system is ONLY used as a license plate recognition camera. The city has had this technology for approximately 15 years. The Flock company has made it more user-friendly and definitely more reliable, as it is self-sufficient and doesn’t rely on Entergy or Cox Cable.

This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 5:50 pm
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