At least 10 cops in Mooresville, NC, under investigation over Flock violations, chief says

Jeff A. Chamer and Joe Marusak, The Charlotte Observer on Aug 5, 2026

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Mooresville police officer accused of misusing a controversial license plate reader database to search for a person’s vehicle was arrested Wednesday, according to court records.

Elizabeth Anne Snowman was charged with accessing computers to search for a vehicle using a Flock program “for purpose other than official law enforcement duties,” according to an arrest warrant.

Police Chief Ron Campurciani said at a news conference Wednesday the officer accessed a Flock database 31 times, 29 of which were on duty, to track her boyfriend’s ex-wife. He said at least 10 other officers in his department are under investigation related to Flock abuse allegations.

Snowman was hired in January 2025 at the department, which has 124 officers.

She was released on a $5,000 bond Wednesday, Iredell County court records show.

Multiple law enforcement officers, including a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer, have been arrested for misusing the controversial Flock security system.

A CMPD officer was arrested on July 29 on allegations of misusing the Flock camera system to search the license plate of a person buying drugs from his friend in Boone to see if they were an undercover police officer.

Asked if CMPD is addressing misuse of Flock cameras and proactively creating safeguards to prevent future camera misuse, the CMPD public affairs division didn’t answer the questions and referred The Charlotte Observer to an MOU between CMPD and Flock.

Campurciani said his department thought it had the safeguards in place to prevent misuse of the system, but is now adding more, including requiring officers to attach a police report with each use of Flock.

CMPD uses license-plate reading surveillance cameras but doesn’t own or operate any Flock cameras. However, Charlotte has an agreement with Flock to access devices at other agencies, according to CMPD.

In Greer, South Carolina, two officers were fired on June 26 after violating the city’s Flock camera policy. And Greenville County Sheriff’s Department fired two officers for misusing the agency’s Flock cameras this summer, the Post and Courier reported.

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(Reporter Noah Vinsky contributed to this report.)

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