Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines for a Pretextual Weed Search

Wisconsin police used Flock's automatic license plate reader network to track a man traveling between Wisconsin and Michigan, where marijuana is legal, then used his interstate travel pattern as probable cause to search his car for weed. The man, Edward Abrams-Phillips, was eventually convicted only of marijuana possession after the bail jumping charge was dismissed, demonstrating how law enforcement can exploit legal travel to create pretexts for searches in states where the substance remains illegal.