Chief Strategy Officer @flocksafety | Ex-CEO @flyaerodome (acq’d), Ex-CEO @SPIDRTech (acq’d), paramedic, cop, pilot, comedian | anon account astroturf magnet
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Rahul Sidhu retweeted
A woman was found dead before dawn near Temple TX. By that evening, her suspected killer was in handcuffs, run down by everything from bloodhounds to drones.
Cops are called to a home and find her there. Texas Rangers take the case, quickly name a suspect and put out word on his car. Shortly after, a Flock license plate camera catches his car driving by and alerts police within seconds. With his exact location in hand, officers can head straight for him, sparing other drivers from traffic stops and other people from suspicion.
Officers race to the spot, where he trades gunfire with them, then runs for the woods.
A DPS pilot circles overhead and keeps him in sight, drones keep eye on him through the treetops. Down in the brush, riders on horseback follow tracking dogs working his scent until they catch him.
Police tools, from dogs to horses to drones to ALPRs, help police catch dangerous people faster while leaving law-abiding citizens alone. That’s good for public safety and for civil liberties.
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
A great article in defense of the critical importance of Automatic License Plate Readers to law enforcement and public safety. It’s ironic that many of the same politicians who raced to support the now discredited ‘Defund the Police’ movement are once again showing their anti-police bias in their rush to get on the soon-to-be derailed and discredited anti-Flock movement. Kudos to the authors of this important research.
➡️washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
there’s so much confusion about what’s happening in AI because if you don’t use coding models every day it’s hard to understand how quickly progress is accelerating but if you do, you likely have AI psychosis to a degree that it’s impossible to explain it in an understandable way
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
Today in @PostOpinions, @Rafa_Mangual and I lay out the case for keeping the ALPRs up.
Flock cameras are a useful tool for saving lives. Legitimate concerns should be addressed through regulation—not bans.
Read the whole piece here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
Police say new technology played a big role in finding Emonnie Branch, 51, the suspect accused of shooting and killing Kentucky State Trooper Hayden Phillips.
wjla.com/news/nation-world/f…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
My article regarding Flock: thehill.com/opinion/civil-ri…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
friend of ours had their car stolen in the Mission
While the police were taking my friends report, Flock ALPR’s spotted the car downtown and they were able to retrieve it.
I wonder what would have happened without Flock! At the very least it would have taken much longer
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
After Austin switched off its Flock license plate cameras in June 2025, car theft rose 24% when measured against trends in comparable cities.
Austin's auto theft came in above expectations every month for the following year. About 776 more stolen cars than there otherwise would be.
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
“Police utilized Flock cameras to track down the killer…”
Add it to the long list of reasons to reject the insane calls to ban this technology.
Yes, there’s a potential for misuse. But regulation is the more appropriate response. For more: manhattan.institute/article/…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
Flock Camera Alert Help #Wauwatosa Police Catch Accused Child Rapist:
A Flock license plate camera alert led Wauwatosa police to a suspect now charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, the department announced Thursday. Officers had taken a report of a child sexual assault.
While investigators worked the case, the suspect’s vehicle triggered a Flock alert, which helped officers locate it and arrest the suspect, the department said in a Facebook post.
The suspect was charged with repeated first-degree sexual assault of a child. “When someone is wanted in connection with a serious crime, locating them matters,” the department wrote.
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
"I think they need to put more Flock cameras up. I think that they should be everywhere."
Thanks to Flock, a mom's carjacked sons were recovered in 45 minutes.
The unnamed Hopewell, Va., woman was visiting a friend with her two sons—a one-month-old and a 3-year-old with autism.
When she looked away, a man jumped into her vehicle and took off.
Flock ALPRs tracked him; within minutes, Richmond police chief Jake Edwards said, they "find those kids safe, and we end up making an arrest of an individual."
"I think they need to put more Flock cameras out. I think that should be everywhere," the mom told local news. "What if it was your child that was missing and the only way for someone to locate their car within a reasonable time before anything to happen was cameras that was put around the city that don't nobody know about?"
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A woman visiting family in Richmond, VA had her car jacked with her two babies still inside. Police used their Flock camera network to narrow the search area and found the vehicle, and children within 45 minutes.
This is good. We should not stop the police from doing this.
wtvr.com/news/local-news/ric…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
A woman visiting family in Richmond, VA had her car jacked with her two babies still inside. Police used their Flock camera network to narrow the search area and found the vehicle, and children within 45 minutes.
This is good. We should not stop the police from doing this.
wtvr.com/news/local-news/ric…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
Whoah, whoah, whoah… “NEW”!?? I was on TV talking about the shift from a 30-day default retention period to a 7-day default on August 14th. It seems like you’re saying that this was done in response to the hearing.
NEW: At the start of the hearing, @HawleyMO revealed a letter from Flock Safety stating the company has revised some of its search rules as the company and other Big Tech giants like it face scrutiny for its broad and invasive surveillance technology.
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
This is shockingly brazen stuff.
The argument is that the effects of ALPRs on crime cannot be discerned without carefully controlled quasiexperimental research, but the effects of ALPRs on abuse can be discerned just by making lists of abuse cases involving ALPRs.
It actually has to be one or the other. Either we care about estimating the counterfactual, or we just make lists of incidents and call it a day. You can't just pick which standard you want depending on which is convenient for your preferred conclusion.
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
🚨NEW PAPER OUT TODAY🚨
In a just-published @ManhattanInst report, @CharlesFLehman and I address ourselves to the debate about automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Casuals know them as “Flock cameras” 🧵
manhattan.institute/article/…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
NEW from me and @Rafa_Mangual @ManhattanInst: Everything you wanted to know about ALPRs (aka "Flock Cameras") but were too afraid to ask.
We break down:
* What ALPRs are (cameras that take pictures of license plates);
* The evidence that they reduce crime (developing, but pointing in the right direction);
* How they relate to the Fourth Amendment (they don't contravene it)
And we explain (including model legislation), how states can and should regulate them:
* mandatory logging of access;
* require supervisory approval for access in many cases;
* impose a 30-day limit on retaining images;
* require quarterly audits, and make auditing materials available to government oversight authorities and the public;
* impose criminal penalties for the abuse of ALPRs;
* limit their use to the investigation of major crimes;
* require affirmative permission before placing them near healthcare facilities, places of worship, and polling places.
ALPRs are a useful police technology. There are risks, but we can mitigate them with smart regulation. This is how to do that.
Read the full report: manhattan.institute/article/…
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
Monica Hicks was driving with her five children on Saturday night when someone fired bullets into her vehicle, killing her precious 5–year-old daughter, Zah’layah Walter.
Our detectives followed the evidence, which included information from automated license plate readers, and within 24 hours identified and arrested a suspect who’s now charged with capital murder.
The tragedy brings to mind another Harris County mother, LaPorsha Washington, who lost her beloved 7-year-old daughter, Jazmine Barnes, in 2018. LaPorsha was diving with her children on a Sunday morning when gunfire from another vehicle claimed Jazmine’s life.
That was before we had today’s network of automated license plate readers. Jazmine’s case required an intense, around-the-clock investigation, with detectives pursuing lead after lead until a critical tip helped break the case about a week later.
Sadly, other families who have lost loved ones to roadway violence are still waiting for answers. Technology cannot replace good police work, but tools like license plate readers can give investigators valuable information when every minute matters.
With that capability comes responsibility. Powerful technology must be used judiciously, with appropriate safeguards and accountability, if we are to maintain the public’s trust.
We owe that to our community. And we owe it to children like Jazmine and now Zah’layah to use every lawful and responsible tool available to identify those responsible for violence and bring them to justice.
(Photos of Jazmine & Zah’layah)
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
Bakersfield police say license plate-reading cameras helped them make arrests in two cases this month, including one in which a suspect allegedly met with a 16-year-old girl and another involving the alleged kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl. bit.ly/3VmNWy5
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
LPRs played a significant role in the investigation that led to the arrest of a subject who murdered a 5 year old little girl this weekend. A complete stranger…these cases are very difficult to solve and many remain unsolved to this day.
Arrest Update:
Jeremy Porter (DOB 3/18/79) has been arrested and charged with Capital Murder in connection with the shooting death of 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walter.
The roadway shooting occurred last night (9/19/26) on Grant Road near Jones Road.
Porter was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail.
This remains an active investigation. All persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
#HouNews
Rahul Sidhu retweeted
An arrest has been made in connection with the tragic shooting death of 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walter, who was killed during a roadway shooting incident.
Our hearts remain with Zah’Layah’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
I’m grateful to our detectives and everyone who worked tirelessly around the clock to bring this case to a swift resolution. Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology also played an important role in this investigation, helping our detectives quickly develop critical information.
Additional details regarding the arrest and investigation will be released shortly.
#HouNews
