Federal judge orders evidence suppressed after warrantless Flock search

A federal judge ruled that a Tulsa sheriff's deputy violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights by searching Flock Safety's license plate database without a warrant, TechCrunch reported. Judge Sara Hill ordered suppression of all evidence obtained after the search. The deputy used the woman's travel history to help justify a car search in which he allegedly found 91 pounds of meth. Hill said he had no apparent reason for the database search beyond her California license plate. She criticized the system's ability to catalog vehicles' movements and make them available to police on demand. The ruling does not create binding precedent.