Officer Accused of Stalking with Surveillance Tech | Boston News

A New Bedford police officer is on leave after being accused of using the department’s Flock camera system to stalk her ex-girlfriend, sparking a broader reckoning over surveillance tech. The ex filed for a restraining order, citing internal investigations into the officer’s misuse of the license plate tracking system — a practice that’s already led to multiple prior probes and prompted the chief to halt Flock use citywide. The judge extended the restraining order and ordered the officer to surrender her firearms. Meanwhile, Flock Safety’s CEO rolled out new privacy safeguards, including behavior flags, shorter data retention, and local control over data access — as the investigation into Pacheco continues. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/69c8ad6838f8e678