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They are wasting resources on things like this when people are out there doing much worst. Let's stop them first before bothering people playing with a toy.

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Officer who used Flock cameras to falsely accuse Denver woman of theft will face unspecified disciplinary action

A Columbine Valley police officer who used surveillance from AI-powered license plate readers to wrongly accuse a Denver woman of stealing a $25 package will be disciplined, town officials said.

Since Sgt. Jamie Milliman’s false accusation, which sparked outrage over the department’s use of Flock cameras, the town said in a statement that it will work “to ensure that our citizens continue to have faith in our officers and department” and that the officer will receive “appropriate disciplinary action.” But the town did not reveal what discipline the officer faces and did not return emails or a voicemail from The Colorado Sun. 

“We believe in maintaining transparency and will continue to protect and serve the communities of Columbine Valley and Bow Mar with professionalism and integrity,” Columbine Valley town administrator J.D. McCrumb said in a statement issued Tuesday. 

Public records requests from The Sun for documents detailing the disciplinary action have not been fulfilled. Emails and phone calls to Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office records department, which handles Columbine Valley Police Department’s records requests, were also not returned. 

When Milliman arrived on Chrisanna Elser’s doorstep in late September, with a summons in hand, he told Elser he had “no doubt” after footage from the Flock camera in the neighboring town of Bow Mar, along with doorbell camera footage, captured her stealing a package from a porch.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/11/columbine-valley-police-officer-flock-disciplinary-action/

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From software targeting migrants to license plate readers, facial recognition programs to border panopticons, AI is a force multiplier in policing and surveillance.

As this community knows, AI did not create the surveillance state, nor the police state. In conversations about AI-powered surveillance, this analysis is often missing, but I believe it is crucial. 

AI is, however, widening the net, sharpening the camera lens, enabling the government to treat people like insects under a microscope.Instead of human beings monitoring surveillance cameras, or detectives investigating stolen vehicles, AI executes these tasks. This is important because with an understanding of policing as a mechanism to protect capital and quell rebellion, rather than prevent crime, AI-enhanced surveillance is perilous to all.

I’m an independent journalist authoring a series of AI explainers called “Ten Reasons to Resist AI.” In the fourth instalment, I wrote about surveillance and policing, covering three technologies: ICE Immigration targeting systems, facial recognition technology and Automated License Plate Readers. You can read it here.

When faced with the enormity of AI surveillance infrastructure, it is easy to fall into a debilitating despair — I certainly have at times. But it is not all doom and gloom — as always, we reserve the right to resist. And with AI-surveillance, the cat is out of the bag. What was developed in the shadows is now out in the open, eliciting more scrutiny and backlash by the day.