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Woman Pulled From Car at Gunpoint By Police After Mistaken Flock Alert - Twice
A woman was mistakenly pulled over by police with guns drawn on Thursday, believed to be a murder suspect due to a Flock license plate reader error. She feared for her life, hesitant to make any sudden movements. Amazingly, the same terrifying incident occurred just days earlier on Monday, with Milwaukee police again drawing guns and towing her car without explanation. She describes herself as deeply traumatized by these repeated encounters. After the second incident, she was handcuffed and walked to a police car, scared and observed by recording bystanders. She and her daughter are now afraid to drive her car, fearing further police stops. The repeated trauma has caused severe sleep deprivation, haunted by images of guns. She demands an apology, but local police deflected blame to the Milwaukee department for a data entry mistake within the Flock system. Milwaukee police clarified it was a data entry issue, not a camera malfunction. The woman strongly believes the system, and those responsible, failed her and the public.