LAPD contract expires after audit finds 161 false stolen-car hits

404 Media reports that an LAPD audit found the department improperly investigated 161 people in two months after vehicles were incorrectly flagged as stolen in its ALPR system. The reporting adds a concrete false-hit record to the department's decision to let its Flock contract expire, and illustrates how stale or inaccurate hot-list data can put innocent drivers at risk.