Virginia Police Search Vehicle Surveillance Data 24/7. 'Why?' Isn't Always Clear.

VCIJ analyzed 200,000 Flock search logs from July through October 2025 across roughly 150 Virginia law enforcement agencies and found officers routinely used cryptic abbreviations like 'CJ,' 'inv,' or 'T,' or one-word justifications such as 'suspicious' or 'shooting.' More than 1,800 searches used variations of 'suspicious' as the sole justification, and agencies continued sharing data with 800 out-of-state agencies in apparent violation of Virginia's new ALPR law.