Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines for a Pretextual Weed Search
Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines for a Pretextual Weed Search
警方利用 Flock 追踪一名男子跨州行踪，以此作为搜查大麻的借口
Police in Wisconsin used Flock to determine that a man “travels to Michigan frequently,” where marijuana is legal, then back to Wisconsin, where it is illegal. They then used his travel across state lines as tracked by Flock as part of the probable cause justification to search his car for weed; he was eventually arrested on marijuana possession charges, according to court records reviewed by 404 Media.
威斯康星州警方利用 Flock 系统确定一名男子“频繁往返于密歇根州”（该州大麻合法）和威斯康星州（该州大麻非法）。据 404 Media 查阅的法庭记录显示，警方随后将 Flock 追踪到的跨州行程作为搜查其车辆以寻找大麻的“合理根据”（probable cause）的一部分；最终，该男子因持有大麻被捕。
The searches came to light in a Wisconsin criminal complaint against Edward Abrams-Phillips, who was wanted for bail jumping on domestic violence charges. But the criminal complaint makes clear that beyond the bail jumping and domestic violence charges, police specifically studied Abrams-Phillips’ interstate travel to create the pretext for searching his car for marijuana. The bail jumping charge was dismissed; Abrams-Phillips was found guilty only of weed possession in the case, according to the court records.
这些搜查行为是在针对爱德华·艾布拉姆斯-菲利普斯（Edward Abrams-Phillips）的一份威斯康星州刑事起诉书中曝光的，此人当时因家暴指控弃保潜逃而被通缉。但起诉书明确指出，除了弃保潜逃和家暴指控外，警方还专门研究了艾布拉姆斯-菲利普斯的跨州行程，以此作为搜查其车辆寻找大麻的借口。据法庭记录显示，弃保潜逃的指控已被撤销，艾布拉姆斯-菲利普斯在该案中仅被判持有大麻罪名成立。
The complaint explains that Abrams-Phillips was tracked via Flock’s network over the course of the day to determine that he drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” the complaint states, adding that previous Flock hits indicated that he “travels to Michigan frequently.” Police note that, using Flock, they were able to track Abrams-Phillips driving from Wisconsin to Michigan, then back to Wisconsin over the course of several hours, where he was pulled over and arrested. The Flock searches and arrests happened in April 2025.
起诉书解释称，警方通过 Flock 网络对艾布拉姆斯-菲利普斯进行了一整天的追踪，确定他从威斯康星州开车前往密歇根州。起诉书称密歇根州是“已知的大麻来源州，因为那里大麻合法”，并补充说之前的 Flock 记录显示他“频繁前往密歇根州”。警方指出，利用 Flock，他们得以追踪到艾布拉姆斯-菲利普斯在几个小时内从威斯康星州开车前往密歇根州，随后又返回威斯康星州，并在途中将其拦截逮捕。此次 Flock 搜查和逮捕事件发生在 2025 年 4 月。
“The vehicle was observed hitting flock on several occasions to include 41 northbound from Brown Rd, 41NB and County Line in Marinette [Wisconsin], and 41 NB on Bridge St. going into Michigan. Based on prior flock hits, the vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source State for Marijuana as it is legal there,” the charging document notes. “Around 3:56 p.m., the vehicle was seen on Flock heading southbound on interstate 41 towards Green Bay [Wisconsin]. Deputies made a coordinated effort to intercept the vehicle on 41 from Brown Rd. Deputy Kowalski initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle as the driver matched the description of Edward.”
“该车辆多次被 Flock 系统记录，包括布朗路（Brown Rd）向北的 41 号公路、马里内特（威斯康星州）的 41 号公路北向与县界路口，以及通往密歇根州的桥街（Bridge St）41 号公路北向路段。根据之前的 Flock 记录，该车辆频繁前往密歇根州，而该州是已知的大麻来源州，因为那里大麻合法，”起诉文件写道。“下午 3 点 56 分左右，Flock 系统显示该车辆正沿 41 号州际公路向南行驶，前往绿湾（威斯康星州）。警员们协同行动，在布朗路附近的 41 号公路上拦截了该车辆。科瓦尔斯基（Kowalski）警官对该车进行了交通拦截，因为驾驶员的特征与爱德华相符。”