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'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman

By Jason Koebler · 404 Media · August 2026
'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
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"Body camera footage shows police surveillance abuse is common: "We’ve told them over and over again: 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'""

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