Shively, Ky. police officer misused Flock camera network over 2,000 times to track ex-girlfriend's vehicles; charged with official misconduct

Between January 1 and May 2, 2026, Shively (Kentucky) Police Officer Asad Zahir used his department's access to the Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader network to run more than 2,048 searches tracking two vehicle registrations belonging to the mother of his child, monitoring her movements across Kentucky and Indiana. Zahir listed the searches' justification as a narcotics investigation, though the woman was not the subject of any such investigation and had no history indicating one, officials said.

During the same period, Zahir harassed the woman and made threatening comments, prompting her to obtain a temporary protective order against him in Indiana. Investigators determined that 241 of the Flock searches occurred between April 17 and May 6, while that order was in effect.

This entry records the underlying misuse; its discovery and Zahir's arrest are documented below.

Updates

2026-08-25 — Audit tool flagged the pattern; Zahir arrested and charged [1, 2, 3]

A newly implemented Flock Safety AI-powered audit tool, required nationwide after growing concern over officer misuse, flagged Zahir's search pattern. Investigators identified his login within a day, and Zahir — an officer since 2022 assigned to the patrol division — was taken into custody and charged with five counts of first-degree official misconduct and five counts of fourth-degree unlawful access to a computer. Shively Police Chief Andre Bottoms announced the arrest at a news conference the following day and said the department was tightening its Flock policies, immediately requiring officers to log a case number with every search [3]. Zahir was released on his own recognizance and suspended without pay pending the criminal case and an internal review; he was scheduled to be arraigned in Jefferson District Court on August 28, 2026.