Episode #299
NYPD Detective Marique Bartoldus and I Breakdown What The Flock Going On With The Outrage Over Automatic License Plate Readers? (Part One)
Send us Fan Mail What the Flock is going on? Thanks for joining me and my partner in crime for today's show: retired 20-year NYPD detective, podcaster, and author Marique Bartoldus! On today's show, Marique (Monz) will break down the hysteria, misinformation, and the good, bad, and ugly regarding Flock cameras. Next week we conclude our Flock conversation and jump into the travesty of justice known as the Lindsey Clancy case. A little bit about Marique. Monz attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Police Science. Shortly after graduating, she was sworn into the NYPD. She was assigned to multiple units within the Precinct, including Patrol, Conditions, SNEU, Anti-Crime, and Field Intelligence, then left the 105th Precinct and became one of the first detectives assigned to the Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad, where she investigated dog fighting and animal cruelty complaints throughout New York City. She returned to the 105th Precinct, where she ended her career assigned to the Intelligence Bureau, investigating illegal firearm and narcotics sales and possession. She effected 400 arrests and executed hundreds of search warrants during her distinguished twenty-year career. Monz hosts the popular “Monz on the Mic” podcast and recently published Twenty and Out: A compilation of Chaos Experienced While Serving 20 Years in the New York City Police Department, and I can’t recommend this book enough. Please enjoy this informative look at this hot topic through the lens of people who actually see the overwhelming good these cameras do in catching criminals and helping victims of crime. Make sure you join us next week when we wrap up the Flock camera’s hype and dive into the Lindsey Clancy debacle. In today’s episode, we discuss: · Why are people losing their minds over Flock cameras? · The Flock camera issue uniting the left and right. · Law enforcement has been using this technology for over 15 years; why the outrage now? What is fueling this? · Criminals celebrating the removal of Flock cameras. · There is no expectation of privacy for license plates attached to your car when you are driving down the street! · What the Flock system is and how it works. · Your smartphone and TV are tracking you. · People complaining about Flock tracking them and volunteering to allow aps track adult children, spouses, and themselves. · Comical public ‘outrage.’ · The misuse of the few outweighs the good it has accomplished in helping solve major crimes. Check out Marique's Amazon Author Page. Head on over to Monz on the Mic Podcast! Visit the Cops & Writers Website! What's the craziest thing you saw when you were a cop? My first week on the job, a guy running at me with a butcher knife. He'd just killed his brother over the last hot dog. That's chapter 1. There are 33 more. Police Stories: The Rookie Years just launched - available on Amazon. Search 'Police Stories Patrick O'Donnell' or click th Support the show
