‘A Law-Abiding Citizen Trapped’ — Kansas Man Sues City Over Warantless Spy Cams
A Kansas resident, Mason Grimmett, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Wichita alleging that its warrantless Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system violates the state constitution. The suit, brought by the Kansas Justice Institute, claims the city’s network of nearly 200 Flock Safety cameras continuously tracks and stores vehicle data without warrants or probable cause. The case highlights broader concerns about mass surveillance and privacy rights in the United States.
- ▪Mason Grimmett, a Wichita machinist, filed the lawsuit in Sedgwick County District Court with representation from the Kansas Justice Institute.
- ▪Wichita has deployed approximately 200 Flock Safety ALPR cameras since 2020, capturing license plates and detailed vehicle attributes.
- ▪The ALPR system creates a searchable database that law enforcement can use to reconstruct vehicle movements and conduct convoy analysis.
- ▪The lawsuit argues that the warrantless surveillance program infringes on the Kansas Constitution’s protections against unreasonable searches.
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US ‘A Law-Abiding Citizen Trapped’ — Kansas Man Sues City Over Warantless Spy Cams (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images) Abigail Archer July 30, 2026 4:44 PM ET July 30, 2026 4:44 PM ET Abigail Archer Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A Kansas privacy advocate is suing the City of Wichita over its warrantless Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, saying the spy cams violate the Kansas Constitution.Mason Grimmett, a long-time Wichita resident represented…
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