Records confirm a Johnson County, Texas sheriff's deputy searched Flock Safety's license-plate camera network — 6,809 camera networks totaling 83,345 cameras — on May 9, 2025, to locate a woman after she reportedly self-administered an abortion. The search log listed the reason as "had an abortion, search for female," and the case was tied to an incident that began when a family member called seeking a welfare check after not hearing from her for weeks.
Deputies used a TransUnion locator tool to identify the woman's car and plate, then ran it through Flock, which showed she'd previously been in Dallas but yielded no recent hits. The sheriff told 404 Media the woman's family feared she might bleed to death and deputies were trying to get her to a hospital; a deputy's internal report, filed eight months later, said the search was meant to check on her and her children's safety.
At the scene, officers treated the home as a potential crime scene, photographed a container the woman's partner said held the fetus, and discussed possible charges before contacting the district attorney's office, which said Texas law did not permit charging the woman for the abortion or miscarriage. Deputies also discussed a possible civil suit against the pharmaceutical company that supplied the pill.
The full dispatch is available from the source below.