Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches

Michael Harley October 8, 2026 · arstechnica.com

How dumb. A department won't change and other departments will not be discouraged by some silly symbolic amount. It must hurt. A lot.

How do we make it so that people violating the constitution like this are charged?

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