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· Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville settles lawsuit over ALPR misidentification

On Dec. 21, 2022, the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, agreed to pay $60,000 to settle Jacqueline McNeill’s lawsuit alleging civil rights violations by police detectives. McNeill was arrested July 20, 2022, after license plate reader technology misidentified her vehicle as involved in a violent crime. She was held for several hours before detectives realized they had photographed two similar cars and arrested the wrong person. As part of the settlement, the department made no admission of liability, retired Police Chief Gina Hawkins provided a written apology and said the incident would lead to better training.

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  1. Fayetteville police settle civil rights lawsuit for $60,000 — The Fayetteville Observer, Jan 21, 2023 (fayobserver.com)

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