Two former police officers in suburban Chicago have been charged over the alleged misuse of Flock automated licence-plate cameras and law-enforcement databases to conduct unauthorised searches.
A DuPage County grand jury indicted Marisa Ciccola, 30, formerly of the Itasca Police Department, and Gerardo Solis, 39, formerly of the West Chicago Police Department, on 29 September.
Former officers charged over Flock camera searches
Ciccola faces 13 counts of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony, and eight counts of computer tampering, a Class B misdemeanour. Prosecutors allege that she carried out multiple unauthorised searches between June 2025 and May 2026 while acting as an Itasca officer.
The indictment alleges that those searches involved the Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, known as LEADS, as well as Flock’s automated licence-plate recognition system.
Solis is charged with one count of official misconduct and one count of computer tampering. He is accused of conducting an unauthorised Flock search of an Illinois licence plate between 18 December 2024 and 15 January 2025.
Arrest warrants were issued after the indictments were returned. Both defendants surrendered on Monday, 5 October, and were subsequently released.
The allegations emerged after internal reviews by both police departments. Itasca previously said an audit had identified the alleged misuse of departmental technology, after which the officer was placed on administrative leave and the matter referred to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. The village said Ciccola is no longer employed by the department and that an independent review of its related policies and procedures is being undertaken. ([itasca.com](https://www.itasca.com/m/newsflash/home/detail/3148))
West Chicago said its own review identified information suggesting that an officer may have used the Flock system for an unauthorised purpose. The city placed the officer on administrative leave, preserved relevant records and requested an independent criminal investigation by the state’s attorney’s office, while also conducting a wider audit of access, training, oversight and safeguards. ([westchicago.org](https://westchicago.org/news-archive-2026/city-of-west-chicago-statement-regarding-flock-camera-system-review/))
DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin said it was “extremely troubling” when someone entrusted with upholding the law was accused of breaking it.
He said the case should not be taken as a reflection of the wider Itasca and West Chicago police departments, which he said had been helpful and co-operative during the investigations. Berlin added that automated licence-plate readers were an important law-enforcement tool, but said misuse of the technology had to carry consequences.
Itasca Police Chief Robert O’Connor said his department remained committed to professionalism, integrity and accountability. West Chicago Police Chief Colin Fleury said the city had acted promptly after concerns were identified and had fully co-operated with the investigation.
Both Ciccola and Solis are due to appear in court again on 16 November.
