articleThe Brief Former Polk County Police Officer Tracey Royston, 51, faces four misdemeanor counts of misusing a license plate reader system. A former Polk County police officer has been arrested on charges of misusing the Flock camera system, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Authorities stated that on July 31, the Polk County Police Department requested the GBI to investigate the misuse of the Cedartown Police Department's Flock system. It is unclear whose vehicle or license plate information was accessed during the unauthorized searches between 2024 and 2025. Officials did not detail what prompted the initial allegations or how the Polk County Police Department became aware of the misuse.