The Katy Police Department says it has no records showing supervisors audited a former officer's Flock searches before his ex-wife complained that he was tracking her, Covering Katy News reports.
Former officer Sergio Guadalupe Rodriguez was indicted April 6, 2026, on felony charges of stalking and misuse of official information. He was arrested May 4 and has pleaded not guilty. Fort Bend County prosecutors allege he used Flock to follow his ex-wife's movements between Nov. 2, 2024, and April 2, 2025.
The department operates about 40 city-owned Flock cameras, and authorized officers can search a much larger network run by other agencies and private organizations. The cameras record vehicle sightings that officers can search during investigations. Searches also leave a digital trail that supervisors can review.
Rodriguez's ex-wife filed a formal complaint with the department in October 2025. Only after that complaint did supervisors conduct a detailed audit of his search history and discover the alleged misuse, the department told Covering Katy News.
"We have no records of any audit searches of former Ofc. Rodriguez before the complaint was made," the department said. … "Flock did not have the audit assistance or audit tools that are now in place in October 2025."
Rodriguez was suspended, the findings were referred to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office, and he was fired. KHOU 11 reported in August that internal affairs documents showed Rodriguez allegedly searched his ex-wife's plate 2,386 times over an 11-month period. The indictments cover a shorter window, alleging criminal conduct from Nov. 2, 2024, through April 2, 2025. Covering Katy News noted it has not independently obtained those internal affairs records.
Katy Police Department Chief Bryon Woytek confirmed Rodriguez was a 10-year veteran of the department, the Katy Times reported.
Records show changes to audit requirements
Department policies obtained by Covering Katy News show that requirements for monthly random audits and quarterly audits of every officer with Flock search privileges appear in a policy file dated Sept. 25, 2025. That date falls before the October 2025 complaint but after the alleged conduct. Earlier versions from July 2025 and Sept. 12, 2025, did not include those requirements. The records do not establish exactly when the new rules took effect or when supervisors began conducting the audits.
Rodriguez's alleged misuse occurred before those written requirements appeared.
Flock announced general availability of its automated Audit Assistance tool in April 2026, after the period covered by the indictments. Search records were previously available for manual review. The Katy Police Department said it activated Audit Assistance and additional protections in June 2026, including automatic user lockouts and mandatory fields requiring a case number and reason for each search.
Separately, Flock announced on Aug. 13, 2026, that it would require all law enforcement customers to adopt stronger oversight measures by year's end. That announcement expanded requirements for safeguards the company had already begun introducing, including automated monitoring to flag suspicious searches and proactive lockouts when unusual activity is detected.
"No matter who breaks the law, they have to be held accountable," Fort Bend County Second Assistant District Attorney Wesley Wittig told KHOU 11 in an Aug. 22 report on the case.
Rodriguez has pleaded not guilty to both charges. As of Covering Katy News' August reporting, both felony cases were pending in the 268th Judicial District Court. If convicted, each third-degree felony charge carries two to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Fort Bend County court records identify Charles Zavala as Rodriguez's attorney.
