Denver woman sues police, Flock after being falsely accused of theft

A Denver woman is suing police, Flock Safety and two Colorado towns after a sergeant falsely accused her of stealing a $25 package citing Flock surveillance footage as evidence.

Chrisanna Elser was cited with theft in September 2025 after Columbine Valley police Sgt. Jamie Milliman told her the town of Bow Mar’s surveillance cameras captured her forest green Rivian driving through town the same day a package disappeared from a thief.

Elser told the sergeant she had no idea what he was talking about and asked several times to watch the video that Milliman insisted proved her guilt, but he refused to show her. 

When Elser offered to show her own evidence to prove her innocence, including footage from her Rivian’s onboard cameras, Milliman said she could bring it to court.

Now, she is suing the officers and Flock Safety in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleging that the warrantless tracking violated her constitutional rights and that Flock’s surveillance system unlawfully documents Coloradans’ movements. 

The federal complaint, which seeks class-action status, names Milliman, Columbine Valley Police Chief Bret Cottrell, the towns of Bow Mar and Columbine Valley and Flock Safety. 

“The scariest part is what happened to me can happen to anyone. I had no idea the Flock cameras existed and no idea a private company was keeping a record of every time I drove past my own neighborhood, or that any officer could pull it up without asking anyone or giving a reason for doing so,” Elser said in a statement Tuesday. “If it can happen to me, it can happen to you.”

This is a developing story that will be updated.