Ex-Bloomingdale Cop Misused Flock Cameras, Charged With Official Misconduct: Prosecutors

BLOOMINGDALE, IL – A former Bloomingdale police officer has been charged in DuPage County with official misconduct after prosecutors alleged he used police databases to conduct unauthorized searches of an Illinois license plate.

According to a news release from DuPage County prosecutors, a grand jury on Monday returned a four-count indictment against Gino Giovenco. The indictment consists of three felony counts of official misconduct and a misdemeanor computer tampering count.

Giovenco is accused of making unauthorized inquiries into an Illinois license plate on Feb. 26, 2025, and again on July 2, 2025, using the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, or LEADS.

The indictment further alleges that between Jan. 11, 2026, and Aug. 19, 2026, he made an unauthorized inquiry into an Illinois license plate using the Flock automated license plate recognition system, "knowingly and in excess of the authority granted to him by the Bloomingdale Police Department."

"It is extremely troubling when someone entrusted with upholding and enforcing the law is accused of breaking it, as alleged in this case," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said.

Bloomingdale Public Safety Director Frank Giammarese said the department would work to regain public trust and "continue to do police work the right way."