Try reading to the end of the paragraph.
> The OPD didn’t share information directly with the federal agencies. Rather, other California police departments searched Oakland’s system on behalf of federal counterparts more than 200 times — providing reasons such as “FBI investigation” for the searches — which appears to mirror a strategy first reported by 404 Media, in which federal agencies that don’t have contracts with Flock turn to local police for backdoor access.
Shoutout to 404 Media’s reporting on this, it’s causing states to take action against Flock. I’m unsure if oversight would’ve kicked in without this reporting.