Former Bloomingdale cop charged with official misconduct

Another police officer in DuPage County has been charged with official misconduct, accused of unauthorized use of Flock automated license plate-reading cameras.

Former Bloomingdale officer Gino Giovenco, 34, was indicted Tuesday on three counts of official misconduct, a felony, and misdemeanor computer tampering.

Giovenco turned himself in Friday morning and was released on his own recognizance.

Authorities say between Jan. 11, 2026, and Aug. 19, 2026, Giovenco made an unauthorized, forbidden inquiry about an Illinois license plate using the Flock automated license plate-reading system.

The indictments also allege that on Feb. 26, 2025, and July 2, 2025, Giovenco made unauthorized, forbidden inquiries about the same license plate, using the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.

Giovenco’s next court appearance is Dec. 28.

Giovenco worked for Bloomingdale for a little over three years. Before that, he worked for the Roselle Police Department.

On Aug. 21, the village announced it had placed an unnamed officer on administrative leave, following an audit of its Flock use.

He is the third officer this year to be charged with official misconduct related to Flock and other databases in DuPage.

Former Itasca officer Marisa Ciccola is due in court Nov. 16, and former West Chicago officer Gerardo Solis has a Nov. 23 court appearance.

ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com