Vandalized Flock Cameras Prompt Sheriff’s Office Investigation

'Targeted and vandalized': Oregon sheriff's office ends Flock camera contract

Amid public distrust of Flock cameras, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that it canceled its contract with the company after cameras were vandalized.

10 facts about Flock cameras in Florida and why they're controversial

Learn what Flock cameras capture, how long data is stored, and why people are protesting and even vandalizing them.

Michiganders wage war against Flock cameras as lawmakers push to rein in unregulated tech

Michiganders are fed up with unregulated license plate readers. After Madison Heights erected one LPR produced by Flock Safety outside a JARS Cannabis Dispensary on 12 Mile Road, complaints prompted the business last week to install a No Flock Zone sign in front of it to block the view. “We are aware of the concerns regarding the flock camera in the parking lot of our Madison Heights location. We share our community’s concerns about increased su…

Multiple Flock cameras cut down in Summit County, prompting sheriff’s office investigation

Four of Summit County Sheriff’s Office’s 30 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras were cut down Aug. 6, Sgt. Mike Schilling said, adding the vandalism could lead to felony charges.

Cedar Rapids Police Department investigating Flock camera vandalism

Local police are investigating a Flock camera at Edgewood Road and O Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids that someone appears to have vandalized over the weekend.

Vandalized Flock cameras prompt Sheriff’s Office investigation

Four of the Summit County Sheriff’s Office’s 30 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras have been cut down. Sgt. Mike Schilling said all were vandalized the night of Aug. 6, a few days after someone tampered with another Flock camera by turning it so it no longer faced its intended area. Deputies corrected the turned camera, Schilling said, but because of the value of the cut-down cameras, whoever vandalized them could be arrested on…