GoKawiilSt. Lucie County finds 14 unauthorized Flock cameras, 11 still unclaimed
After canceling its Flock contract, St. Lucie County, Florida discovered 66 license-plate-reading cameras installed instead of the 52 it had authorized. The sheriff's office admitted to owning three of the extras without explaining their deployment, leaving 11 cameras that no local police agency has claimed. The county has wrapped the unclaimed devices in plastic with notices stating they will be removed within 30 days.
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The episode highlights how little oversight some jurisdictions have over automated license plate reader networks, even within their own governments, raising questions about who controls surveillance infrastructure once it's installed. It adds to a broader pattern of communities nationwide canceling Flock contracts over privacy and misuse concerns, suggesting that camera accountability may be harder to enforce than contracts imply. The unexplained origin of the extra cameras could fuel public distrust of both the company and local law enforcement's recordkeeping.
- St. Lucie County found 14 more Flock cameras than its contract allowed, with 11 still unclaimed.
- The sheriff's office admitted owning three extra cameras but gave no explanation for their deployment.
- The case adds to nationwide scrutiny of Flock's ALPR systems amid privacy and misuse concerns.
Source: techspot.com — Daniel Sims, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “A Florida county discovered 14 Flock cameras nobody authorized, and 11 remain unclaimed”
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