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Lorain County Sheriff's Office to stop using Flock cameras

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The Lorain County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 4, that it plans to discontinue its use of Flock Safety cameras.

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  1. Fox2 Detroit

    Livingston County Sheriff pulls Flock Cameras due to 'repeated vandalism' (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Flock cameras are being temporarily removed in Livingston County due to repeated vandalism, officials told FOX 2 on Tuesday. Flock camera removal in Livingston County Across the country, Flock cameras have been sprouting in highly populated areas, from cities to neighborhoods.

  2. WFXR Roanoke

    Flock camera contract ended by Wythe County sheriff (opens WFXR Roanoke)

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    WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - Sheriff Anthony Cline announces the end of the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office’s (WCSO) contract with Flock Safety, citing constitutional concerns regarding privacy and data collection. In a Sept. 1 post, Sheriff Cline says, "This was not a decision I made lightly.

  3. WNCT Greenville

    Dare County Commissioners voted to remove FLOCK cameras (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- Dare County Commisioners have elected out of the usage of flock cameras. Flock cameras were initially implemented to help take a point-in-time picture of a vehicle that might be traveling on a public road, capture the make, color, model, and license plate at the rear of t…

  4. Steamboat Pilot & Today

    Routt County Sheriff’s Office ending Flock contract, in process of deactivating cameras (opens Steamboat Pilot & Today)

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    The Routt County Sheriff’s Office is ending its contract with Flock Safety and is amid the process of deactivating all automated license plate reader cameras in unincorporated Routt County, according to a statement released on...

  5. WFXR Roanoke

    Campbell County Sheriff's Office drops Flock camera use, 'immediately' ends contract (opens WFXR Roanoke)

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    CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - The Campbell County Sheriff's Office is the latest in a growing list of local law enforcement agencies dropping Flock camera access. The Sheriff's Office said it will also terminate its contract with the program, effective immediately.

  6. Fox2 Detroit

    'Great investigative tool:' Livingston County Sheriff removes Flock cameras after vandalism (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    As concerns over Flock cameras continue to grow, one Michigan county has made the decision to remove them after several of their cameras were vandalized. Six Flock cameras were damaged here in Livingston County, costing about $5,000. The sheriff temporarily removed about 25 of them.

  7. We Are Green Bay

    Two more Wisconsin counties suspend use of Flock cameras over data privacy concerns (opens We Are Green Bay)

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    (WFRV) -- Two more counties in Wisconsin have put an end to their use of Flock cameras after discovering new information about the devices, according to a press release. Both Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties announced today, September 4, that they are terminating their use of Flock's Automated Lic…

  8. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Lorain County sheriff says Flock’s massive price jump is causing him to stop using the cameras (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Lorain County Sheriff Jack Hall announced Friday that the city will discontinue using Flock automated cameras due to a price jump.

  9. We Are Green Bay

    "This is not what the public was led to believe": Racine County dismantles Flock cameras amid alleged breach of trust (opens We Are Green Bay)

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    RACINE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) -- Racine County officials took to the streets to dismantle Flock cameras after what the Sheriff's Office calls a "serious breach of trust." According to a press release, Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling ordered the removal of all Flock cameras in the county aft…

  10. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Lorain County Sheriff's Office to stop using Flock cameras (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    The Lorain County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 4, that it plans to discontinue its use of Flock Safety cameras.

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