The Leon County Sheriff’s office announced this week it would be suspending the use of Flock cameras until further oversight and regulation is placed on the technology.
But that doesn’t mean all Flock cameras in the county will stop being used.
Leon County Undersheriff Ron Cave says they are halting their operations of the Flock cameras, but that they don’t have control over all of the cameras in the county.
“Tallahassee Police Department or other entities that may have LPRs, that’s, you know, completely between them and their contracted vendor,” he said.
The Tallahassee Police Department spokesperson says it will comply with the Florida Department of Transportation’s direction against using them on state roads but did not say it would stop their use on city roads.
“The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) recognizes the significant value tools like license plate readers can provide in investigations involving missing persons, human trafficking and violent offenses. TPD will comply with the Florida Department of Transportation’s directive regarding automated license plate readers located within state roadway rights-of-ways and looks forward to the City Commission’s discussion about this issue at its Sept. 9 meeting,” wrote a TPD spokesperson in an email to WFSU.
The City Commission voted last week to keep the tech, but that was before actions from state and local law enforcement across the panhandle ceasing their use of the technology.