Dallas police raise concerns about Flock camera vandalism – spectrumlocalnews.com

Dallas police raise concerns about Flock camera vandalism  spectrumlocalnews.com

The Dallas Police Department says Flock cameras help them solve crime, but adds that more than 25 cameras have been vandalized. DALLAS — You can find automated license plate readers in just about any city in Texas, with Flock Safety being the leading brand of cameras. There are over 650 Flock cameras within the city of Dallas. The Dallas Police Department says there has been an increase in Flock cameras being destroyed. “We lose that visibility and that investigative value from those cameras that are vandalized,” said Sgt. Adam Reinhart. At least 25 Flock cameras have been vandalized so far, Reinhart says. “It’s become popular to cut down Flock cameras. And so we’re just seeing that trend here in Dallas.

Along with, you know, throughout the country,” he explained. Reinhart says it’s a growing concern across multiple police departments. From Houston to Austin, what law enforcement officers call crime-fighting tools are being met with pushback. The people behind websites like DeFlock.com believe these cameras pose a threat to personal privacy. On the website, developers created a map pinpointing where people can find the cameras. Because Flock cameras use artificial intelligence to scan every car that passes by, there is a growing concern surrounding privacy and how much information is kept. After a scan, the model, make, color and license plate