Staly Halts Flock Camera Use, Keeps Other Tools

Sheriff Staly has stopped the use of Flock cameras while continuing to use other license plate readers and surveillance methods.

What changed

The decision draws a line between Flock cameras and other technology used for license-plate reading or surveillance. Flock cameras are no longer being used by the sheriff, but the broader use of other plate-reading and surveillance tools has not ended.

That means the action is not a shutdown of all license plate readers or all surveillance methods. It is a decision focused on Flock cameras.

What remains in place

Other license plate readers remain part of the sheriff’s surveillance tools. The decision also does not end other surveillance means. The announcement does not identify those tools or describe how their use may differ from Flock cameras.

The distinction matters because stopping one camera system does not produce the same result as ending every system that can read license plates or support surveillance. The sheriff’s action leaves those other methods in place.

What happens next

The sheriff’s office may clarify the policy’s scope, including which equipment is no longer being used and which license plate readers or surveillance methods remain active. Any written policy, public statement or record addressing those questions would provide more detail about how the decision will be carried out.

For now, the central change is specific: Flock cameras have been halted, while other license plate readers and surveillance means continue.