Ex-Indiana deputy charged with felony for allegedly using Flock cameras to stalk girlfriend

Thompson reportedly listed his searches as "city planning/traffic analysis" despite never being assigned tasks involving either duty.

Skylar Thompson allegedly ran over 2,000 Flock camera searches on his girlfriend's license plate, falsely listing them as city planning duties.

Florida is halting the use of automated license plate readers (LPRs), including Flock Safety’s controversial cameras, on state highways, its transportation department announced Monday. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said in a memo to local law enforcement agencies that they should “cease the issuance o

Florida's transportation department revoked local police departments' authority to install license plate reader cameras on state highways Monday, part of a growing national backlash against Flock Safety and other surveillance camera makers.

The Florida Department of Transportation on Monday blocked automated license plate reader cameras from being installed throughout the state highway system. The department’s memo means Flock camera systems must be removed from the state highway system within the next 30 days, but it will not impact local or county right

Florida is banning Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers across state highways, as reported earlier by NBC News and local news outlet WUSF. In a memo on Monday, Florida's Department of Transportation says it's revoking permits for all license plate readers, adding that they must be removed from state

August 31, 2026 7:26 PM ET Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s removing automated license plate readers from state roadways, according to a Florida Department of Transportation memo obtained by the Daily Caller. On Monday, DeSantis ordered all Flock cameras to be removed from the “state highway system,” whic

Florida's Department of Transportation joins the growing list of jurisdictions that are ending the use of Flock license plate readers. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images The Florida Department of Transportation said it's revoking permits for license plate readers. That means Flock c

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to halt funding for Flock cameras amid a backlash against the company.