Sheriff cites data-control and audit gaps as central reason for ending Flock relationship

Aug 6, 2026

Sheriff Aaron Brown told commissioners the county owns LPR cameras but cannot audit or control a private server that stores the data; he described weekly/monthly audits he runs for his staff but said he cannot see what other agencies search in the shared database.

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Sheriff Aaron Brown described the core operational concern driving his non-renewal decision: the county's inability to fully control or audit the private backend where Flock stores LPR data. He told commissioners the office audits deputy searches but cannot see the query details performed by other agencies that access the same dataset.

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