County attorney says Suwannee County sheriff’s 'flock' cameras have been turned off
Summary
The county attorney told commissioners that deputy leadership informed him 'effective today, all flock cameras have been turned off in Suwannee County' for cameras controlled by the sheriff; no board action was required because camera control rests with the sheriff.
The Suwannee County attorney told the board that law-enforcement leadership has turned off the county sheriff’s fleet of automated license-plate readers known in the transcript as 'flock cameras.' "Effective today, all flock cameras have been turned off in Suwannee County," the attorney told commissioners during the Sept. 1 meeting.
He said the Department of Transportation issued an order affecting cameras on state-maintained roads and that the sheriff’s office has voluntarily taken the county-controlled cameras offline. The attorney emphasized the board does not need to take formal action because the installation and operation of those cameras are within the sheriff’s purview.
The attorney cautioned that other agencies might operate similar devices in the county and the board cannot act to remove cameras owned by other entities. The announcement followed public comments earlier in the meeting expressing concern about surveillance and the use of Axon-branded equipment.
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