Police Department Not Happy When Every Single One of Its Flock Cameras Gets Stolen
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Winona, Minnesota police express frustration after all eight of their Flock license plate readers vanished en masse. The department first noticed the disappearance on August 1st when an officer observed no recent activity on the cameras. Upon further investigation, they discovered that the camera poles had been cut down near their bases, leaving the cameras missing.
Authorities have not located the stolen equipment as of August 4th. Each ALPR and pole costs around $3,000 to replace, totaling approximately $24,000 in replacement costs for the entire fleet. Additional service fees from the company may add another $16,000 to the bill. While this is an extreme case, it highlights a growing trend of vandalism targeting ALPRs across Minnesota and the United States.
The incident has sparked reactions from the public, with some praising the act as a form of resistance against surveillance, while others attribute it to natural causes.
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