Man Charged With 3 Felonies For Breaking 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera
Police are devising sting operations to catch Flock vandals, then charging them with felonies.
In Oviedo, Florida, a man was arrested and charged with three felonies for destroying a 3D-printed "decoy" Flock camera that police used as a bait to catch potential vandals. The police department in Oviedo, Florida, set up these fake cameras after several real Flock cameras were stolen from the Lockwood Blvd. corridor. The man, Evan Meyer, cut down the plastic device with garden shears and smashed it on the ground.
The police report states that Meyer believed the camera to be expensive and knew it was a fake replica. Mayor Megan Sladek expressed shock over the operation and emphasized the importance of transparency. The Oviedo Police Department has refused to release any information about the operation, claiming it relates to an ongoing criminal investigation.
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