Flock cameras vandalized in Milford
The short version: WTNH News8 reports three Flock cameras vandalized in Milford, underscoring growing public frustration with unchecked ALPR surveillance.
Our Take
WTNH News8's report on three Flock Safety cameras getting vandalized in Milford is a flashing warning sign, not a punchline. We don't endorse property destruction, and it won't fix anything structurally — Flock will just send a tech, patch the unit, and bill the city. But the fact that residents are frustrated enough to take matters into their own hands tells you something policymakers keep ignoring: people did not consent to a network of always-on cameras logging their movements block by block, and plenty of them are furious that nobody asked.
What vandalism actually does is give departments an excuse to frame this as a crime story instead of a privacy story. The real fight isn't with a screwdriver, it's with city councils, procurement contracts, and open-records requests. Milford residents who want these cameras gone — or at least governed by real retention limits, audit logs, and public oversight — have far more leverage showing up to a council meeting than they do breaking a lens.
If you want to know whether your own neighborhood already has one of these systems watching your plate, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back the right way, our take-action page has the tools to do it without picking up a hammer.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WTNH News8, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.