Flock cameras damaged in El Paso County, week of action against ALPR cameras ahead
The short version: KRDO13 reports vandalized Flock cameras in El Paso County as organizers plan a coordinated week of action against ALPR surveillance.
Our Take
KRDO13 Colorado Springs is covering a story we've seen echo across the country: someone in El Paso County took matters into their own hands with Flock Safety's cameras, and now there's a planned week of action targeting ALPR surveillance in the area. We don't endorse property damage, but the underlying frustration is real — these cameras went up in neighborhoods without meaningful public debate, and plenty of residents only learned about the network after the fact.
What's notable here isn't the vandalism itself, it's the organizing. A coordinated week of action signals that pushback against automated license plate readers is moving from scattered complaints to actual community mobilization. That's the kind of pressure that gets city councils to hold hearings, demand audits, or reconsider contracts entirely — far more effective long-term than any one camera getting knocked offline, since Flock just swaps in a replacement.
If you're in El Paso County or anywhere else wondering how many of these cameras are watching your daily commute, check our camera map to see what's been documented near you, and head to our take-action page for legal, effective ways to push back on local surveillance expansion. Credit to KRDO13 for putting a local lens on a national fight.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KRDO13 Colorado Springs, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.