Sheriff in Colorado county removes Flock cameras: "Done flocking around"
The short version: A Colorado sheriff pulled Flock ALPR cameras from Moffat County as the contract lapses, proving these systems are optional, not inevitable.
Our Take
Credit to CBS Colorado for the on-the-ground reporting here: the Moffat County Sheriff's Office didn't just let a Flock Safety contract quietly expire, it physically yanked the cameras down first. That's a rare and telling move. Most agencies renew ALPR deals on autopilot, banking on the assumption that once a surveillance network goes up, it's permanent infrastructure. Moffat County just proved otherwise.
We don't know the sheriff's full reasoning from a short news segment, and we won't pretend to. But the underlying lesson is bigger than one rural county: these contracts are negotiated line items with renewal dates, not laws of physics. When a local government decides the cost, the privacy tradeoff, or the lack of demonstrated results isn't worth it, they can say no. That's leverage every community actually has, whether or not their council or sheriff chooses to use it.
If you want to see whether Flock or other ALPR systems are already logging plates near you, check our camera map, and if you'd rather your town look more like Moffat County than the norm, our take-action page has the tools to push back before the next contract renews.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of CBS Colorado, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.