Records detail Flock-camera investigations of 2 Reynoldsburg officers
The short version: WSYX ABC 6 reports that public records show Flock cameras were used to investigate two Reynoldsburg police officers, raising questions about who watches the watchers.
Our Take
Credit to WSYX ABC 6 for digging up records that show Flock Safety cameras weren't just pointed at the public — they were reportedly turned on officers inside the Reynoldsburg department itself. That's a telling detail. The same network sold to communities as a tool to catch car thieves and find missing kids is apparently flexible enough to be aimed at internal personnel investigations with little public debate about where that line gets drawn.
This is exactly the kind of mission creep we keep flagging: once a dragnet of plate readers exists, the uses multiply quietly, and the public rarely gets a say in each new application. Whether it's tracking officers, auditing officer conduct, or building cases against ordinary drivers, the underlying problem is the same — a permanent, searchable record of where everyone's car has been, governed by policies most residents have never read and departments that control their own oversight.
If you want to see whether cameras like these are already watching your commute, check our map, and if you'd rather not wait for the next records request to find out how they're really being used, our take-action page has steps for pushing your city council for real transparency now.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WSYX ABC 6, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.