EVERY SINGLE FLOCK CAMERA IN A MINNESOTA CITY WAS CUT DOWN AND STOLEN IN A SINGLE WEEKEND
The short version: A YouTuber known as Devin documents a Minnesota town where every Flock ALPR camera reportedly vanished in one weekend, underscoring growing public backlash to automated surveillance.
Our Take
Whether you see it as vandalism or a blunt form of civic protest, the story Devin lays out is a vivid snapshot of where public patience with Flock Safety is heading. When an entire city's worth of license plate readers disappears over a single weekend, that's not a fluke — it's a signal that communities are losing faith in being quietly cataloged every time they drive to work, church, or a protest.
We can't verify every detail of a third-party video, and we're not endorsing property destruction, but the underlying frustration is real and well documented: these cameras were installed with little public input, feed data to a private company and law enforcement networks far beyond the town that hosts them, and rarely get removed once a council changes its mind. When residents feel cutting wires is the only lever left, that's a failure of the normal democratic process, not just a crime blotter item.
Credit to Devin for putting a spotlight on it. If you want to see whether your own neighborhood has these cameras watching your plates, check our map, and if you'd rather work the problem through city council instead of bolt cutters, our take-action guide walks you through how.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Devin, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.