Waiting on Removal of the Whole Flock System

While some White Countians may be tired of hearing about them, the Flock Camera System has remained a contentious topic for months now. In a recent update from the County and Sheriff’s Office, Flock has been informed by both parties that the cameras should come down, yet no timeline currently exists for their removal.

Captain Nate Theiss also clarified in a public statement that while the system has not been disabled on Flock’s end, “I have disabled access on our end; therefore, all department users and other law enforcement agencies- statewide and nationwide- that we previously shared access with can no longer search or access our camera network.”

He further clarified that only the two administrative accounts are still active, as those can only be turned off on Flock’s end, meaning no one else can use the cameras in the county currently, even if not all the cameras are yet removed.

Captain Theiss shared that the Sheriff’s Office also will not be using any other LPR systems, stating, “We have no plans to move forward with any additional LPR pole cameras or third-party surveillance vendor systems.”

The Sheriff’s Office plans to provide updates as the last of the cameras are finally removed. It should also be clarified, as this has been asked of both the Sheriff’s Department, the County Commission, and The Expositor, that cameras within city limits are not affected by this decision. Cameras such as the one near Walmart are under Sparta’s jurisdiction, and as such, it is not affected by any of the County Commission and Sheriff’s decisions to remove the Flock System.