Two weeks after having five of its Flock Safety cameras vandalized, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirmed four more were cut down within the last week.
The Sheriff’s Office has 30 total Flock cameras, which are automatic license plate readers, around the county. Sgt. Mike Schilling said earlier this month that four of the cameras were cut down and one was turned away from the road the week of Aug. 6. He confirmed Aug. 20 that two more were cut down Aug. 15 and another two were cut down Aug. 18.
Schilling wrote that all of the cases are under investigation since vandalizing the cameras is “very much illegal.” Whoever cut down the cameras could face felony charges, according to statements from Summit County Sheriff’s Office in a prior Summit Daily article. The cameras cut down Aug. 6 included ones along Colorado Highway 9 between Frisco and Breckenridge and ones on Barton Road near Breckenridge. The cameras cut down Aug. 15 and Aug. 18 include ones on Ryan Gulch Road near Wildernest and on Cove Boulevard at the entrance to Summit Cove.
Flock cameras have drawn criticism nationally and locally due to privacy concerns, and cutting them down has become a trend promoted on social media. A has garnered over 740 signatures, and Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons will on the cameras Sept. 10. .
