By , Summit Daily
Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons announced Wednesday, Aug. 26, that his office has paused its use of Flock Safety technology, deactivating its Flock license plate reader cameras for at least 30 days.
The decision comes after the Sheriff’s Office met with county leaders on Tuesday, heard feedback from the community and had eight of its 30 automatic license plate reader cameras cut down this month.
The pause, effective Aug. 26, means the Flock cameras still standing in unincorporated Summit County will be turned off. Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives will not have access to the Flock system during the pause, meaning they cannot search for information from before the pause began.
The Sheriff’s Office will conduct an “extensive review” of its policies and its relationship with Flock Safety, according to a news release. A quote from FitzSimons stated it is “the right thing to do” to pause its use of Flock technology while it conducts the review and listens to more community feedback.
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