Flock Cameras Divide Columbus | Columbus News

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

Columbus police are defending their Flock license plate readers amid fierce public backlash, citing powerful family testimonials—like the father of a murdered dentist who credited the tech with helping solve his son’s killing—and stories of missing persons found thanks to the cameras. But critics argue the system violates privacy and point to an audit revealing thousands of immigration-related searches, though police say the data is overstated and they’ve already halted national data sharing. The controversy has spilled beyond Columbus, with two officers resigning after misuse was uncovered…