St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick made a passionate defense of the department’s use of the Flock Safety license plate reader system at Tuesday’s county budget hearing, detailing crimes solved by the technology while acknowledging the department needed to tighten its data practices.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says a flock license plate reader helped deputies locate and arrest a wanted Alabama burglary suspect on Interstate 75 last week.

Flock license plate reader cameras remain in place across Jacksonville, many covered with plastic, after the Florida Department of Transportation called for their removal.

St. Johns County's budget hearing turned into a debate over license plate readers Thursday, as Sheriff Rob Hardwick asked commissioners for a $3.9 million deputy pay raise while residents demanded answers about Flock cameras on county roads.

Latasha Hobbs believes that if License Plate Readers had been in place years ago, whoever is responsible for killing her son might have been found.

After the Florida Department of Transportation issued an order Monday revoking permits and licenses for the use of license plate readers on state roads, both candidates to be the next Florida governor responded.

Northeast Florida sheriff’s offices have vowed to discontinue the use of license plate reader (LPR) technology after the Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits and licenses it had issued to law enforcement agencies for its use on state roads.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that Florida must avoid becoming a “digital AI surveillance state,” calling on lawmakers to pass protections after raising concerns about how license-plate reader cameras and other devices collect and sell people’s data.

Putnam County Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach has ordered the immediate disconnection of all automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in the county, citing growing concerns over privacy, data sharing and the pace of regulation surrounding the technology.

You may have driven past one without noticing it. Now, Jacksonville City Councilman Jimmy Peluso wants residents to know where Flock cameras are, how they got there and what the public should say before another one goes up.

Councilman Jimmy Peluso will hold a meeting Friday at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall to discuss automated surveillance equipment policies, regulations, and more amid residents’ concerns about Flock cameras and privacy.

Flock cameras have been a controversial issue in many parts of the country, including Central Florida, as reported by our sister station WKMG in Orlando.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is raising red flags about the widespread use of Flock Safety cameras and automated license plate readers across the state, saying the technology has expanded far beyond its original purpose and needs legislative guardrails.

Lake City police officers say they rescued two abducted children and arrested a suspect Monday evening after a domestic violence incident that began inside a police department lobby.

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is using funding from immigration enforcement to support a variety of law enforcement efforts, including finding missing people and recovering stolen vehicles.