This is no surprise, but more evidence showing how ICE continues to use Flock data, without having a direct contract. Data from Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission shows law enforcement agencies from at least 6 states running immigration-related searches.
More details at the 404 Media source
On February 4, the SBSD Sheriff’s office filed a CEQA notice of exemption for the installation of 26 Flock camera locations. This is more than the 20 cameras approved by Town Council in September.
The below maps show the new locations compared with the previous ones. The reason for this change was not mentioned in any of the recent council agendas.
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