DeLand Police Deactivates Flock ALPRs, Chief Urges Legislative Action
Chief Jason Umberger says the DeLand Police Department complied with a Florida DOT directive to deactivate Flock automated license-plate readers, and urges lawmakers to set privacy safeguards so the technology can be restored.
The DeLand Police Department has deactivated all Flock Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) in compliance with a Florida Department of Transportation directive, Chief Jason Umberger said. Umberger expressed concern about losing an investigative tool that helps locate stolen vehicles, suspects, missing children and the elderly, and urged state leaders to establish legislative guardrails addressing privacy so the devices can be returned to service.