Documented Incident
Four of 30 Flock ALPR cameras cut down in Summit County, Colorado; sheriff investigating
Event: August 6, 2026 · First reported: August 11, 2026 · 4 sources
The Summit County Sheriff's Office says four of its 30 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras were cut down on the night of Aug. 6, leaving only pole stubs at some sites, including two along Colorado Highway 9 south of the Gold Hill trailhead. Sgt. Mike Schilling said the incidents followed an earlier case in which someone rotated another Flock camera away from the area it was meant to monitor; deputies repositioned it. Schilling said the value of the destroyed cameras could support felony charges, and no arrests have been reported. He declined to discuss camera locations or possible motives in detail, citing the open investigation.
Damage to ALPR equipment has been reported in multiple jurisdictions, and how agencies characterize and charge such acts shapes the public debate over surveillance camera placement and oversight.
Key facts
- Four of the sheriff's office's 30 Flock ALPR cameras were cut down the night of Aug. 6, according to Sgt. Mike Schilling.
- Two of the destroyed cameras had stood along Colorado Highway 9 between Gateway Drive and Revett Drive.
- A separate earlier incident involved a camera being turned away from its intended field of view; deputies corrected it.
- Schilling said the equipment's value could make the vandalism a felony; no suspects or arrests have been announced.
- Schilling said possible motives, including opposition to license plate readers, remain under investigation and are not established.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Multiple Flock cameras cut down in Summit County, prompting sheriff’s office investigation (Headtopics, August 11, 2026)
- Flock cameras cut down in Summit County , sheriff office says (denverpost.com, August 11, 2026)
- Flock cameras cut down in Summit County , sheriff office says (eptrail.com, August 12, 2026)
- Vandalized Flock cameras prompt Sheriff Office investigation (summitdaily.com, August 10, 2026)
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