19-year-old charged with damaging and stealing Flock cameras in DuPage County suburbs

Event: August 14, 2026 · First reported: August 22, 2026 · 2 sources

Hayden Green, 19, of Glendale Heights, Illinois, has been charged with three counts of theft of government property and three counts of criminal damage to government supported property in connection with damage to Flock Safety license plate readers in Chicago's western suburbs. Police allege that on Aug. 14 he spray painted five Flock cameras in Glendale Heights, cut wires on one, removed two cameras from their poles, and damaged a pole-mounted speed radar unit, and that he also spray painted, cut wires on, and took Flock readers in Bloomingdale and unincorporated DuPage County. Green was arrested Thursday and released from custody after his first court appearance Friday. The charges are allegations that have not been resolved in court.

Why this matters

Prosecutions over damaged automated license plate readers show how disputes about camera networks are increasingly landing in criminal court, and the outcome of cases like this can shape how other jurisdictions treat interference with surveillance equipment.

Key facts

Hayden Green, 19, of Glendale Heights, faces three counts of theft of government property and three counts of criminal damage to government supported property.
Police allege the incidents occurred Aug. 14 and involved five Flock cameras in Glendale Heights plus a speed radar unit.
Additional alleged damage and thefts of Flock readers occurred in Bloomingdale and unincorporated DuPage County.
Green was arrested Thursday and released after his first court appearance Friday; he is due back in court Sept. 14.
No conviction has been entered; the allegations remain unproven.

Sources

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Glendale Heights man charged with vandalizing, stealing Flock cameras in western suburbs (CBS News, August 22, 2026)
Glendale Heights man charged with vandalizing, stealing Flock cameras, DuPage County officials say (Abc7 Chicago, August 21, 2026)

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