Documented Incident
Custer County Sheriff's Office ends Flock Safety contract after resident privacy complaints
Event: October 9, 2026 · First reported: October 9, 2026 · 6 sources
The Custer County Sheriff's Office in Colorado has terminated its contract with Flock Safety and removed the automated license plate reader cameras it had deployed. The agency said the cameras had contributed to solving several serious investigations, but that a growing number of county residents had contacted the sheriff asking that they be taken down over privacy concerns. The decision follows broader national scrutiny of ALPR networks, according to the report.
The cancellation shows a sheriff's office reversing an existing ALPR deployment in response to constituent pressure rather than litigation or a council vote, a path other small jurisdictions weighing surveillance contracts may look to.
Key facts
- The Custer County Sheriff's Office ended its Flock Safety contract and removed the cameras, as reported by Heart of the Rockies Radio on October 9, 2026.
- The sheriff's office said the cameras had helped in several serious investigations.
- The agency attributed the decision to an increasing number of residents contacting the sheriff with privacy concerns and requesting removal.
- The number of cameras removed, the contract's cost, and its original start date were not reported.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Custer County Ends Flock Camera Contract (Heart of the Rockies Radio |, October 9, 2026)
- Custer County Sheriff’s Office ends contract with Flock Safety cameras (KRDO, October 7, 2026)
- Flock contract ended by Custer County Sheriff's Office (Fox21 News Colorado, October 7, 2026)
- Another Colorado sheriff's office ends Flock program (Koaa News 5, October 7, 2026)
- Another Colorado sheriff's office ends Flock program (Headtopics, October 7, 2026)
- Another Colorado sheriff's office ends Flock program (Denver7 News, October 7, 2026)
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Updated October 12, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.