Documented Incident
Watertown, Wisconsin police investigating Sept. 24 theft of Flock ALPR camera
Event: September 24, 2026 · First reported: September 30, 2026 · 11 sources
The Watertown Police Department said a Flock Safety camera located along Air Park Drive was stolen on Sept. 24, and that an investigation is ongoing. Police Chief David Brower described the cameras as part of the city's public safety infrastructure and said the department would pursue criminal charges against whoever is found responsible. No arrests had been announced as of the report. The department's use of the Flock system had already drawn public comment at a Sept. 15 common council meeting, where residents raised privacy concerns.
The case sits at the intersection of an active local debate over ALPR surveillance and the enforcement response when that equipment is damaged or removed, a dynamic appearing in other communities weighing Flock contracts.
Key facts
- The camera was reported stolen on Sept. 24 from Air Park Drive in Watertown, Wisconsin.
- Chief David Brower said in a press release that the department takes deliberate attacks on public safety infrastructure seriously and that crime is not a valid form of protest.
- Brower said the cameras help locate missing people and abducted children in the community.
- Flock cameras were discussed at a Sept. 15 common council meeting; Mayor Robert Stocks said residents raised privacy concerns and that he has heard from people on both sides.
- Police asked anyone with information to call 920-261-6660 or use Tip411; no suspect has been publicly identified.
Timeline
- September 30, 2026Watertown police investigate theft of Flock camera
- October 1, 2026Watertown police investigate theft of Flock license plate camera
- September 30, 2026Watertown Police Department ask for public’s help investigating Flock camera theft
- September 30, 2026Watertown police investigate stolen Flock Camera
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Watertown police investigate theft of Flock camera (WKOW, September 30, 2026)
- Wisconsin police investigate Flock camera theft (WFRV Local 5, September 30, 2026)
- Watertown police investigate theft of Flock license plate camera (WISN, October 1, 2026)
- Watertown Police Department ask for public’s help investigating Flock camera theft (WMTV 15 NEWS, September 30, 2026)
- Watertown Police Department investigating stolen Flock camera (wdtimes.com, September 28, 2026)
- Watertown police investigate theft of Flock safety camera (Daily Dodge, September 30, 2026)
- Watertown Police Department ask for public’s help investigating Flock camera theft (WMTV 15 NEWS, September 30, 2026)
- Watertown police investigate stolen Flock Camera (WTMJ, September 30, 2026)
- Flock camera reported stolen from Watertown (Channel 3000, September 30, 2026)
- Flock camera reported stolen from Watertown (news8000.com, September 30, 2026)
- Legal risk grows amid Flock camera vandalism (WMTV 15 NEWS, October 1, 2026)
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Updated October 4, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.