Documented Incident
Kosciusko County prosecutor orders Flock camera network shut down after council defunds it
Event: September 19, 2025 · First reported: September 11, 2026 · 7 sources
Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney Brad Voelz issued a formal administrative order directing law enforcement agencies across the Indiana county to withdraw from their contracts with Flock Safety, according to a release from his office. The order followed a vote by the Kosciusko County Council to end all funding for Flock's license plate readers and associated database. Agencies were given until 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 to export evidence tied to open cases, with new searches, live monitoring and hot lists barred immediately. County IT was directed to delete all login credentials after the deadline, and the Highway Department and Sheriff's Office were told to remove the cameras and store them until Flock retrieves the hardware.
The order shows how a funding decision by a county council can cascade into a countywide shutdown of an ALPR network, and how prosecutors may assert a role in managing surveillance data because of discovery and evidence-preservation obligations.
Key facts
- The Kosciusko County Council voted to terminate all funding for Flock cameras and the accompanying database.
- Prosecutor Brad Voelz's administrative order set a 5 p.m. Sept. 18 deadline for agencies to export evidence for ongoing investigations.
- New searches, live monitoring and tracking lists were prohibited immediately; access was limited to data retrieval.
- Bulk data preservation was barred — agencies could archive only material tied to open cases.
- The Highway Department and Sheriff's Office were ordered to take down cameras and secure the hardware for Flock to collect.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Prosecutor orders local law enforcement to remove and disable entire Flock network in Kosciusko County (WANE 15, September 11, 2026)
- Kosciusko County prosecutor orders Flock camera system shut down (Newsbreak, September 13, 2026)
- Prosecutor orders local law enforcement to remove and disable entire Flock network in Kosciusko County (WANE 15, September 11, 2026)
- Kosciusko County prosecutor orders immediate take down of Flock cameras (21alivenews.com, September 11, 2026)
- Kosciusko County prosecutor orders immediate take down of Flock cameras (Wndu, September 11, 2026)
- Kosciusko County Prosecutor orders takedown of all Flock cameras (abc57.com, September 11, 2026)
- Kosciusko County prosecutor orders removal of Flock Cameras (WSBT, September 11, 2026)
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Updated September 13, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.