August 13, 2026 6:40 a.m. 

Due to numerous concerns the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has decided to terminate its contract with the License Plate Reader company FLOCK.

A JCSO release said the department has been in contract with an Automated License Plate Reader company named FLOCK. A contract for ten cameras was signed to increase the ability to identify/locate stolen vehicles, wanted or missing subjects associated with a specific vehicle and in general enhance the ability to investigate crimes.

In recent months FLOCK equipment and technology have been targeted and vandalized. There has been a great deal of public concern over this technology and its potential infringement of Constitutional 4th Amendment rights. Many jurisdictions across the United States have run into the same situation of theft, damage and social concern resulting in numerous cancellations of contracts with FLOCK. The release said while the technology can be beneficial in solving crime and overall public safety, many citizens of Josephine County have expressed they are not ready nor willing to accept the use of ALPR technology.

Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel said, “We at the Sheriff’s Office work for the public and we are listening to you. As a result, I have requested Josephine County Legal Counsel to send a ‘contract termination for convenience’ letter to FLOCK,” Daniel said. “Effective immediately, FLOCK ALPRs are no longer activated in rural Josephine County and the contract with the Sheriff’s Office has ended.”

While some of the equipment is still in the field, it is not being used. It is unknown when FLOCK will remove their equipment.

Citizens can learn more about the cancellation of the FLOCK ALPRs by email at: jocosheriff@josephinecounty.gov