The Pinal County sheriff has told the Board of Supervisors that he won’t renew a contract with a controversial tech company when it expires in less than 60 days.
The contract is with Flock, which makes cameras that monitor vehicles and send alerts to police.
Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple told the board that the cameras can do more than read license plates.
Teeple said on social media that he worries about them being used for unreasonable search and seizure.
“I have serious Fourth Amendment concerns with some of the technology that’s contained in those cameras, whether we have access to it or not,” he said.
Teeple’s decision comes shortly after the Navajo Nation announced that law enforcement is using Flock cameras.
And it’s about a week before the Chandler City Council is set to reconsider whether to renew city contracts with Flock.
Chandler leaders delayed voting on it in May after hours of resident pushback.
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