Prosecutor Issues Directive For Flock Safety ALPR Cameras To Come Down

On Thursday, the Kosciusko County Council voted 5-0 to cease funding for Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology.
Today, Prosecutor Brad Voelz issued a formal administrative order to all local law enforcement agencies and county departments establishing a clear, orderly decommission plan, according to a news release he provided.
The Flock cameras are coming down, in other words.
In keeping with his public pledge to respect the council's legislative decision and uphold public trust, Voelz's order immediately halts all new routine searches and live system tracking across Kosciusko County.
To protect ongoing prosecutions, victim rights and constitutional discovery obligations under Indiana law, the order provides local law enforcement a strictly limited, seven-day window - ending Sept. 18, 2026 - to preserve existing evidence tied to active criminal cases and open investigations. Immediately following this deadline, all local agency system access will be terminated, the release states.
Additionally, to safeguard equipment on public rights-of-way, mitigate risks of property damage and ensure public order, the order directs county personnel to immediately take down and securely store all physical camera hardware pending vendor pickup.
Voelz provided a copy of the special administrative order and directive with the news release.
The order states, in part, “Effective immediately, no officer or agency shall initiate new routine license plate searches, establish new system tracking lists, or utilize live system monitoring.”
It also states, “Upon the expiration of the evidence preservation window on September 18, 2026, at 5:01 p.m., all local police departments, town agencies, sheriff’s divisions and individual user accounts shall be fully logged out and deactivated.”
“The Kosciusko County Highway Department, in coordination with the sheriff’s office and local police departments, is authorized and directed to immediately detach, dismantle and remove all law enforcement Flock camera units, solar panels, and mounting hardware from poles and structures on public property and county rights-of-way.”
“To prevent property damage or public unrest, county personnel shall execute hardware removal immediately and place all retrieved units in secure, locked county custody under the supervision of the sheriff’s office and highway department.”
Under closing remarks, the order states, “Providing our law enforcement officers with a reasonable, structured timeline to secure active case evidence protects pending prosecutions, honors victim rights and fulfills our legal duties under Indiana law. Pairing this preservation window with immediate physical hardware retrieval ensures an orderly, secure and transparent conclusion to the local ALPR program in full alignment with the decision of our county council.“