Mysterious Flock Cameras Appear in Florida Town — Officials Struggle to Identify Owners

Mysterious Flock Safety cameras surface in Florida town, leaving officials baffled about ownership and data collection.

October 1, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Fort Pierce, Florida — Authorities in St. Lucie County have uncovered a series of unapproved automated license-plate readers, raising concerns about who installed them and what data they may be collecting.

The county had previously identified 52 authorized surveillance devices, but during removal efforts, workers discovered an additional 14 cameras that were never officially approved. The owners of most of these units remain unknown, according to reports from The Washington Post.

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St. Lucie County has given the unidentified camera operators until mid-October to remove the devices, with workers planning to cover them in plastic bags to prevent data collection during that time. One camera was recently removed from a residential area, though no one knows who took it or when.

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