Flock Safety

Four Marshall County Council members voted to remove the county's six Flock cameras to protect motorists' privacy, while three members said they're needed for safety.

Funding for Flock cameras will not be included in Kosciusko County’s 2027 budget. The county council voted Thursday to withhold funding for any automated license plate readers or similar equipment.

Last month, the county commissioners voted to move from two-year to one-year contracts, but it turns out that the county switched to a five-year contract back in 2023.

The Starke County Sheriff’s Office will not renew its contract for Flock cameras. In a Facebook post, the department said Sheriff Jack Rosa made the decision “in the best interest of the community.”

The Michigan City Police Department says a routine audit of Flock system activity turned up searches that violated its policies.

The Marshall County Commissioners Monday voted 3-0 to change to annual contracts with Flock Safety for license plate readers, to allow more scrutiny of the system as public privacy concerns grow.

Police say Bobbie Jo Novak abducted a 3-month-old child from a home east of Plymouth Tuesday. Less than three hours later a Flock camera spotted the car moving in Merrillville, arrested the suspect, and returned the child to her parents.

South Bend Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski says intentionally damaging the department's new drone will bring federal legal trouble.

South Bend police say the drone will respond to select incidents and arrive on scene faster than officers, giving them critical information that will safe the department time and resources.

Officials with Flock Safety, the company selling South Bend Police a new Drone as First Responder program, say the drones can beat officers to the scene but they also can raise Fourth Amendment unreasonable search concerns if not used legally.