{"id":2943,"date":"2026-07-07T07:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:04:49","slug":"two-flock-cameras-intentionally-cut-down-in-rural-sc-town-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=2943","title":{"rendered":"Two Flock cameras intentionally cut down in rural SC town, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two license plate reader poles in Pageland, South Carolina, were destroyed over the holiday weekend, police said.<\/p>\n

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The Pageland Police Department said in a Facebook post<\/u><\/a> on Sunday that an unknown suspect cut down two Flock camera poles. Police did not say where the cameras were located, or what day the cameras were destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese cameras are in place to help protect our community and provide law enforcement with valuable investigative leads. Unfortunately, someone chose to intentionally damage property that belongs to the Town and ultimately impacts the safety of our community,\u201d police said in the post.<\/p>\n

Flock manufactures automatic license plate readers, which use artificial intelligence to capture surveillance and license plate data.<\/p>\n

Over 5,000 police departments across 49 states contract with Flock, according to the company.<\/p>\n

There are six Flock cameras in Pageland, according to DeFlock Maps<\/u><\/a>, a database of Flock camera locations throughout the U.S.<\/p>\n

Pageland, known as the \u201cWatermelon Capital of the World,\u201d is a town of about 2,500 people about 45 miles east of Rock Hill just south of the state line.<\/p>\n

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Police said the cameras have been an \u201cinvaluable investigative tool,\u201d saying that the cameras have solved stolen vehicle cases, identified hit-and-run victims and have solved a homicide.<\/p>\n

Flock\u2019s license plate readers have been the subject of online scorn and legal challenges. The American Civil Liberties Union claims the cameras are weaponized by law enforcement<\/u><\/a> against private citizens. Flock said its cameras do not recognize or identify faces.<\/p>\n

Over 50 communities have terminated their partnerships with Flock, including Santa Cruz, California, Flagstaff, Arizona, and Eugene, Oregon.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the only instance of Flock vandalism across the country.<\/p>\n

A Virginia man was arrested in October for destroying 13 Flock cameras over a period of several months. He later told investigators the cameras were a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, according to WAVY<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 44-year-old New Mexico man was accused of destroying $20,000 worth of license plate readers in July, even admitting to taking videos of the vandalism, according to KRQE<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published July 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM<\/span> with the headline “Two Flock cameras intentionally cut down in rural SC town, police say.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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