Dozens of Flock cameras have been vandalized across Dallas, Texas, and in Utah, with reports of cameras being damaged within days of installation. In Winona, Minnesota, all eight Flock license plate reader cameras operated by the police department were sawed off and stolen, a crime believed to be coordinated. This theft is part of a wider national trend of Flock cameras being vandalized and removed in various communities. Social media footage of a damaged camera in Florida gained significant attention, with many commenters expressing opposition to Flock cameras.In West Virginia, a 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly vandalizing Flock cameras, with an accomplice also apprehended. Ironically, the arrest itself was facilitated by information from automated license plate readers. Online comments, however, humorously offered fake alibis for the arrested individual. Nationwide, the anti-surveillance group DeFlock reports that 100 communities have rejected automated license plate readers.An Arizona sheriff explained his decision not to renew the county's Flock contract, citing concerns about potential Fourth Amendment violations due to facial recognition technology. In a related incident, an Arizona man proposed using AI-powered satellites to monitor government officials' movements, comparing it to city surveillance via Flock cameras. This reflects an ongoing conflict across the US between communities adopting Flock Safety systems and those seeking to ban them. Los Angeles has canceled its Flock contract, and some towns are covering the cameras to prevent their use.