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Columbus to pause Flock camera program after evidence of misuse

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By Jordan Laird Verified, Bailey Gallion Verified
| The Columbus Dispatch Verified
Sept. 3, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET This breaking news story will be updated. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is pausing the city's use of Flock Safety license plate readers after evidence of misuse of the surveillance technology. The mayor is expected to provide more details about the decision at a 10 a.m. press conference, a mayoral spokesperson confirmed to The Dispatch.
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Columbus to pause Flock camera program after evidence of misuse

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By Jordan Laird Verified, Bailey Gallion Verified
| The Marion Star Verified
Updated Sept. 3, 2026, 1:56 p.m. ET Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has paused the city's use of Flock Safety license plate readers due to evidence of possible misuse by an officer. The officer is under investigation for searching a single license plate hundreds of times for personal reasons. The indefinite pause comes after a USA TODAY network investigation flagged suspicious searches in Columbus and across the country.
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Flock camera legislation to be presented to Columbus City Council

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By Jordan Laird Verified
| MSN Verified
(This story was updated to reflect who Councilmember Emmanuel Remy met with in the Ginther administration about Flock cameras.) The chair of Columbus City Council's Public Safety Committee said he is still taking the temperature of community leaders but will bring forward legislation on the city's use of Flock Safety automated license plate cameras by the end of September.
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