The Titusville Police Department says they have disabled all standard user accounts associated with its Flock automated license plate reader (LPR) system following a temporary pause of the program, Interim Chief Wright announced in a video update.
Only two administrative accounts remain active in the system to handle public records requests, audits, and necessary account management, according to Wright. The active accounts will not be utilized for operational policing while the program remains on hold.
The department initially paused the surveillance technology after the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) revoked existing permits for license plate readers situated within state right-of-ways. Rather than spending funds to relocate the affected cameras immediately, department leadership elected to halt operations to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the program.
The temporary hold follows a policy review initiated in July to align local practices with recommendations from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Congress, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The internal audit focuses on privacy standards, accountability measures, and system access levels.
Once the review is finalized, police officials plan to present the updated policy, internal changes, and technical modifications made by Flock to the Titusville City Council. Council members and community leaders will then evaluate the findings to determine whether the license plate reader program should resume operations.
Sources: Official video statement by Interim Chief Wright, Titusville Police Department.
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