Gulf County

Gulf County Sheriff's Office

Status

Removing or limiting cameras

Vendors

Flock Safety

Cameras

9
Nine Flock cameras per Sheriff Mike Harrison: six on state roads and three on non-state rights-of-way; the three non-state cameras would remain (Port St. Joe Star, Sept. 7, 2026).

Contract

Flock Safety: $25,500 amount invoiced "last year" (as of Sept. 2026); future costs unknown; no grant funding (The Port St. Joe Star, Sept. 7, 2026)

1. Sept. 1, 2026 WFSU could not identify a statement from Gulf County and received no response to a request for comment. (WFSU Public Media, Sept. 1, 2026)
2. Sept. 3, 2026 The sheriff said the office will comply with the order to remove cameras from state rights-of-way, that use on non-state roads "remains uninterrupted," and that it will keep using the technology "until it is unavailable on state highways." He cited "33 car burglaries in St. Joe Beach" solved in 2024 with the technology. (WJHG, Sept. 3, 2026)
3. Sept. 4, 2026 Sheriff Mike Harrison said he would keep using the cameras until the state deadline and plans to work with the Florida Sheriffs Association and other agencies to bring them back. He said data retention was recently cut from 30 days to seven. No status found after the Sept. 30 deadline. (WJHG, Sept. 4, 2026)
4. Sept. 7, 2026 The Port St. Joe Star reported six LPRs on state roads and three on non-state rights-of-way, with the three non-state cameras to remain; the office was invoiced $25,500 last year and no grants covered the devices. The office's policy (effective Feb. 20, 2023) keeps images 30 days unless needed as evidence and limits use to official purposes by trained members. (The Port St. Joe Star, Sept. 7, 2026)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.