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Indian River County

Using license-plate readers · 3 agencies documented

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Indian River County Sheriff's Office

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
140
Monitors "about 140" fixed Flock cameras, "technically operates a little over 100" (includes city agencies' cameras integrated into the county system)
  1. Sept. 4, 2025 Vero Beach, Indian River Shores and Sebastian police Flock cameras are integrated into the county system; the sheriff's Real Time Crime Center had recorded more than 1,000 flagged plates. (Vero Beach 32963 (VeroNews), Sept. 4, 2025)
  2. Sept. 1, 2026 Sheriff Eric Flowers defended the system after a homicide arrest: "We got this guy off the streets because of the Flock system." FDOT order covers U.S. 1, SR A1A, SR 60 and I-95 in the county; the number of local cameras in state right-of-way was not reported. (Sebastian Daily, Sept. 1, 2026; WFLX / WPTV, Sept. 1, 2026; CBS12 (WPEC), Sept. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • A reported deputy misuse case (paid leave, per CBS12/WPEC Sept. 2026) is omitted: no court record found.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Sebastian Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
Cameras on U.S. 1, Roseland Road, County Road 512, Barber Street and Schumann Drive; count not reported
  1. Sept. 1, 2026 Sebastian police cameras listed at U.S. 1, Roseland Road, CR 512, Barber Street and Schumann Drive; U.S. 1 is covered by the FDOT order. (Sebastian Daily, Sept. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Sebastian is the largest city in Indian River County. Flock cameras integrated into the county system (VeroNews, 2025).

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Vero Beach Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
6
Six Flock units purchased (2025); sites include Aviation Boulevard and Indian River Boulevard. VeroNews location list does not fully reconcile with six.
Contract
Flock Safety: $2,500 to $3,000 per camera, plus start-up and installation costs · from 2025 (Vero Beach 32963 (VeroNews), Sept. 4, 2025)
  1. Sept. 4, 2025 Chief David Currey: "You have to keep up with the technology." Cameras integrated into the sheriff's county system. (Vero Beach 32963 (VeroNews), Sept. 4, 2025)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Statewide

  1. Aug. 31, 2026 The Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits and ordered all automated license-plate readers off state roads within 30 days. Gov. Ron DeSantis: "I don't want to have this become a surveillance state." (Axios Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 2026; WUSF, Sept. 2, 2026)
  2. Sept. 30, 2026 The 30-day deadline for removing license-plate readers from state roads passed. (Florida Phoenix, Sept. 30, 2026)