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License-plate readers · Sumter County

Sumter County

Ended or removed · 1 agency documented

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Sumter County Sheriff's Office

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Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
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  1. July 23, 2026 Arrest warrant issued for a detective on charges of official misconduct (F.S. 838.022(1)(a)) and offenses against computer users (F.S. 815.06), accused of using CCIS, Flock ALPR and DAVID to monitor her husband's ex-wife. Sheriff Patrick Breeden ordered a full internal audit of database activity and suspended use of Flock. (WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), July 23, 2026; FOX 35 Orlando, July 24, 2026)
  2. Sept. 2026 CONFLICT: Citrus County Chronicle reported the suspension occurred "in August"; WKMG and Spectrum News date it July 23, 2026. (Citrus County Chronicle, date not shown; WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), July 23, 2026; Spectrum News 13, Sept. 30, 2026)
  3. Sept. 30, 2026 Spectrum News reported the office suspended and canceled its license plate reader use on July 23 after discovering employee misuse; did not say whether cameras were physically removed. (Spectrum News 13, Sept. 30, 2026)

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)