🚨 SPOTTED IN ST. TAMMANY: “FLOCK” CAMERAS ARE EVERYWHERE 🚨

Start paying attention and you’ll notice them all over St. Tammany — at neighborhood entrances, high-traffic intersections, shopping centers (Walmart/Lowe’s areas), and major roads.

These systems are commonly described as license plate reader cameras, but they’re not just “reading plates.”

Here’s what they can do:

✅ Motion-triggered capture

They activate when vehicles move through the camera’s view — meaning they’re capturing images whenever traffic or pedestrians pass.

✅ Images can include more than a plate

If a person is nearby (sidewalk, yard, passenger window, etc.), they may appear in the frame depending on angle and distance.

✅ “Vehicle fingerprint” style identification

These systems are marketed as being able to identify vehicles by more than the plate — things like decals/bumper stickers, accessories, and other distinguishing features (and yes… that can include dents, marks, or unique details depending on image quality).

✅ Travel pattern reconstruction (data retention matters)

Even if the “default” retention is around 30 days, a network of cameras can create a trail of vehicle sightings — time + location — that can be used to reconstruct travel patterns for that window.

Whether you support this “for safety” or you’re concerned about privacy… people deserve to know it’s there.

📸 HELP THE COMMUNITY SEE IT:

If you spot a Flock camera, drop:

 • A photo (only from public areas — don’t trespass)

 • The general location (example: “near Front St / by Walmart entrance / neighborhood entrance off Hwy 11”)

👇 Comment with your sightings + thoughts.

Are these making us safer… or building a searchable record of where everyday people go?

Interactive map showing how many are in your are. 

👉 deflock.org 

This map is updated by people just like you and me!

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

                     - Benjamin Franklin

— Around Pearl River