A number of law enforcement agencies in north Georgia are keeping an eye on social media these days because of postings calling for a Halloween attack on those Flock license plate reader cameras, according to the AJC.
Spokeswoman B.J. Williams told the publication the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Property Crimes Unit had not determined if there were any “organized plans locally” to vandalize or damage cameras on Halloween.
And Williams warned that if cameras are damaged and vandals identified there are possible consequences, including criminal charges such as interference with government property, second-degree criminal damage to property or criminal trespass.
Cobb County Police, meanwhile, plan to increase patrols on and around the holiday and other departments are discouraging participation.
Flock Safety declined to comment to the AJC on the posts.
The cameras have been in the news a lot lately, with scores of people saying what they do constitutes an invasion of privacy. And then there are those instances where law enforcement officers all over the state have been fire or suspended or, in some cases, arrested for using them for personal reasons.
But they have their supporters, as well, including, the AJC points out, many law enforcement leaders, who say they help solve and deter crime by, in some instances, aiding police in tracking a wanted person’s movements.