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Weekly Reporter Roundtable: City of Columbus suspends use of Flock surveillance cameras

A Flock Safety automatic license plate camera was covered with a plastic bag on September 4, 2026 by the Columbus Division of Police after Mayor Andrew Ginther suspended the use of the surveillance technology.
George Shillcock
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A Flock Safety automatic license plate camera was covered with a plastic bag on September 4, 2026 by the Columbus Division of Police after Mayor Andrew Ginther suspended the use of the surveillance technology.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced late last week that the city is suspending its use of Flock automatic license plate readers while investigating an officer’s potential misuse of the cameras.

A USA Today investigation found that an officer searched for a single vehicle’s location more than 200 times using the city’s cameras.

Will we get to see Ohio's governor candidates Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy debate? The short answer is no. We will discuss why.

After the death of a 20-year-old Springfield resident and Haitian migrant, many people are once again questioning ICE tactics. Pierre Damas Bel died last week by apparent suicide.

All of these topics and more are coming up on a special Tuesday edition of the Reporter Roundtable.

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