09/24/2026
Indiana’s revolt against Flock surveillance cameras just hit a new level.
Kosciusko County, including communities like Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Milford and surrounding towns, is shutting down its countywide Flock license-plate camera system after county officials concluded the agreement was never properly authorized in the first place.
County commissioners voted unanimously to invalidate and terminate the contract two years early. 31 cameras have already been physically removed, the final camera is offline, and local access to the system has been shut down.
And the county says it won’t pay roughly $141,000 in remaining scheduled payments under the disputed contract.
County Attorney Ed Ormsby argued the multi-year agreement had been entered into by the prosecutor without authorization from county commissioners and therefore no valid contract was ever formed.
This is happening as communities across Indiana, including Fort Wayne, Chesterton, Bloomington and Monroe County, have moved to cancel, terminate or not renew Flock agreements amid growing concerns about privacy, government surveillance and how license-plate information can be accessed and shared.
Supporters say Flock cameras help police locate stolen vehicles and solve serious crimes. Critics say Indiana has allowed a massive vehicle-tracking network to grow without enough public oversight.
Now Kosciusko County isn’t just questioning Flock. The cameras are off, the contract has been declared invalid, and officials say they’re not paying the remaining $141,000.
Is Indiana witnessing the beginning of the end for Flock?