Sheriffs drop license plate readers as DeSantis warns against ‘surveillance state’

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 938

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Ron DeSantis insists no Florida governor has given law enforcement more tools to fight crime than he has, but he wants them aimed at criminals, not citizens who have done nothing wrong.

Speaking in Jacksonville Monday, the governor said he’s certain that nearly every sheriff in Florida can point to a situation in which Flock-style license plate-reading cameras have been used appropriately and “probably effectively.”

His concern, he continued, is how the …

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