Arizona man uses truck to bend flock camera in Apache Junction

The Brief

  • A Pinal County man used his work truck to bend a license plate-reader camera in Apache Junction over privacy concerns.
  • Ed Kahle says he was arrested and faces a felony criminal damage charge, but he states he does not regret his actions.
  • His arrest comes as scrutiny of license plate-reader cameras grows across Arizona.

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. As cities across Arizona reconsider the use of license plate-reader cameras amid privacy concerns, a Pinal County man says he took matters into his own hands, using the bed of his work truck to tilt one of the cameras toward the sky.

What we know:

Ed Kahle says he was heading to lunch when he spotted the camera at the corner of Superstition Boulevard and Goldfield Road in Apache Junction.

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