DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — One day after the Denver City Council voted against a contract extension with Flock Group Inc., Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly defended the automated license plate recognition cameras.
“Potential burglaries, sex offenders being by schools, those are happening on a daily basis,” said Weekly, describing the type of crimes the cameras catch.
In a post on X, Sheriff Weekly said his deputies caught a robbery suspect from another jurisdiction Tuesday morning using the Flock cameras. He went on to criticize the City of Denver’s policies, claiming they “empower criminals and make our entire metro area less safe.”…