Arlington Orders Removal of 41 County Leased Flock Cameras

The Arlington County Board on Sept. 15 directed the County Manager to stop using county-leased Flock Safety technology and begin removing related equipment.

The inventory covers 41 cameras: 26 Falcon license-plate readers and 15 Condor point-tilt-zoom units. The county will request removal from public property within 14 business days, though logistics may extend the timeline. Private-property Flock cameras are outside county oversight.

Chair Matt de Ferranti said the decision reflects resident concerns. He said Arlington maintained safeguards and reported no misuse, but stressed the board’s duty to keep community trust.

Officials directed deletion of data not needed for active criminal investigations. A public update is scheduled for the recessed meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Email the Arlington County Board:
Matt de Ferranti, mdeferranti@arlingtonva.us,
Maureen Coffey, mcoffey@arlingtonva.us,
Susan Cunningham, scunningham@arlingtonva.us,
Julius D. “JD” Spain, Sr., jdspainsr@arlingtonva.us,
Takis P. Karantonis, tkarantonis@arlingtonva.us,

Email the Arlington County Board/Council:
Matt de Ferranti, mdeferranti@arlingtonva.us,
Maureen Coffey, mcoffey@arlingtonva.us,
Susan Cunningham, scunningham@arlingtonva.us,
Julius D. “JD” Spain, Sr., jdspainsr@arlingtonva.us,
Takis P. Karantonis, tkarantonis@arlingtonva.us,

Email the Arlington County School Board:
Miranda Turner, miranda.turner@apsva.us,
Kathleen Clark, kathleen.clark2@apsva.us,
Monique Bryant, monique.bryant@apsva.us,
Zuraya Tapia-Hadley, zuraya.tapiahadley@apsva.us,
Bethany Zecher Sutton, bethany.zechersutton@apsva.us,