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Florida man charged for vandalizing fake Flock camera that police set as bait (cybernews.com)
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With a 3D printer and a lot of free time, a police department in Florida caught a Flock security camera vandal in the act. Now, he’s facing prison.

As Flock security cameras propagate, more people are taking matters into their own hands by dismantling them.

The situation has gotten so bad in certain states that police departments are also taking matters into their own hands by building fake Flock cameras.

The Oviedo police department caught 24-year-old Evan Meyer cutting down and smashing what he thought was a Flock surveillance camera. Instead, what he dismantled was a 3D-printed decoy.

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[–] [S] 18 points 2 months ago

The city ended their contract with Flock and the police still took their time to make fake cameras to catch people dismantling them.

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    [–] 16 points 2 months ago*

    If I paid taxes in that county, I would be mildly annoyed that the police department I fund spends my money on 3D printers and filament to print fake Flock cameras - not to mention the salary of the flatfoot tasked to set up the decoy instead of being on the beat.

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