Across the United States, people are systematically destroying Flock Safety surveillance cameras, with at least 25 units vandalized in five states since April 2025. In Suffolk, Virginia, Jeffrey S. Sovern, 41, faces 25 charges for dismantling 13 cameras, citing Fourth Amendment violations. His GoFundMe and public statements have turned him into a folk hero online. The sabotage follows revelations that Flock’s network feeds immigration enforcement.

Public fury intensified after data confirmed over 4,000 police queries for federal immigration purposes, including explicit ICE tags. In Virginia alone, nearly 3,000 immigration-related searches occurred on the network within a year. Despite overwhelming opposition at council meetings—like in La Mesa, California, where the council renewed the contract anyway—cities continue installations. Now, municipalities like Louisville are suing to hide camera locations, fearing more vandalism.

The sabotage campaign is decentralized and growing. 6,000 communities now host the AI-powered scanners, creating countless targets. While Amazon ended its Ring partnership and 46 cities have rejected Flock, the company maintains its valuation of $7.5 billion. CEO Garrett Langley’s claims that mass surveillance could end all crime only fuel the resistance. For activists, each destroyed camera is a statement: the surveillance state itself is the crime.