Mesa County, CO DeFlock Mesa County
Mesa County has a network of over 30 automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
These AI-powered cameras are being used to build a detailed profile on everyone:
without a warrant, without public oversight, and with your tax dollars.
Your information is then plugged into a nationwide mass surveillance system.
DeFlock Mesa County is a grassroots organization working to remove
AI-driven mass surveillance systems from our community and secure legal privacy protections. Stand with us to take action.
// Camera Locations
The GJPD has deployed roughly 30 ALPR cameras, 9 of which are from Flock. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Department
has purchased 11 Flock cameras as of July 2025, another 15 Motorola ALPR cameras, and other cameras it
operates in partnership with private businesses.
See a live map of the current locations of known Flock cameras in Mesa County:
// What We Are Working Toward
It’s not just Flock; the GJPD and the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office have also contracted with other ALPR providers, such as Motorola Solutions. We want all contracts canceled and their cameras removed.
Ending a contract with Flock is only part of the solution– we need to protect our privacy in perpetuity
against future surveillance technology. Passing a Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS)
ordinance would mean that no surveillance technology could be acquired without a public hearing;
no surveillance data could be accessed without a warrant; and that the use of surveillance data by the
police would be subject to local civilian oversight.
Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) means no surveillance
technology is acquired or deployed until the elected body votes on
it in a public hearing; every system has a written use policy
covering who may access the data, for what purposes, and how long
it is kept; and the department publishes an annual report on how
each technology was actually used and every outside agency the
data went to.
We want a full prohibition on the use of any facial recognition technology. Facial recognition technology is invasive, unreliable, and a threat to our constitutional rights and safety.
Attend a council or commissioner meeting. Talk to your neighbors. Share what you found here. Surveillance only works when people don't know it's happening.