A move to provide more safety to residents of the community garnered the support of Spencer County Fiscal Court.
At its March 4 meeting, a representative from Flock Safety cameras made a presentation to the court on behalf of the Spencer County Sheriff’s office.
Michelle Gerber, a Spencer County resident and Flock employee, was in attendance to inform the court how the Flock cameras, and the extensive multi-state network, can be beneficial to the safety of Spencer County.
Flock sells different kinds of cameras, such as ones that detect gun shots, but the main ones the County were interested in are the ones that read license plates (LPRs).
When the cameras identify license plates that have been flagged by law enforcement, along with the other characteristics of a suspect vehicle, like make, model, and color, the information is then sent via instant alerts to law enforcement.
Other counties surrounding Spencer have already been using the Flock camera systems, including Shelby, Bullitt and Hardin.
In Shelby County, the Flock cameras helped identify suspects that broke into the B&N Food Mart in Bagdad.
In Hardin County, the school system purchased 20 Flock cameras to help secure their campuses after an altercation between a parent and police in the parking lot of one of their schools. Elizabethtown and Radcliff police had already invested in some, so the schools wanted to expand on that.
After the presentation, and a Q & A period, the court voted unanimously to pur-chase the minimum of two LPRs, along with a two-year contract that includes installation, footage storage, and updates, with a price tag of $6,000. These cameras will be placed “at the main arteries coming into the county.”
The hope from the court is that the city of Taylorsville, and possibly the school system, would purchase some as well, to add even more security into the local areas.
For more information on Flock Safety cameras, visit www.flocksafety.com.