LCPD, CCSO still using plate readers after state's response

Kitchings, Butler say cameras help protect residents.

  • FILE A Flock Safety license plate reader camera sits along Baya Avenue by the entrance to the Lake Montgomery boat ramp. The state is shutting down the use of the cameras on state roads due to privacy concerns. (FILE)
    FILE A Flock Safety license plate reader camera sits along Baya Avenue by the entrance to the Lake Montgomery boat ramp. The state is shutting down the use of the cameras on state roads due to privacy concerns. (FILE)

    License plate reader cameras are no longer allowed on state roads, but they will still be used around Lake City and Columbia County.

    The Florida Department of Transportation issued a memo to local law …