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A 31-year-old man, Andrew Wardell, was charged with criminal mischief after allegedly chopping down a police license plate reader outside a gas station — part of the Flock Safety system used to track vehicles in crime investigations. Though the incident occurred on July 8, Wardell wasn’t arrested until August 13. Police emphasize these cameras are purely investigative tools, not enforcement devices — they collect data to help build cases, not to judge guilt. The charge underscores that damaging public safety tech isn’t just illegal, it undermines community security.

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