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Pinal County declined — on Fourth Amendment grounds
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Dark graphic with a green "Declined to renew" label above "Pinal County, Arizona", the date August 5 2026, and a note that the sheriff will not renew a roughly 45-camera Flock Safety contract, citing constitutional concerns.
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A county sheriff just declined to renew his Flock contract — and the reason he gave was the Fourth Amendment, not the budget. ~45 cameras, about half of them in San Tan Valley, a town that incorporated five weeks earlier.
Pinal County's sheriff announced he will not renew the county's Flock Safety contract when it expires, citing Fourth Amendment concerns. A sheriff declining a surveillance tool on constitutional grounds — rather than on cost or performance — is unusual, and it is an argument that travels to neighbouring jurisdictions in a way a budget complaint never does.
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- Pinal County sheriff declines to renew Flock contract, citing the Fourth Amendment
Roughly 45 cameras, about half of them in San Tan Valley — a town that incorporated five weeks earlier and now gets to decide its own surveillance policy before a contract exists to defend.
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- Coverage of the Pinal County Sheriff's Flock contract non-renewalReports Sheriff Ross Teeple's announcement that the office will not renew its Flock Safety contract, citing Fourth Amendment concerns. The service agreement itself, the exact expiration date, and the per-unit camera count remain unobtained — see the open questions on the Pinal County record.Local reporting
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