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Man arrested after delivering severed surveillance cameras to New Mexico deputies

Deputies arrested Jevon Martinez with a truckload of cut-down Flock cameras, according to Jalopnik.

The short version

  • Sheriff's deputies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, arrested Jevon Martinez after he brought a truckload of cut-down Flock cameras to headquarters.[Jalopnik]
  • Martinez was previously arrested in May in Rio Rancho on accusations of damaging license plate readers and sharing the videos online.[Jalopnik]
  • The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office recently canceled its contracts with Flock because of privacy concerns.[Jalopnik]

Key facts

  • Deputies in Albuquerque arrested Jevon Martinez upon arriving at sheriff's headquarters with a truck carrying cut-down Flock cameras.[Jalopnik]
  • Martinez had previously been arrested in May in Rio Rancho for allegedly vandalizing plate readers and uploading videos of the acts to Instagram.[Jalopnik]
  • Martinez raised close to $20,000 on GoFundMe and promoted the Republic of New Mexico movement.[Jalopnik]
  • The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office announced it was terminating its contracts with Flock over data privacy concerns.[Jalopnik]
  • The Driver Privacy and Safety Act became New Mexico law earlier this year after out-of-state agencies were found accessing local Flock data.[Jalopnik]

Sources

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