articleThe Brief Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple announced Wednesday his department will not renew its contract with automated license plate reader vendor Flock Safety, letting the deal lapse at the end of September over Fourth Amendment privacy concerns. "I just notified the Board of Supervisors and the citizens of Pinal County that we are not renewing our Flock contract," Teeple said. "Those cameras enhance public safety," Teeple said at the time, according to InMaricopa.com. Big picture view:The pullback in Pinal County reflects a broader national trend. Major law enforcement agencies across the country, including the Los Angeles Police Department, have recently paused or ended their use of Flock Safety over data ownership disputes, unauthorized database access and Fourth Amendment concerns.