Ginther orders Columbus police to stop statewide sharing of Flock cameras after audit release

After Columbus police released an audit identifying as many as 15,577 potentially immigration-related searches of the city’s Flock network, Mayor Andrew Ginther ordered police to end statewide access. The audit said ICE did not directly access the cameras, but searches came from agencies including DHS, Border Patrol, and departments with ICE 287(g) agreements; the mayor also ordered an internal misuse investigation.