The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is pausing its use of Flock cameras, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey announced.McGuffey announced the pause, which begins Thursday, at a press conference as Flock cameras remain a heavily debated topic around the Tri-State.Flock cameras are automated license plate readers that capture vehicle details and then store the information in the cloud for law enforcement use. The company said its technology is used by thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide.McGuffey said she's instituting the pause because she wants several changes from Flock, including clear guidelines on who the information obtained from vehicles is shared with, where it goes when it's collected and more."I know what we personally do with it, but it connects, it connects to a lot of technology and so forth, and I want the company to be prepared to tell citizens what that is and where it's going," McGuffey said.The sheriff said there is no timeline on the pause, and she'd like to get the cameras back up soon because she said they're integral in solving crimes, but she first wants citizens to be heard and guardrails to be put in place.RELATED | Interactive: The case for and against Flock camerasHamilton County is now one of many communities in the Tri-State that have recently ended their partnership with Flock cameras.Just last week, Fort Thomas Mayor Andy Ellison announced that the city will discontinue its use of Flock cameras, citing a shift in the network advantage that made the system valuable and acknowledging residents' privacy concerns. The city of Newport also removed the automated license plate reader technology in July.Residents in Hamilton gathered to protest Flock cameras in August, and Milford residents are also calling for the removal of the cameras despite the city's police chief defending them. ...read more read less