A modder known as WTTDOTM, also credited as Morry, has released a GTA 5 mod called Grand Theft Automated License Plate Reader (GTALPR), which adds 235 Flock-style automated license plate reader cameras to the game's map of Los Santos. The mod is a spoof of Flock Safety, a real surveillance company, and was covered by Kotaku, PC Gamer, and Polygon following a demonstration video and TikTok posts from the creator.
According to the mod's description and reporting from all three outlets, the cameras function much like real Flock devices: they photograph players as they pass through a camera's field of view and can raise the player's in-game wanted level. The mod also includes a 1-in-20 chance that a camera will trigger a police chase with no cause, which the modder said represents Flock's own history of inaccurate reporting. Polygon adds that players can opt in to saving these photos to their hard drive, complete with a watermark parodying Flock's real overlays, and that the mod also lets players place their own in-game cameras to save snapshots.
Beyond simulating surveillance, the mod is built around destroying it. Kotaku and PC Gamer describe footage of cameras being smashed with cars, rocket launchers, tanks, shotguns, and other weapons. Destroying a camera drops components players can sell, with PC Gamer and Polygon both citing a payout of $600 per camera; Polygon notes this figure is based on teardowns of the real hardware, though Flock reportedly charges governments much higher prices. The mod also includes speedrun functionality, tracking stats such as number of cameras destroyed and fastest time to destroy 10, 50, or all of the cameras, as described by PC Gamer and Kotaku.
The 235 in-game cameras are meant to reflect a real-world count. Both Kotaku and Polygon quote the modder saying this number represents one-tenth of the Flock license plate readers currently tracked in LA County, the real-world basis for Los Santos, according to the DeFlock.org project. In a TikTok video cited by Kotaku and PC Gamer, WTTDOTM said, 'Flock is a scourge on America,' and PC Gamer's coverage adds the modder's description of Flock as a private, roughly eight-billion-dollar surveillance company operating more than 100,000 cameras across the country.
Polygon's coverage provides broader context on why Flock cameras have drawn criticism, citing concerns from the American Civil Liberties Union and reports of the technology being used to investigate women seeking abortion services, being accessed by ICE without a warrant, and contributing to false arrests and detentions, as well as cases of police officers allegedly using the tools to spy on former romantic partners. Polygon also notes that some people have vandalized real Flock cameras as governments continue to sign contracts with the company, though PC Gamer's report includes the modder's disclaimer that destroying Flock cameras in real life is illegal and will not, as far as they know, reward anyone with in-game-style cash.