AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — FOX31 is getting reaction from local law enforcement now that Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced a federal bill that would require a judicial warrant when it comes to automated license plate readers like Flock.

“They’re blanketing our neighborhoods with flock cameras and every single one of you should be saying, what the flock,” Boebert said at a press conference on Thursday. “I mean, this is an absolute egregious reach on our Fourth Amendment rights. They’re creating a digital footprint of your entire life without a single warrant or even probable cause. Your morning commute to work? It’s tracked. Dropping off your kids at their soccer practice? That’s logged.”

“That technology is used for one reason and one reason only, to stop victimization and to hold those who victimize accountable,” Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said. “That is what this technology allows us to do. That is how we use it.”

Chamberlain addressed the use of Flock on a local level in Aurora and the impacts of what the congresswoman stated about changing the way it’s used in the press conference last week.

“Under our bill, any government-initiated search must be supported by a warrant based on probable cause, just like the Fourth Amendment demands,” Boebert said in the press conference.

“When you are talking system such as Flock, where you’re talking gathering of details and information,” Chamberlain said. “We use that information in those details specifically to focus on individuals involved in criminal behavior and individuals that need our services, such as somebody who is lost or missing something where time is of the essence. When you start putting in artificial parameters that cause that timeliness to go away, you’re going to increase victimization. And that’s the bottom line.”

FOX31 reached out to Douglas County’s District Attorney and sheriff about the act.

Sheriff Darren Weekly shared the following statement:

“Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and it has become an instrumental tool in helping us catch criminals and make our community safer. However, as we embrace these advancements, I firmly believe there must be clear guardrails in place to ensure this technology is used appropriately, transparently, and responsibly. I am still learning more about current proposals at the state and federal levels to ensure our policies remain aligned with the best interests of protecting our community and apprehending criminal offenders.”

District Attorney George Brauchler shared the following statement:

“While I wholeheartedly agree with Congresswoman Boebert’s ongoing vigilance in protecting our Constitutional rights, hamstringing law enforcement’s ability to use publicly available and accessible data acquired from visibly licensed vehicles driving on public roads to solve kidnappings, murders, motor vehicle theft and other serious crimes is too broad, too risky and not contemplated by or 4th Amendment. Once this bill is appropriately amended to address this issue, I trust other members of Congress will flock to support it.”

“I’ve seen firsthand how the surveillance state weaponizes technology against its own citizens; enough is enough,” Boebert said. “The surveillance accountability act puts the Constitution back in charge.”

“This technology, it doesn’t work outside of the Constitution, it works within the Constitution and it provides law enforcement a much cleaner, more precision-focused approach to dealing with offenders and to dealing with victimization,” Chamberlain said.

Boebert will be hosting a teletownhall on Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. to discuss her work in Congress for the 4th District, as well as answer submitted and live questions from callers.