Two Flock Safety cameras damaged by fire near Albany 6%

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team35%

7/23/2026, 5:16:17 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Fundamental Attribution Error, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 27.8% saturation with 44 hits. Analysis detected 154 faulty-reasoning hits from 158 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 22.2% and a BS Rank of 6% (20,613 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 94.20% of the article peer group.

Georgia police launched a criminal property damage investigation Tuesday after determining two Flock Safety camera fires were intentionally set. 
Investigators determined that fires affecting two Flock Safety cameras were not caused by equipment failure or battery malfunction. 
Dougherty County police reclassified the cases as a criminal investigation into criminal damage to property after reviewing evidence from the scenes on Radium Springs Road. 
The blazes occurred Tuesday in the 2400 block of Radium Springs Road and near the intersection of Williamsburg Drive and Radium Springs Road. 
Police have not named any suspects or revealed potential motives behind the damage. 
Authorities also have not released details on how the fires were started or the total financial cost of the damaged equipment. 
Anyone with details regarding either camera fire is encouraged to call the Dougherty County Police Department at 229-430-6600. 
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 229-436-TIPS (8477). 
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