Flock executive defends crime-fighting cameras as ACLU attorney questions company's motives amid backlash

Flock Safety, which operates controversial Flock cameras now in 49 states, is touting crime clearance rates in cities that use the cameras compared to cities that don't — as a nationwide battle over the surveillance tool rages.

"It's used for any kind of crime really," Phil Arnold, a public affairs manager for the company, told Fox News Digital. "It's very helpful for hit-and-run accidents, also stolen vehicles, property crimes, crimes against people as well."

Arnold is a retired law...