Cabot will cease use of its Flock Safety license plate readers pending a review of the technology after residents expressed concerns about privacy, the mayor said. The suspension went into effect immediately, Mayor Ken Kincaid said in a Facebook post Thursday night announcing the decision. He didn’t give a timetable on when the “comprehensive review” would be completed or who would work on it, but said city officials would seek input from local leaders and residents. “As your Mayor, I firmly believe that public safety and civil liberties must never conflict; both must be protected equally,” Kincaid said. The post doesn’t say how many of the license plate readers the city has, and a lieutenant at the Police Department referred all questions about the system to City Hall. Kincaid didn’t respond Friday to messages left at his office. Flock license plate reader cameras capture images of passing cars and log license plate numbers, comparing the captured plate numbers against so-called hot lists assembled by the agencies that operate them. The company’s website states the cameras don’t use facial recognition software but boast the ability to search captured images based on a description — for example, a vehicle towing a skid steer on a trailer — when a plate number isn’t known. Many cities in Arkansas use the cameras, including Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway, Hot Springs, Benton, Bryant, Jacksonville and Sherwood. Nationally, more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies have bought Flock’s license plate readers, the company’s website states. Kincaid, who said he’s the son of a police officer, credited the cameras as a useful investigative tool to help police locate stolen vehicles and “assist in critical public safety alerts.” The decision in Cabot comes less than two weeks after Pea Ridge police Chief Lynn Hahn announced that his Police