{ "meta": { "project": "Flock-Off contract tracker", "focus": "USA, expanding in 10-state waves", "states_planned": [ "AL", "AR", "AZ", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DC", "DE", "FL", "GA", "IA", "ID", "IL", "IN", "KS", "KY", "LA", "MA", "MD", "ME", "MI", "MN", "MO", "MS", "NC", "NE", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NV", "NY", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VA", "VT", "WA", "WI", "WV" ], "last_updated": "2026-09-26", "methodology": "docs/METHODOLOGY.md", "coverage_note": "322 sourced records across 45 state/DC jurisdictions. Coverage is USA-wide, expanding in 10-state waves. A missing agency means not yet researched, not confirmed absent. Claims with 3+ independent verified citations are marked verified; the rest are marked pending validation*. Exact renewal dates are still thin and are the top research priority." }, "agencies": [ { "id": "ma-acushnet-pd", "agency": "Acushnet Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Acushnet", "state": "MA", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-02", "decision_summary": "Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to discontinue the PD's use of Flock readers pending a review for contract termination; PD had been using Flock's nationwide data-sharing feature.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Use discontinued but termination review still pending, hence status pending. Single advocacy source citing newbedfordlight.org." }, { "id": "ma-ayer-pd", "agency": "Ayer Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Ayer", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "Select Board voted unanimously (3-0) to immediately disable and remove all Flock cameras and technology from the town and terminate the town's contract with Flock, citing concerns expressed by residents.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "By Vote of Select Board, Town of Ayer Terminates Contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.ayer.ma.us/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/73", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ayer.ma.us/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/73" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary source: official town website news release." }, { "id": "ma-barnstable-pd", "agency": "Barnstable Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Barnstable", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 4, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-03", "decision_summary": "Town Council voted 7-3 to end the town's contract with Flock Safety and discontinue use of ALPRs, despite a police presentation arguing safeguards (7-day retention, dual sign-off, audits, transparency portal). Reasons cited: privacy, oversight, concerns about the vendor.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Barnstable votes to remove Flock cameras despite police objections", "url": "https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/public-safety/2026/09/05/barnstable-flock-cameras-removed/91611060007/", "date": "2026-09-05", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://capecodtimes.com/story/news/public-safety/2026/09/05/barnstable-flock-cameras-removed/91611060007" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Four cameras: Route 28 near Santuit/Newton Road, Route 28 near Strawberry Hill Road, Main Street Hyannis, Yarmouth Road. Article also notes Dennis MA ended its Flock contract in 2025 and Nantucket was debating its program." }, { "id": "ma-bellingham-pd", "agency": "Bellingham Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Bellingham", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": "2026-09-04", "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-28", "decision_summary": "Chief Kenneth Fitzgerald announced the department would not renew its Flock contract on expiry. Stated Flock tried to modify service/access terms mid-contract, and he learned cameras included an AI 'Free Form' plain-language video search feature.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing masslive.com. Expiry and announcement dates from that summary; verify." }, { "id": "ma-boylston-pd", "agency": "Boylston Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Boylston", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-11", "decision_summary": "Town and police leaders announced immediate suspension of the Flock system while the contract is formally terminated; the Flock contract did not comply with the state's Uniform Procurement Act.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing WCVB. Procurement-law defect matches Hopkinton pattern." }, { "id": "ma-dartmouth-pd", "agency": "Dartmouth Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Dartmouth", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": "2026-09-29", "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Police department will not renew its Flock contract when it expires; decision attributed to privacy concerns and cost. Chief planned a pause to evaluate.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing dartmouth.theweektoday.com. Expiry 2026-09-29 taken from that summary; verify before treating as a hard pressure window." }, { "id": "ma-east-bridgewater-pd", "agency": "East Bridgewater Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "East Bridgewater", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 1, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-21", "decision_summary": "Chief Michael Jenkins announced the department will terminate its Flock Safety contract after community review. Four cameras were planned, one installed; the system never became fully operational.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "East Bridgewater Police Department to Terminate Contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://ebpd.org/east-bridgewater-police-department-to-terminate-contract-with-flock-safety/", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ebpd.org/east-bridgewater-police-department-to-terminate-contract-with-flock-safety" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary source: official PD website announcement. No misuse by officers identified; decision driven by community trust concerns." }, { "id": "ma-easton-pd", "agency": "Easton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Easton", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-30", "decision_summary": "Police decided to terminate the Flock contract effective at the end of the contract year (October 2026).", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing boston25news.com. Contract year ends October 2026; exact date not captured." }, { "id": "ma-groton-pd", "agency": "Groton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Groton", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "Town Manager and Police Chief announced the town will terminate its Flock Safety contract effective immediately after weeks of internal review; a Police Camera Working Group will bring a permanent recommendation to the Spring 2027 Town Meeting.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Town of Groton to Terminate Flock Safety Camera Contract", "url": "https://www.grotonma.gov/2026/08/31/town-of-groton-to-terminate-flock-safety-camera-contract-commit-to-developing-permanent-solution-for-spring-2027-town-meeting/", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://grotonma.gov/2026/08/31/town-of-groton-to-terminate-flock-safety-camera-contract-commit-to-developing-permanent-solution-for-spring-2027-town-meeting" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary source: town press release. Release also names other MA communities that ended Flock contracts: Easton, Littleton, Cambridge, Watertown, Framingham, Natick, Brookline, Salem, Hopkinton, Wellesley, Bellingham, Douglas, Grafton, East Bridgewater." }, { "id": "ma-hopkinton-pd", "agency": "Hopkinton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Hopkinton", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-20", "decision_summary": "Select Board voted to cancel the town's Flock contract after public pushback; legal review concluded the contract violated state procurement law.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing hopkintonindependent.com. Procurement-law defect is a pattern also seen in Boylston." }, { "id": "ma-lowell-pd", "agency": "Lowell Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Lowell", "state": "MA", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-23", "decision_summary": "City Council voted to indefinitely suspend the city's use of the Flock Safety system while completing a policy review of usage, data use, and audit processes; a separate motion for a list of non-data-sharing alternatives passed unanimously.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Suspension pending review, not a termination; hence pending. Single advocacy source citing lowellsun.com." }, { "id": "ma-nantucket-pd", "agency": "Nantucket Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Nantucket", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-16", "decision_summary": "Select Board voted unanimously to stop use of the Flock ALPRs at Easy Street and Broad Street and take the cameras down; left the door open for PD to propose an alternative technology through a public feedback process.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source (Eyes Off MA) citing Nantucket Current; underlying article not directly opened. Treat as a lead needing direct verification." }, { "id": "ma-new-bedford-pd", "agency": "New Bedford Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "New Bedford", "state": "MA", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Police temporarily suspended use of Flock after public opposition and allegations that an officer used the readers to stalk her ex-girlfriend; city councilors planned a Sept 24 vote on an ordinance restricting ALPR use.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Whether cameras remain suspended and whether the ordinance passed are unconfirmed. Single advocacy source citing newbedfordlight.org." }, { "id": "ma-stoughton-pd", "agency": "Stoughton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Stoughton", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-04", "decision_summary": "Acting police chief announced all Flock cameras will be removed by October 1; town workers began bagging cameras September 9. Town Meeting warrant material (Feb/Apr 2026) had already moved to cancel Flock contracts.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" }, { "title": "Amended Motion for STM Article 15 - Police Department Capital (Stoughton)", "url": "https://stoughton.org/DocumentCenter/View/6337/Amended-Motion-for-STM-Article-15---Police-Department-Capital-submitted-by-Noah-Beit-Aharon-Precinct-6-on-April-28-2026", "date": "2026-04-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://stoughton.org/DocumentCenter/View/6337/Amended-Motion-for-STM-Article-15---Police-Department-Capital-submitted-by-Noah-Beit-Aharon-Precinct-6-on-April-28-2026" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cancellation reporting is single advocacy source citing newslinklive.com. The stoughton.org warrant document is primary: it shows a $60,000 Flock Safety Software capital item being struck and a directive to cancel Flock contracts irrespective of funding source. Do not confuse with Stoughton, WI." }, { "id": "ma-waltham-pd", "agency": "Waltham Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Waltham", "state": "MA", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-10", "decision_summary": "Flock cameras were covered with trash bags; mayor ordered the bagging while the city council was reportedly left in the dark. No council termination vote reported.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Bagging is a suspension, not a cancellation; contract status unknown. Single advocacy source citing CBS Boston." }, { "id": "ma-wellesley-pd", "agency": "Wellesley Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Wellesley", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 1, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-19", "decision_summary": "Town terminated a two-year pilot program early; the single camera (Rte. 9 East and Rte. 16 near Elm Park) was removed August 18.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing The Swellesley Report (article returned HTTP 500). Verify." }, { "id": "ma-wilmington-pd", "agency": "Wilmington Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Wilmington", "state": "MA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 2, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": "2027-02-27", "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-15", "decision_summary": "PD announced it will end its Flock contract and remove the town's two cameras (Middlesex Ave/Federal St, Main St/Bridge Lane); expects a $2,500 refund for early termination of a contract that ran through Feb 27, 2027.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wins | Eyes Off MA - Flock Cameras in Massachusetts", "url": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffma.com/wins" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single advocacy source citing hoodline.com. Refund figure and camera locations from that summary; verify." }, { "id": "ct-putnam-pd", "agency": "Putnam Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Putnam", "state": "CT", "status": "pending", "cameras": 5, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2025-10-20", "decision_summary": "Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to place bags over the Flock license-plate readers and security cameras until the mayor, selectmen, and Special Services District board discuss the program with the police chief; the pilot's three-year Flock lease is fully covered by a $70,000 state auto-theft/violence grant.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Connecticut Police Discuss Use of License Plate Readers (GovTech / The Day)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/connecticut-police-discuss-use-of-license-plate-readers", "date": "2025-11-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/connecticut-police-discuss-use-of-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Mayor and Board of Selectmen's Meeting Minutes, October 20, 2025 (Town of Putnam)", "url": "https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1761753101/putnamctus/uv0v8sucfql7nza6eqp5/MayorandBoardofSelectmensMinutesOctober202025.pdf", "date": "2025-10-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1761753101/putnamctus/uv0v8sucfql7nza6eqp5/MayorandBoardofSelectmensMinutesOctober202025.pdf" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Five LPRs (Grove St, Kennedy Dr, Route 44, Woodstock Ave) plus two Flock security cameras under a three-year lease; installed since August 2025. Flock maintains a transparency portal for Putnam PD (URL not captured). Gov. Lamont urged a statewide pause on new Flock installations on 2026-09-25 pending POST Council guidance under Public Act 26-14." }, { "id": "ri-cumberland-pd", "agency": "Cumberland Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Cumberland", "state": "RI", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "ACLU of Rhode Island called on the Town Council to cancel its Flock contract after a false-arrest lawsuit (Pizzarelli v. Town of Cumberland, filed June 2026) revealed Flock cameras were used to photograph drivers/passengers, not just plates. No council cancellation vote reported.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "After Flock Safety Image Led to False Arrest, ACLU Urges Cumberland Town Council to Cancel Contract - ACLU of Rhode Island", "url": "https://www.riaclu.org/news/flock-safety-image-led-to-false-arrest-aclu-urges-cumberland-cancel-contract/", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://riaclu.org/news/flock-safety-image-led-to-false-arrest-aclu-urges-cumberland-cancel-contract" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cameras approved for purchase in 2024. ACLU letter also asks council to disclose when occupant photos began being captured and how often." }, { "id": "ri-glocester-pd", "agency": "Glocester Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Glocester", "state": "RI", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": 5000, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-06", "decision_summary": "Town Council voted 4-1 to remove the town's Flock cameras after nearly two hours of resident criticism and a 400-signature petition. Police chief said the town remains on the hook for a 60-month agreement (~$5,000/year, roughly two years left), implying up to $15,000 in exit costs.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Glocester Town Council votes to remove Flock license plate cameras amid privacy concerns (WJAR)", "url": "https://coastalabc.com/newsletter-daily/glocesters-town-council-to-discuss-flock-cameras-as-opposition-rises-privacy-concerns-aug-6-2026", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://coastalabc.com/newsletter-daily/glocesters-town-council-to-discuss-flock-cameras-as-opposition-rises-privacy-concerns-aug-6-2026" }, { "title": "After Rhode Island residents push back on surveillance cameras, town faces up to $15,000 bill", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/glocester-rhode-island-vote-remove-flock-plate-reader-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/glocester-rhode-island-vote-remove-flock-plate-reader-cameras" }, { "title": "ACLU of Rhode Island - Glocester vote announcement", "url": "https://www.findglocal.com/US/Unknown/89921252335/ACLU-of-Rhode-Island", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://findglocal.com/US/Unknown/89921252335/ACLU-of-Rhode-Island" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cameras operating since 2023; chief said system aided ~50 cases. Vice President Walter Steere cast the lone keep vote." }, { "id": "ri-narragansett-pd", "agency": "Narragansett Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Narragansett", "state": "RI", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 4, "annual_cost_usd": 12600, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-03", "decision_summary": "Town Council voted 5-0 to terminate the Flock contract after hours of public testimony; contract had auto-renewed for two more years. ACLU of RI and residents urged cancellation over data-sharing concerns.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Narragansett to stop using automated license plate readers (WPRI 12)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTZA2DP1MNI", "date": "2026-08-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=vTZA2DP1MNI" }, { "title": "Narragansett To Stop Using Flock Cameras (94HJY)", "url": "https://94hjy.iheart.com/content/2026-08-04-narragansett-to-stop-using-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://94hjy.iheart.com/content/2026-08-04-narragansett-to-stop-using-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Second Rhode Island town scraps Flock cameras after privacy concerns mount", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/narragansett-flock-cameras-privacy-concerns/", "date": "2026-08-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/narragansett-flock-cameras-privacy-concerns" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Used since 2024; $12,600 first year and roughly $12,000 annually after, per the police chief as reported via a low-confidence aggregator; four camera units to be removed. The cancelled agreement was set to run through September 2027 (94HJY); no exact day captured, so no exact contract_end." }, { "id": "ri-north-kingstown-pd", "agency": "North Kingstown Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "North Kingstown", "state": "RI", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 6, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Town Council voted 3-2 to terminate the Flock contract and remove six cameras from town roads, days after South Kingstown and Narragansett ended theirs.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Under ACLU pressure, NK officials kill contract with Flock cameras (East Greenwich Pendulum)", "url": "https://www.ricentral.com/east_greenwich_pendulum/under-aclu-pressure-nk-officials-kill-contract-with-flock-cameras/article_465d83b3-57cf-4b22-b956-071471c3db6c.html", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ricentral.com/east_greenwich_pendulum/under-aclu-pressure-nk-officials-kill-contract-with-flock-cameras/article_465d83b3-57cf-4b22-b956-071471c3db6c.html" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Vote described as a Monday-night vote in an article updated 2026-08-21 (so around Aug 17); exact vote date not stated in the opened article, so decision_date is null." }, { "id": "ri-providence-pd", "agency": "Providence Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Providence", "state": "RI", "status": "pending", "cameras": 25, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City announced it will move ahead on deploying 25 license plate cameras, despite ACLU criticism and objections from city councilors.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety - Providence Business News (tag page)", "url": "https://pbn.com/tag/flock-safety/", "date": "2026-09-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://pbn.com/tag/flock-safety" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Thin one-line sourcing from a PBN tag-page summary; verify deployment status, contract, and cost. Cranston, Pawtucket and Woonsocket PDs also recently partnered with Flock per the same source." }, { "id": "ri-state-police", "agency": "Rhode Island State Police", "agency_type": "state_police", "city": null, "state": "RI", "status": "active", "cameras": 39, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "RISP To Install 39 Plate Readers Under Flock Contract (B101)", "url": "https://b101.iheart.com/content/2026-07-31-risp-to-install-39-plate-readers-under-flock-contract/", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://b101.iheart.com/content/2026-07-31-risp-to-install-39-plate-readers-under-flock-contract" }, { "title": "State police launch Flock cameras across RI. Here's where. (Providence Journal)", "url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/31/license-plate-reading-flock-cameras-already-in-use-by-rhode-island-state-police/91088862007/", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/31/license-plate-reading-flock-cameras-already-in-use-by-rhode-island-state-police/91088862007" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "agency_type 'sheriff' is a placeholder: schema lacks a state_police value. $597,000 three-year contract; term begins when all cameras installed. RISP policy: data not shared with other states or federal agencies incl. ICE for administrative immigration enforcement. 39 cameras across 22 municipalities. Gov. McKee paused new State Police ALPR installations/activations on 2026-08-18 and ordered uniform-standards recommendations within 60 days (due mid-October 2026). [agency_type corrected from placeholder]" }, { "id": "ri-bristol-risp", "agency": "Rhode Island State Police (Bristol camera request)", "agency_type": "state_police", "city": "Bristol", "state": "RI", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2025-11-12", "decision_summary": "RISP sought Bristol Town Council approval on Nov 12, 2025 to install a Flock camera (Metacom Ave/Old Ferry Road area) at no cost to the town via an RISP grant; the matter was tabled pending RISP providing a formal written directive on its moratorium on sharing data with ICE.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Bristol Police Dept Flock Safety / RISP Presentation (ACLU of RI)", "url": "https://www.riaclu.org/app/uploads/2026/02/Bristol-Police-Dept-Flock-Safety-RISP-Presentation.pdf", "date": "2026-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://riaclu.org/app/uploads/2026/02/Bristol-Police-Dept-Flock-Safety-RISP-Presentation.pdf" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "agency_type placeholder as with ri-state-police. Tabled, not rejected; ProJo (2026-07-31) later listed Bristol among municipalities that gave RISP approval, so this may have been resolved - verify current status. [agency_type corrected from placeholder]" }, { "id": "ri-south-kingstown-pd", "agency": "South Kingstown Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "South Kingstown", "state": "RI", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 8, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-07-27", "decision_summary": "Town Council voted unanimously to terminate the Flock Safety contract after a public work session with the police chief and Flock's public-affairs director. Councilors cited federal overreach concerns and fear of losing control of the system/data.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "As Flock cameras spread across RI, opposition is growing (Providence Journal)", "url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/03/vandals-target-cranston-camera-as-resistance-to-flock-grows-in-ri/91116402007/", "date": "2026-08-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/03/vandals-target-cranston-camera-as-resistance-to-flock-grows-in-ri/91116402007" }, { "title": "Town ends partnership with Flock cameras (NBC 10 WJAR)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRqBtry1CU", "date": "2026-07-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=9RRqBtry1CU" }, { "title": "Rhode Island town unanimously removes Flock license plate readers after privacy clash", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/south-kingstown-removes-flock-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2026-08-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/south-kingstown-removes-flock-license-plate-readers" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count discrepancy across sources (8 proposed, 7 operating, one report of 6). Timeline per Uprise RI: award approved 2025-06-23, agreement signed 2025-07-16/17, one-year trial began after first camera validated 2026-02-19. Council president said town sought cameras' removal ASAP and a rebate." }, { "id": "ri-tiverton-pd", "agency": "Tiverton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Tiverton", "state": "RI", "status": "active", "cameras": 4, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-07-29", "decision_summary": "Town council approved the purchase of more Flock cameras after a contentious meeting; department had not yet decided where the four new cameras would go.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Tiverton to buy more Flock cameras after contentious council meeting (Herald News)", "url": "https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2026/07/29/tiverton-town-council-oks-purchase-of-more-flock-surveillance-cameras/91081209007/", "date": "2026-07-29", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://heraldnews.com/story/news/2026/07/29/tiverton-town-council-oks-purchase-of-more-flock-surveillance-cameras/91081209007" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Four new town cameras; RISP separately operates two Flock cameras in Tiverton." }, { "id": "ri-portsmouth-risp", "agency": "Town of Portsmouth (RISP camera request)", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Portsmouth", "state": "RI", "status": "rejected", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Portsmouth rejected a Rhode Island State Police request to install a Flock camera (reported January 2026); residents' concerns about data safety and citizen privacy applied whether the town or the state police installed the readers.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "These 2 towns rejected state police request to install Flock cameras (WJAR)", "url": "https://coastalabc.com/news/local/these-2-towns-rejected-rhode-island-state-police-request-install-flock-cameras-automatic-license-plate-readers-portsmouth-warren-july-31-2026", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://coastalabc.com/news/local/these-2-towns-rejected-rhode-island-state-police-request-install-flock-cameras-automatic-license-plate-readers-portsmouth-warren-july-31-2026" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Do not confuse with Portsmouth, NH. Rejection reported January 2026; no exact day captured so decision_date is null. A separate draft MOU between RISP and the Town of Portsmouth on Flock data access was published on the town site." }, { "id": "ri-warren-risp", "agency": "Town of Warren (RISP camera request)", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Warren", "state": "RI", "status": "rejected", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Warren declined to give the Rhode Island State Police approval to install Flock cameras as part of RISP's 39-camera statewide rollout.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "State police launch Flock cameras across RI. Here's where. (Providence Journal)", "url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/31/license-plate-reading-flock-cameras-already-in-use-by-rhode-island-state-police/91088862007/", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/31/license-plate-reading-flock-cameras-already-in-use-by-rhode-island-state-police/91088862007" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Rejection of a state-police installation request (no town-owned contract). Little Compton also declined a proposed installation per ACLU reporting." }, { "id": "nh-manchester-pd", "agency": "Manchester Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Manchester", "state": "NH", "status": "active", "cameras": 0, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "As states seek to rein in Flock license plate cameras, New Hampshire is considered a model (Boston Globe)", "url": "https://newspub.live/northeast/new-hampshire/as-states-seek-to-rein-in-flock-license-plate-cameras-new-hampshire-is-considered-a-model-the-boston-globe/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newspub.live/northeast/new-hampshire/as-states-seek-to-rein-in-flock-license-plate-cameras-new-hampshire-is-considered-a-model-the-boston-globe" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "NH law (3-minute retention rule) prevents NH law enforcement from installing their own cameras; Manchester PD instead holds a contract allowing its database to be queried and to access other states' databases (per Union Leader via Globe). cameras: 0 owned; this is an access/query arrangement. Source is a Globe article via a third-party mirror; seek the original Union Leader reporting." }, { "id": "nh-portsmouth-pd", "agency": "Portsmouth Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Portsmouth", "state": "NH", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City councilor Andrew Bagley wants an ordinance requiring council approval before fixed license-plate readers go up on city streets.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Protesters Target Flock Safety Cameras as Florida Bans License Plate Readers From State Highways (NewsCord)", "url": "https://newscord.org/article/protesters-target-flock-cameras-fro--Story_20260901_FloridaandTexasmovetf84d0564", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newscord.org/article/protesters-target-flock-cameras-fro--Story_20260901_FloridaandTexasmovetf84d0564" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Do not confuse with Portsmouth, RI. No cameras confirmed; regulatory proposal only." }, { "id": "vt-manchester-pd", "agency": "Manchester Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Manchester", "state": "VT", "status": "active", "cameras": 5, "annual_cost_usd": 15000, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Vermont Towns Face a July 2027 Ban on License Plate Cameras, State Says (Compass Vermont)", "url": "https://www.compassvermont.com/p/vermont-towns-face-a-july-2027-ban", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://compassvermont.com/p/vermont-towns-face-a-july-2027-ban" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Five cameras installed 2023; paused in 2025 over state records-handling rules, resumed after state said use complied. Current contract year runs through March 2027 at $15,000 per the Bennington Banner (August 2026). Selectboard took up the cameras' future Aug 18, 2026 and tabled it; decision expected in fall budget season. Vermont 23 V.S.A. section 1609 bars state agencies and political subdivisions from using ALPR systems starting 2027-07-01 unless the legislature acts. VTDigger reported VT departments also search Flock's national network via NESPIN." }, { "id": "me-south-portland-pd", "agency": "South Portland Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "South Portland", "state": "ME", "status": "active", "cameras": 7, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "South Portland Reconsiders AI License Plate Cameras (B98.5, via WGME)", "url": "https://b985.fm/ixp/490/p/south-portland-flock-camera-privacy-concerns/", "date": "2026-05-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://b985.fm/ixp/490/p/south-portland-flock-camera-privacy-concerns" }, { "title": "City of South Portland Releases Audit Summary of Flock Safety ALPR Usage and Provides Update on Safeguards", "url": "http://southportland-gov.community.diligentoneplatform.com/document/9d70cca1-180d-4a47-a702-52af619d2310/", "date": "2026-05-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://southportland-gov.community.diligentoneplatform.com/document/9d70cca1-180d-4a47-a702-52af619d2310" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Seven cameras operational since June 2025; city has spent about $22,000 so far. A proposal to extend the contract beyond its 2027 expiration was removed; unclear whether the city will renew next year; councilors plan continued public meetings. City completed a review of network audit records Feb 2025-May 2026. renewal_date null: only '2027' known, no exact date." }, { "agency": "Beacon Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Beacon", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "ny-beacon-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Chief defended the system Sept 21, 2026 amid resident opposition. Contract approved Jan 2023, initial two-year term $21,400, later extended and reported as running through 2028 (exact end date not reported; not inferred). Beacon withdrew from Flock's nationwide database in early 2026 over outside-agency access concerns. Camera count not stated exactly: 2 on Route 9D, others on Route 52/Washington Ave/Main St, plus one mobile. 30-day retention.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Beacon Police Chief Explains Camera System", "url": "https://highlandscurrent.org/2026/09/25/beacon-police-chief-explains-camera-system/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://highlandscurrent.org/2026/09/25/beacon-police-chief-explains-camera-system" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Dutchess County (District Attorney and Sheriff)", "agency_type": "county", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 65, "city": "Poughkeepsie", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-25", "decision_summary": "DA Anthony Parisi and Sheriff Kirk Imperati withdrew support; Parisi instructed Flock to terminate service and physically remove all 65 county cameras (removal up to 30 days) after public forums drew heavy opposition over privacy, data sharing, and local control.", "id": "ny-dutchess-county", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Breaking Sept 25, 2026. DA and Sheriff withdrew support; Flock instructed to terminate service and remove all 65 county cameras (up to 30 days). A $94,500 figure appeared as the 2026 county budget line for Flock, not a confirmed annual contract value, so cost is null. Does not apply to municipal agencies' own cameras. County legislators pushed a resolution to cover cameras pending removal.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Dutchess Orders Removal of Flock Cameras After Officials Abandon Program", "url": "https://www.newpineplainsherald.org/dutchess-orders-removal-of-flock-cameras-after-officials-abandon-program/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://newpineplainsherald.org/dutchess-orders-removal-of-flock-cameras-after-officials-abandon-program" }, { "title": "Dutchess County to Remove Flock Cameras After Top Officials Withdraw Support", "url": "https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/dutchess-county-district-attorney-and-sheriff-withdraw-support-for-continued-use-of-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thedailycatch.org/articles/dutchess-county-district-attorney-and-sheriff-withdraw-support-for-continued-use-of-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Niagara Falls Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 24, "city": "Niagara Falls", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "ny-niagara-falls-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Council approved unanimously: $12,100 install for 24 solar-powered cameras plus a $288,000 four-year Flock cloud software/storage package via reseller SHI International Corp (implies ~$72k/yr, but the source states only the four-year total, so annual cost is null). Funded by a NY State Law Enforcement Tech Grant; project could extend beyond four years with additional funding. Exact approval date not pinned down; proposal was on the Jan 7, 2026 council agenda.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "N.Y. city seeks $300,100 grant for license plate reader cameras", "url": "https://www.gov1.com/products/technology/n-y-city-seeks-300-100-grant-for-license-plate-reader-cameras", "date": "2026-01-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gov1.com/products/technology/n-y-city-seeks-300-100-grant-for-license-plate-reader-cameras" }, { "title": "Niagara Falls, N.Y., Approves License Plate Reader Deployment", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/niagara-falls-n-y-approves-license-plate-reader-deployment", "date": "2025-03-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/niagara-falls-n-y-approves-license-plate-reader-deployment" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Scarsdale Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Scarsdale", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-08-07", "decision_summary": "Village board of trustees rescinded the $2.1 million Flock contract (approved in closed session in April 2025) after community opposition; cameras were never installed. NYCLU is separately suing the village over FOIL-denied camera-location records.", "id": "ny-scarsdale-village-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Board rescinded the $2.1M Flock contract approved in closed session April 2025; cameras were never installed. Status rejected, not cancelled. $2.1M was total contract value; exact approval/execution date not in opened sources.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "New Lawsuit: Do We Have a Right to Know We're Being Surveilled?", "url": "https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/nyclu-lawsuit-surveillance-camera-location-public-record-flock", "date": "2026-04-30", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dropsitenews.com/p/nyclu-lawsuit-surveillance-camera-location-public-record-flock" }, { "title": "In a village without a newspaper, a small digital outlet is keeping tabs and asking questions", "url": "http://dankennedy.net/2025/08/04/in-a-village-without-a-newspaper-a-small-digital-outlet-was-keeping-tabs-and-asking-questions/", "date": "2025-08-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/04/in-a-village-without-a-newspaper-a-small-digital-outlet-was-keeping-tabs-and-asking-questions" }, { "title": "Committee on Open Government FOIL AO 19882 (confirms contract rescinded, cameras never installed)", "url": "https://opengovernment.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/10/f19882.pdf", "date": "2025-10-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://opengovernment.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/10/f19882.pdf" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "rejected", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Syracuse Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 131, "city": "Syracuse", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-02-09", "decision_summary": "Syracuse Common Council voted to end the Flock partnership (reported 7-1 vote approving a replacement Axon ALPR contract) after revelations Flock data had been shared with outside clients including ICE. Flock permissions revoked in March 2026; hardware removal ordered by May 26; cameras unplugged June 19.", "id": "ny-syracuse-syracuse-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "City switched vendors rather than abandoning ALPR: approved a five-year Axon deal reported at over $422,000. Decision date is the February 9, 2026 council meeting reported by WSYR; the exact vote date of the 7-1 approval is not pinned down in opened sources. Camera count (131) and timeline (permissions revoked March, removal deadline May 26 missed by weeks, cameras unplugged June 19 after a local outlet asked) come from the nexfinitynews piece. NYCLU's Daniel Schwarz notes the city's Surveillance Technology Working Group has not met since early 2026.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Cities Ditch Flock Cameras for Axon ALPRs — Who Owns Axon?", "url": "https://nexfinitynews.com/cities-drop-flock-cameras-replace-axon-alpr-who-owns-axon/", "date": "2026-07-27", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://nexfinitynews.com/cities-drop-flock-cameras-replace-axon-alpr-who-owns-axon" }, { "title": "Syracuse Council To Vote On License Plate Reader Switch After Data Leak", "url": "https://wsyr.iheart.com/content/2026-02-09-syracuse-council-to-vote-on-license-plate-reader-switch-after-data-leak/", "date": "2026-02-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wsyr.iheart.com/content/2026-02-09-syracuse-council-to-vote-on-license-plate-reader-switch-after-data-leak" }, { "title": "Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers", "url": "http://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-surveillance/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-surveillance/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Cameras Face Grassroots Backlash Across the US as 50 Cities Cut Contracts", "url": "https://www.karmactive.com/flock-safety-cameras-grassroots-backlash-50-cities/", "date": "2026-08-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://karmactive.com/flock-safety-cameras-grassroots-backlash-50-cities" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Troy Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 78000, "cameras": 26, "city": "Troy", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "ny-troy-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Pilot began 2021, expanded to 26 cameras on a two-year $156,000 contract; $78,000 is the reported annual payment the mayor declared a public emergency to keep paying after the council tabled the April 1, 2026 renewal vote. Council passed Local Law 3 regulating LPR data (72-hour retention) and a law limiting mayoral emergency powers (7-0, Sept 2026). Council is suing the mayor. Cameras operational as of Sept 2026.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock License Plate Readers Drive Small Town Into A State Of Emergency", "url": "https://www.jalopnik.com/2177234/troy-new-york-town-torn-apart-police-using-flock-cameras-safety-concerns/", "date": "2026-05-19", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jalopnik.com/2177234/troy-new-york-town-torn-apart-police-using-flock-cameras-safety-concerns" }, { "title": "Troy City Council limits mayor's emergency powers after Flock dispute", "url": "https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-09-06/troy-flock-cameras-city-council-limits-mayors-emergency-powers", "date": "2026-09-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wamc.org/news/2026-09-06/troy-flock-cameras-city-council-limits-mayors-emergency-powers" }, { "title": "Troy passes changes to law regulating automatic license plate readers cameras", "url": "https://www.wamc.org/new-york-news/2026-09-18/troy-council-flock-camera-regulations-law", "date": "2026-09-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wamc.org/new-york-news/2026-09-18/troy-council-flock-camera-regulations-law" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "North Brunswick Township Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 35000, "cameras": null, "city": "North Brunswick", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-09-01", "decision_summary": "Township council resolution 302-9.25 (Sept 2025) awarded Flock a proprietary 1-year ALPR contract at $35,000 (police forfeiture funds), with up to two 1-year renewal options at $35,000 each (max 3 years, $105,000).", "id": "nj-north-brunswick-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Township council resolution 302-9.25 (Sept 2025) awarded Flock a proprietary 1-year ALPR contract at $35,000 from police forfeiture funds, with up to two 1-year renewal options (max 3 years, $105,000). Primary source is the resolution document itself, but the vote outcome and contract execution were not confirmed, so status is pending. Camera count and exact start date not stated.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Township of North Brunswick Resolution 302-9.25 (authorizing proprietary Flock ALPR contract)", "url": "https://live-township-of-north-brunswick.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/302-9.25-Authorizing-A-Proprietary-Contract-with-Flock-Safety-for-Automated-License-Plate-Reader-1.pdf", "date": "2025-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://live-township-of-north-brunswick.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/302-9.25-Authorizing-A-Proprietary-Contract-with-Flock-Safety-for-Automated-License-Plate-Reader-1.pdf" } ], "state": "NJ", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Abington Township Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 3, "city": "Abington", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-27", "decision_summary": "Board of Commissioners voted to replace the 3-camera Flock system with two Axon cameras over data-security and sharing concerns; one Flock contract ($9,225/yr) expired Sept 2026, a second ($10,500/yr) runs to Feb 2028 with early exit being negotiated.", "id": "pa-abington-twp-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Board voted to replace the 3-camera Flock system with two Axon cameras over data-security and sharing concerns. One Flock contract ($9,225/yr) expired Sept 2026; a second ($10,500/yr) runs to Feb 2028 with early exit being negotiated. Two overlapping contracts, so annual cost left null. Thousands of Abington search records surfaced in public data dumps; department stopped approving outside-agency camera requests.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Abington Township votes to ditch Flock cameras over privacy concerns", "url": "https://fox29.com/news/abington-township-votes-ditch-flock-cameras-over-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox29.com/news/abington-township-votes-ditch-flock-cameras-over-privacy-concerns" }, { "title": "Abington Police Drop Flock Cameras Over Data Security Concerns", "url": "http://montco.today/2026/08/abington-police-drop-flock-cameras-data-security/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://montco.today/2026/08/abington-police-drop-flock-cameras-data-security" } ], "state": "PA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Franklin County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Chambersburg", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-26", "decision_summary": "County commissioners voted unanimously to not renew the Flock contract ~30 days early; Sheriff's office loses access to Flock cameras and the database. Commissioners called for state/federal HIPAA-style rules before ever re-engaging.", "id": "pa-franklin-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "County commissioners voted unanimously to not renew ~30 days early; Sheriff's office loses access to Flock cameras and database. Original contract approved Oct 2025; $4,500 launch spend reported. Commissioners called for state/federal HIPAA-style rules before re-engaging. Gov. Shapiro publicly backed limits/ban on Flock in PA in Aug 2026. Chambersburg borough police separately use Motorola cameras, not Flock.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Shapiro backs Flock ban in PA. What's happening in Franklin County?", "url": "https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/shapiro-supports-flock-ban-in-pa-whats-happening-in-franklin-county/91545178007/", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/shapiro-supports-flock-ban-in-pa-whats-happening-in-franklin-county/91545178007" }, { "title": "Franklin County officials, citizens clash over Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/residents-law-enforcement-clash-over-flock-in-franklin-county/91387192007/", "date": "2026-08-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/residents-law-enforcement-clash-over-flock-in-franklin-county/91387192007" } ], "state": "PA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Penn State University Police and Public Safety", "agency_type": "university", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "State College", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "pa-penn-state-upps", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Described by the department as a 'limited, time-bound pilot' at University Park perimeter, 'no contract or cost during the testing period.' DeFlock lists ~24 reported campus locations; the Collegian attempted to verify all of them, but the count is crowdsourced and unconfirmed. Access restricted to trained UPPS personnel; audit logs showed only testing-level access in late 2025.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras raise privacy, transparency concerns at Penn State", "url": "https://www.psucollegian.com/features/features_investigation/its-like-youve-had-a-tail-the-entire-time-flock-cameras-on-campus-raise-privacy/article_d29a3790-5fd0-45d6-ace2-40d38d3f37a7.html", "date": "2026-04-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://psucollegian.com/features/features_investigation/its-like-youve-had-a-tail-the-entire-time-flock-cameras-on-campus-raise-privacy/article_d29a3790-5fd0-45d6-ace2-40d38d3f37a7.html" } ], "state": "PA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Temple University Police Department", "agency_type": "university", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Philadelphia", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "pa-temple-university-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "First university PD in PA to deploy Flock (2024), funded by a $250,000 grant secured by Rep. Brendan Boyle; system integrated with ~1,500 campus cameras. Camera count and contract terms not reported. Contrast: Philadelphia PD confirmed it does NOT operate Flock cameras (uses other ALPR brands).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Pa. lawmakers are considering limits on Flock cameras. But how many are already in Philly?", "url": "https://www.phillyvoice.com/flock-cameras-philadelphia-pennsylvania-lawmakers/", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://phillyvoice.com/flock-cameras-philadelphia-pennsylvania-lawmakers" }, { "title": "Temple University Leads State with Flock License Plate Tech, Arrests Notorious Burglar", "url": "https://www.brief.news/tech/2025/05/30/temple-university-tackles-burglar?briefFormat=TopStories&categories=Science&categories=World&categories=US&categories=Financial+Market+Space&source=%2Ftech&utm_source=category-page&utm_medium=web", "date": "2025-05-30", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://brief.news/tech/2025/05/30/temple-university-tackles-burglar?briefFormat=TopStories&categories=Financial+Market+Space&categories=Science&categories=US&categories=World&source=%2Ftech" } ], "state": "PA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Wilmington Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 4, "city": "Wilmington", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-05", "decision_summary": "City decommissioned its four Flock cameras (decommissioning began March 2026, complete by week of July 27) because the city could not control the collected data; the city never held a contract with Flock — the cameras had been donated in 2023.", "id": "de-wilmington-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No contract ever existed (donation), so cost fields are null; status 'cancelled' here means the deployment was discontinued. Council member Yolanda McCoy announced discontinuance Aug 5, 2026. WHYY reported 20 Delaware police agencies use ALPRs; Wilmington used to be one.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Does Wilmington use Flock cameras? Not anymore", "url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/06/wilmington-discontinues-use-of-flock-cameras/91187957007/", "date": "2026-08-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/06/wilmington-discontinues-use-of-flock-cameras/91187957007" } ], "state": "DE", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Metropolitan Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 336000, "cameras": 67, "city": "Washington", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": "2026-12-31", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "dc-mpd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Strongest renewal-date signal: $336,000 one-year contract for 67 cameras (Dec 2024), extended through end of 2026 for another $201,000; end/renewal date 2026-12-31 per NOTUS reporting. Deployed 2025. Under scrutiny: D.C. Police Union grievance over Internal Affairs use of Flock data (July 2026), two misuse investigations under Councilmember Pinto's questions, internal audit expected late 2026; MPD has cut outside-agency data access.", "renewal_date": "2026-12-31", "sources": [ { "title": "D.C. Won't Say How It's Using Its Flock Cameras - The Washington Sun", "url": "https://www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-flock-cameras?redirected=notus_org", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-flock-cameras?redirected=notus_org" }, { "title": "DC Police investigate 2 potential cases of Flock camera misuse amid councilmember's concerns", "url": "https://fox5dc.com/news/dc-police-investigate-2-potential-cases-flock-camera-misuse-amid-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox5dc.com/news/dc-police-investigate-2-potential-cases-flock-camera-misuse-amid-privacy-concerns" } ], "state": "DC", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Augusta County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 2, "city": "Augusta County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "va-augusta-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "2 Flock cameras on Jefferson Highway near the county fire department. Board of Supervisors to place the contract on an upcoming agenda for review after Sept 6 vandalism of unrelated private Flock cameras in Staunton. Active but under review; a renewal date would be a pressure window if published in minutes.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Augusta County to revisit Flock camera contract following recent vandalism", "url": "https://www.newsleader.com/story/politics/2026/09/10/flock-camera-vandalism-prompts-augusta-county-to-revisit-lpr-contract/91689439007/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://newsleader.com/story/politics/2026/09/10/flock-camera-vandalism-prompts-augusta-county-to-revisit-lpr-contract/91689439007" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bridgewater Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Bridgewater", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "Town Council canceled the Flock Safety contract after a VCIJ report found Bridgewater Flock data was searched nearly 7 million times in 12 months by agencies nationwide. Police Chief Steven Cason (hired Aug 2026) recommended removal, citing community trust. Council also resolved not to replace Flock with another ALPR system. Cameras were bagged within hours of the vote.", "id": "va-bridgewater-town-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No camera count or cost reported in the article. Vote margin not published.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "A small Virginia town de-Flocks", "url": "https://www.whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2026-09-10/small-virginia-town-de-flocks", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2026-09-10/small-virginia-town-de-flocks" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Charlottesville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Charlottesville", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-15", "decision_summary": "City manager announced at the Dec 15, 2025 council session that the city was ending its Flock Safety pilot program; community and council decided not to continue. Same wave as Staunton; Langley also sent the activist-blaming email referencing Charlottesville.", "id": "va-charlottesville-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single local-outlet source; described as a pilot program, so a full contract may never have existed. Low confidence until corroborated.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock CEO includes Charlottesville, Staunton in email blaming activists", "url": "https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-flock-ceo-includes-charlottesville-staunton-in-email-blaming-activists-for-cities-dropping-the-companys-services/", "date": "2025-12-19", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-flock-ceo-includes-charlottesville-staunton-in-email-blaming-activists-for-cities-dropping-the-companys-services" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Lynchburg", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Lynchburg", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-03", "decision_summary": "City Council voted 6-0 on Sept 3, 2026 to end the city's Flock Safety contract (license plate readers plus gunshot detectors) over privacy concerns. Plan: devices stay turned off and covered until removed by April 6, 2027; early removal risked a $35,000 termination fee. On Sept 8 council voted 4-2 against a proposal for faster removal.", "id": "va-lynchburg-city", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "City Council voted 6-0 Sept 3, 2026 to end the city's Flock contract (readers plus gunshot detectors) over privacy. Plan: devices stay off and covered until removed by April 6, 2027; early removal risked a $35,000 termination fee. On Sept 8 council voted 4-2 against faster removal. April 2027 is the removal deadline, not a verified contract end date.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Lynchburg City Council votes to end Flock Safety contract amid surveillance concerns (WSLS)", "url": "https://gmg-wsls-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/topic/Flock_Safety/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gmg-wsls-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/topic/Flock_Safety" }, { "title": "Council rejects Misjuns' bid for more rapid removal of Flock cameras (The News & Advance via Medium)", "url": "https://medium.com/@iwan.steinmann/week-3-cna-4cb0e2f95099", "date": "2026-09-11", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://medium.com/@iwan.steinmann/week-3-cna-4cb0e2f95099" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Newport News Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 222000, "cameras": 74, "city": "Newport News", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "va-newport-news-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Consolidated Flock contract 26-1342-00 (RFP 26-1342-1403). Latest FY2025 Falcon PO (20251698-04, mod 1): 74 cameras at $3,000/yr = $222,000/yr. Earlier POs: 30 (FY22), 44 (FY23), 30 (FY24 renewal), 15 (FY25) at $2,500/unit. NNPD ALPR SOP effective April 2026. Portal verified live, last updated 2026-07-24. Also a $2.64M 36-month Flock drone/Aerodome contract under the same consolidated contract.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "DeFlock Newport News VA - Follow the Money (FOIA purchase orders)", "url": "https://deflocknewportnews.org/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://deflocknewportnews.org/" }, { "title": "Newport News VA PD Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/newport-news-va-pd", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/newport-news-va-pd" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/newport-news-va-pd" }, { "agency": "Staunton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 6, "city": "Staunton", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-19", "decision_summary": "City announced termination of the Flock contract and removal of the 6 cameras (installed Nov 2024). Trigger was an unsolicited Dec 8, 2025 email from Flock CEO Garrett Langley framing critics as a 'coordinated attack' linked to defund-the-police groups; Chief Jim Williams and council said the narrative did not reflect city values. Community pressure also a factor. City coordinating removal; physical removal complicated by Flock unresponsiveness.", "id": "va-staunton-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Decision announced Dec 19, 2025 per Carscoops; city manager announced at Dec 15 council session per Cville Right Now. Privately owned Flock cameras (e.g., outside Walmart/Lowe's) remain in Staunton and are unaffected. Activist page notes removal began Feb 11, 2026 and was slow.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock camera records stay hidden but surveillance remains in region", "url": "https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2026/09/10/augusta-county-flock-searches-database-camera-records-hidden/91506798007/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://newsleader.com/story/news/local/2026/09/10/augusta-county-flock-searches-database-camera-records-hidden/91506798007" }, { "title": "Why More Cities Are Suddenly Pulling The Plug On Flock Safety Cameras", "url": "https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/flock-safety-alpr-contract-termination/", "date": "2026-02-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://carscoops.com/2026/02/flock-safety-alpr-contract-termination" }, { "title": "Flock CEO includes Charlottesville, Staunton in email blaming activists", "url": "https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-flock-ceo-includes-charlottesville-staunton-in-email-blaming-activists-for-cities-dropping-the-companys-services/", "date": "2025-12-19", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-flock-ceo-includes-charlottesville-staunton-in-email-blaming-activists-for-cities-dropping-the-companys-services" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Asheville", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 11, "city": "Asheville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-25", "decision_summary": "City Council voted 5-2 to terminate the Flock Safety contract 'immediately' after 2+ hours of public comment. City employees suspended all access/search/sharing; city manager directed to terminate the agreement and remove all 11 city-operated Flock cameras. A broader ALPR moratorium motion failed for lack of a second; the city expanded its Axon ALPR contract instead.", "id": "nc-asheville-city", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Termination does not touch ~86 private/HOA/school Flock cameras inside city limits or 137 police vehicle-mounted Axon ALPRs. Council paired the vote with a surveillance-technology policy review.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Asheville Council votes to end Flock contract 'immediately'", "url": "https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2026/08/26/asheville-city-council-votes-to-end-flock-camera-contract/91405585007/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2026/08/26/asheville-city-council-votes-to-end-flock-camera-contract/91405585007" }, { "title": "Asheville voted to tear out its Flock cameras. Here's the pushback that got it there.", "url": "https://www.wncw.org/podcast/more-to-the-story/2026-08-28/asheville-voted-to-tear-out-its-flock-cameras-heres-the-pushback-that-got-it-there", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wncw.org/podcast/more-to-the-story/2026-08-28/asheville-voted-to-tear-out-its-flock-cameras-heres-the-pushback-that-got-it-there" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Dare County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 14, "city": "Dare County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Board of Commissioners voted unanimously (voice vote) to remove all 14 county-operated Flock ALPR cameras from unincorporated areas and directed the sheriff to stand down use and arrange removal as soon as practicable (~2 weeks notice to vendor). Followed hours of public comment organized in part by Deflock Dare. Nags Head separately kept its 12 cameras pending further resident feedback.", "id": "nc-dare-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Board of Commissioners voted unanimously (voice vote, reported Sept 3, 2026) to remove all 14 county-operated Flock ALPR cameras from unincorporated areas and directed the sheriff to stand down and arrange removal (~2 weeks notice to vendor). Followed hours of public comment organized by Deflock Dare. Sheriff said 30-day retention, shares with state/municipal agencies but not federal. Cameras leased via Flock contract. Nags Head kept its 12 cameras pending feedback.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Dare County to remove all automated license plate recognition cameras from unincorporated areas", "url": "https://www.publicradioeast.org/2026-09-03/dare-county-to-remove-all-automated-license-plate-recognition-cameras-from-unincorporated-areas", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://publicradioeast.org/2026-09-03/dare-county-to-remove-all-automated-license-plate-recognition-cameras-from-unincorporated-areas" }, { "title": "Nags Head leaves Flock cameras in place for now, delays e-bike restrictions", "url": "https://www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBXNews/posts/nags-head-leaves-168428390", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://patreon.com/SamWalkerOBXNews/posts/nags-head-leaves-168428390" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Greenville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 10, "city": "Greenville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-10", "decision_summary": "City decided not to move forward with plans to purchase and install 10 Flock Safety cameras announced in July. Decision followed community protest at a council meeting and feedback from residents, council, and the city manager's office. Department says it owns/operates no Flock cameras; the 10 were never installed.", "id": "nc-greenville-city-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Greenville, NC (East Carolina University student paper The East Carolinian), not Greenville, SC. Single-source outlet; medium-low confidence. Announcement made via the department's Facebook account; exact decision date approximate.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Greenville to reject Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.piratemedia1.com/theeastcarolinian/article_4caa430a-e61d-4369-af40-86e56b59d4ac.html", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://piratemedia1.com/theeastcarolinian/article_4caa430a-e61d-4369-af40-86e56b59d4ac.html" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "rejected", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Henderson County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 13, "city": "Henderson County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "nc-henderson-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "13 cameras per Times-News. Active-under-pressure: bipartisan Deflock Henderson County (Change.org petition, 2,000+ signatures as of Aug 17) and PERSIST targeted the Sept 8 board meeting to defund. Board took no action to cancel as of 2026-09-25. Times-News reports ~$3,000/yr per camera paid from non-earmarked funds, but no per-agency contract total was reported, so annual_cost_usd left null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Brevard drops plate-reader camera plan as Flock controversy roils WNC", "url": "https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/local/2026/09/14/flock-cameras-reading-license-plates-debated-in-henderson-county-north-carolina/91596890007/", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://blueridgenow.com/story/news/local/2026/09/14/flock-cameras-reading-license-plates-debated-in-henderson-county-north-carolina/91596890007" }, { "title": "In rural NC county, opposition to Flock cameras unites conservatives and liberals", "url": "https://cardinalpine.com/news/in-rural-nc-county-opposition-to-flock-cameras-unites-conservatives-and-liberals/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cardinalpine.com/news/in-rural-nc-county-opposition-to-flock-cameras-unites-conservatives-and-liberals" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Hendersonville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 15, "city": "Hendersonville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "nc-hendersonville-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "15 cameras per Times-News reporting. Active-under-pressure: Deflock Henderson County + PERSIST called on council Sept 3 to defund; Chief Blair Myhand defended the system at that meeting. No cancellation vote has occurred as of 2026-09-25.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Brevard drops plate-reader camera plan as Flock controversy roils WNC", "url": "https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/local/2026/09/14/flock-cameras-reading-license-plates-debated-in-henderson-county-north-carolina/91596890007/", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://blueridgenow.com/story/news/local/2026/09/14/flock-cameras-reading-license-plates-debated-in-henderson-county-north-carolina/91596890007" }, { "title": "Residents press council to cancel Flock cameras as police chief defends license-plate readers", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9830765/north-carolina/henderson-county/hendersonville/residents-press-council-to-cancel-flock-cameras-as-police-chief-defends-license-plate-readers", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9830765/north-carolina/henderson-county/hendersonville/residents-press-council-to-cancel-flock-cameras-as-police-chief-defends-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Nags Head Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 12, "city": "Nags Head", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "nc-nags-head-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Board of Commissioners took no formal action after a ~2-hour discussion; Chief Perry Hale defended the 12 Flock cameras. Commissioners want more resident feedback before deciding to continue, add controls, or remove. Single-source (Sam Walker OBX News) so confidence low; status pending (under debate).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Nags Head leaves Flock cameras in place for now, delays e-bike restrictions", "url": "https://www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBXNews/posts/nags-head-leaves-168428390", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://patreon.com/SamWalkerOBXNews/posts/nags-head-leaves-168428390" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "New Hanover County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "New Hanover County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 at a Sept 8 special meeting (one member absent) to cancel the Sheriff's Office $219,000 Flock stationary-ALPR contract outright, rejecting a pause option. Cited privacy, vendor policy shifts, and misuse cases (including a former Brunswick County SO employee). System had been searched ~3 million times since Jan 2025. County manager to work out cancellation with the sheriff; refund request for unused term.", "id": "nc-new-hanover-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 at a Sept 8 special meeting to cancel the Sheriff's Office Flock stationary-ALPR contract outright, rejecting a pause. The contract was reported at $219,000, but the sources do not confirm that figure is an annual amount, so cost is null. Cited privacy, vendor policy shifts, and misuse cases (including a former Brunswick County SO employee). System had been searched ~3 million times since Jan 2025. Refund requested for unused term. State-funded cameras unaffected.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "New Hanover cancels Flock contract following concerns", "url": "https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/09/08/new-hanover-county-cancels-flock-contract-in-wilmington-nc/91656600007/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://starnewsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/09/08/new-hanover-county-cancels-flock-contract-in-wilmington-nc/91656600007" }, { "title": "Why Is Flock Safety Losing Municipal Contracts", "url": "https://theinnovationattorney.substack.com/p/why-is-flock-safety-losing-municipal", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://theinnovationattorney.substack.com/p/why-is-flock-safety-losing-municipal" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Rutherford County", "agency_type": "county", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Rutherford County", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "nc-rutherford-county", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Activist Jonathan Terry's petition (343 signatures in 15 days, goal 500) asked commissioners to suspend the county's Flock contract; commissioners were expected to take it up Sept 8, 2026, but no outcome was found in sources I opened. Petitioner's own cost/camera estimates (32-33 cameras, $80-99k/yr) are unverified, so nulls kept.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Asheville voted to tear out its Flock cameras. Here's the pushback that got it there.", "url": "https://www.wncw.org/podcast/more-to-the-story/2026-08-28/asheville-voted-to-tear-out-its-flock-cameras-heres-the-pushback-that-got-it-there", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wncw.org/podcast/more-to-the-story/2026-08-28/asheville-voted-to-tear-out-its-flock-cameras-heres-the-pushback-that-got-it-there" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Wrightsville Beach Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 4, "city": "Wrightsville Beach", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "nc-wrightsville-beach-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract remains ACTIVE. Department began using Flock in March 2026; 4 cameras read 135,951 unique plates in 30 days per its transparency portal. Former officer Tonya Baker: grand jury true bill Sept 8, arrested Sept 9, charged with one count of misuse of an automated license plate reader system (N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-183.31(b)) for accessing two plates Feb 10-May 12, 2026 without law enforcement purpose. Chief requested SBI investigation July 16. Court date Oct 12. Unaffected by New Hanover County's contract termination (separate deal).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wrightsville Beach police officer out after alleged Flock misuse", "url": "https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/08/wrightsville-beach-nc-officer-out-after-flock-misuse-investigation/91661963007/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://starnewsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/08/wrightsville-beach-nc-officer-out-after-flock-misuse-investigation/91661963007" }, { "title": "Former Wrightsville Beach officer charged with misuse of Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/09/former-wrightsville-beach-nc-police-officer-charged-with-flock-misuse/91677027007/", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://starnewsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/09/former-wrightsville-beach-nc-police-officer-charged-with-flock-misuse/91677027007" } ], "state": "NC", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Greenville County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 32, "city": "Greenville County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "sc-greenville-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "County budget funds 32 LPRs (29 fixed, 1 pending install, 4 offline from damage, plus 3 portable). Sheriff Hobart Lewis told the county Public Safety Committee each camera costs $3,500/yr plus $900 one-time install; county sets 30-day retention and says it does not sell data. Two deputies were fired in July 2026 for Flock misuse; sheriff addressed committee Aug 10. Agency remains active. SC DPS separately said it is 'in the process of potentially renewing' its HQ Flock contract (Greenville Business Magazine, Sept 2026) - worth watching for a renewal date but no agency-specific terms published.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Greenville County sheriff addresses Flock camera concerns after deputies fired", "url": "https://gray-whns-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/greenville-county-sheriff-addresses-flock-camera-concerns-after-deputies-fired/", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-whns-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/greenville-county-sheriff-addresses-flock-camera-concerns-after-deputies-fired" } ], "state": "SC", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Gwinnett County Police Department", "agency_type": "county", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Gwinnett County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "ga-gwinnett-county-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract remains ACTIVE; no cancellation. On Sept 9, 2026 the department announced it had fired and charged 3 officers: Renee Downer (arrested May, simple battery + stalking), Derric Holmes (6 counts misuse of license plate data), Matthew Lau (1 count). A new June audit system exposed the abuse. Reforms: supervisor approval + written justification per search, mandatory retraining, retention cut from 30 to 15 days. Gwinnett County PD is the 3rd-highest searcher of Lexington KY's Flock system per WKYT. Town hall with residents planned/follow-up per WSB-TV.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Inside the Gwinnett County police audit that exposed license plate data abuse", "url": "https://fox5atlanta.com/news/inside-gwinnett-county-police-audit-exposed-license-plate-data-abuse", "date": "2026-09-05", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox5atlanta.com/news/inside-gwinnett-county-police-audit-exposed-license-plate-data-abuse" }, { "title": "Three Gwinnett PD officers fired and charged in connection with alleged misuse of Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.waltontribune.com/news/three-gwinnett-pd-officers-fired-and-charged-in-connection-with-alleged-misuse-of-flock-cameras/article_d6092fd8-3247-5b13-b502-e06aac47a87c.html", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://waltontribune.com/news/three-gwinnett-pd-officers-fired-and-charged-in-connection-with-alleged-misuse-of-flock-cameras/article_d6092fd8-3247-5b13-b502-e06aac47a87c.html" } ], "state": "GA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bradford County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 8, "city": "Bradford County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Gordon Smith directed his office to stop using license plate readers throughout the entire county, not just state roads, citing the state's decision plus community unease with the technology. County had been awarded $77,200 in February 2026 for 8 license plate readers.", "id": "fl-bradford-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Sheriff Gordon Smith directed the office to stop using license plate readers countywide (not just state roads) after the FDOT memo, citing community unease. The county had been awarded $77,200 in Feb 2026 for 8 readers; that is a grant award, not a confirmed annual Flock subscription, so cost is null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Before DeSantis nixed flock cameras, he approved funding them", "url": "https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2026-09-02/before-desanits-nixed-flock-cameras-he-approved-funding-them", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cfpublic.org/politics/2026-09-02/before-desanits-nixed-flock-cameras-he-approved-funding-them" } ], "state": "FL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Brevard County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 7, "city": "Brevard County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "After the FDOT memo withdrawing ALPR authority on state highway rights-of-way, Sheriff Wayne Ivey terminated the agency's use of and access to Flock camera data and removed cameras from major thoroughfares (Facebook post, per Florida Today).", "id": "fl-brevard-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "After the FDOT memo withdrawing ALPR authority on state highway rights-of-way, Sheriff Wayne Ivey terminated use of and access to Flock camera data and removed cameras from major thoroughfares (announced via Facebook, per Florida Today, Aug 31, 2026). The agency had been approved for $29,750 in state funding to purchase 7 readers; that is a grant purchase amount, not a confirmed annual Flock subscription, so cost is null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Before DeSantis nixed flock cameras, he approved funding them", "url": "https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2026-09-02/before-desanits-nixed-flock-cameras-he-approved-funding-them", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cfpublic.org/politics/2026-09-02/before-desanits-nixed-flock-cameras-he-approved-funding-them" }, { "title": "Brevard agencies halt use of tag-reading system after FDOT order", "url": "https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/video-shows-brevard-sheriff-terminate-flock-camera-usage/91554536007/", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/video-shows-brevard-sheriff-terminate-flock-camera-usage/91554536007" } ], "state": "FL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Oviedo", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 8, "city": "Oviedo", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-21", "decision_summary": "City Council ordered city staff to immediately remove all 8 Flock cameras positioned along public roads at Oviedo's boundaries and agreed to stop funding the program, after about two dozen residents spoke out against the technology. Council cited discomfort with how camera data is shared with other law enforcement agencies.", "id": "fl-oviedo-city", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Secondhand via Police1 trade outlet summarizing council action ('late Monday' before the Sept 23 article = Sept 21, 2026, approximate). Vote margin not reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Florida bans most license plate readers from state roads", "url": "https://www.police1.com/law-enforcement-policies/florida-bans-alprs-from-all-state-roads", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://police1.com/law-enforcement-policies/florida-bans-alprs-from-all-state-roads" } ], "state": "FL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Jacksonville Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Jacksonville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "Sheriff T.K. Waters announced the office would discontinue use of license plate reader technology throughout Duval County effective immediately, complying with the FDOT directive and citing citizen concerns. Statement: 'it is my responsibility to listen to the concerns of our citizens and act accordingly.'", "id": "fl-jacksonville-duval-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count not reported in sources opened. Jacksonville Sheriff covers Duval County (consolidated government).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Florida Orders End of Flock Camera Use, Halts New Permits", "url": "https://cmg-cmg-tv-10070-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/fdot-orders-license-plate-reading-cameras-removed-state-rights-of-way-halts-new-permits/XBT4JV2XJBCMVCPATCMBUWEU3A/", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cmg-cmg-tv-10070-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/fdot-orders-license-plate-reading-cameras-removed-state-rights-of-way-halts-new-permits/XBT4JV2XJBCMVCPATCMBUWEU3A" } ], "state": "FL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Palm Bay Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 51, "city": "Palm Bay", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-21", "decision_summary": "City suspended all 51 Flock cameras Aug 7 over permit/installation questions, reinstated Aug 24, then after the FDOT memo, Public Works began physically removing all Flock camera poles from municipal rights-of-way ahead of the Oct 1 fiscal year start (reported week of Sept 21, 2026).", "id": "fl-palm-bay-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "City suspended all 51 Flock cameras Aug 7 over permit/installation questions, reinstated Aug 24, then after the FDOT memo Public Works began physically removing camera poles from municipal rights-of-way (reported week of Sept 21, 2026). Discrepancy: Florida Today reported 51 Flock cameras; The Palm Bayer reported 17 camera poles removed from municipal ROW (51 likely includes cameras on state highways). Whether the underlying Flock contract was formally terminated is unverified, so status is pending.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Brevard agencies halt use of tag-reading system after FDOT order", "url": "https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/video-shows-brevard-sheriff-terminate-flock-camera-usage/91554536007/", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/video-shows-brevard-sheriff-terminate-flock-camera-usage/91554536007" }, { "title": "This Week in Palm Bay: Budget Finality, 911 Dispatch Showdown, and Surveillance Grid Dismantled", "url": "https://news.thepalmbayer.com/news/this-week-in-palm-bay-episode-24-september-21-2026/", "date": "2026-09-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news.thepalmbayer.com/news/this-week-in-palm-bay-episode-24-september-21-2026" } ], "state": "FL", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Volusia County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Volusia County", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Mike Chitwood ordered immediate shutdown of the agency's license plate readers countywide: 'until we have clarity, guidance and a legal framework from the Florida Legislature regarding this technology, it's no longer a tool we can use.'", "id": "fl-volusia-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary source: official sheriff's statement posted on volusiasheriff.gov (Aug 31, 2026, 4:32 pm). Shutdown is countywide, conditional on future state legislation, so status could revert if a legal framework passes.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Sheriff Chitwood's statement on discontinuation of VSO LPRs", "url": "https://origin.volusiasheriff.gov/news/volusia-county-sheriff/sheriff-chitwoods-statement-on-discontinuation-of-vso-lprs.stml", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://origin.volusiasheriff.gov/news/volusia-county-sheriff/sheriff-chitwoods-statement-on-discontinuation-of-vso-lprs.stml" } ], "state": "FL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Harrisonburg Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 33, "city": "Harrisonburg", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-07-31", "contract_start": "2023-06-30", "decision_date": "2026-07-28", "decision_summary": "Resolution RES 26-005 adopted 4-0 (one absent) terminating the Flock contract; system went dark July 31, 2026 and a removal work order was placed with Flock. 33 cameras (31 Falcon + 2 Falcon Flex, installed Jan 2024). Stated reasons: equity, privacy, data security, diminished community trust. Stationary ALPRs banned without express council approval; vehicle-mounted units unaffected.", "id": "va-harrisonburg-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Date discrepancies resolved against primary records: July 14, 2026 was the direction-to-staff; July 29 was the WHSV article publication date; the Washington Examiner's 'July 20' is contradicted by the minutes. Contract signed June 30, 2023 per the resolution. No annual cost reported (council memo lists fiscal impact N/A).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Resolution RES 26-005 terminating the Flock Safety contract (City of Harrisonburg)", "url": "https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/harrisonburg/1422203-city-council-meeting-2026-07-28/attachments/15723134-Resolution.pdf", "date": "2026-07-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/harrisonburg/1422203-city-council-meeting-2026-07-28/attachments/15723134-Resolution.pdf" }, { "title": "City Council meeting minutes, July 28, 2026 (draft)", "url": "https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/harrisonburg/1425067-city-council-meeting-2026-08-11/attachments/15742880-Minutes.pdf", "date": "2026-08-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/harrisonburg/1425067-city-council-meeting-2026-08-11/attachments/15742880-Minutes.pdf" }, { "title": "Staff memorandum on Flock contract termination", "url": "https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/harrisonburg/1422203-city-council-meeting-2026-07-28/attachments/15710541-Memorandum.pdf", "date": "2026-07-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/harrisonburg/1422203-city-council-meeting-2026-07-28/attachments/15710541-Memorandum.pdf" }, { "title": "Flock surveillance spreads in Virginia, communities push back (WHRO)", "url": "https://www.whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2026-08-14/flock-surveillance-spreads-virginia-communities-push-back", "date": "2026-08-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2026-08-14/flock-surveillance-spreads-virginia-communities-push-back" }, { "title": "Flock controversial camera contracts canceled in 23 states (Washington Examiner)", "url": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4672621/flock-controversial-camera-contracts-canceled-23-states/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4672621/flock-controversial-camera-contracts-canceled-23-states" }, { "title": "Virginia localities rethink Flock camera use (The Breeze / The Center Square)", "url": "https://www.breezejmu.org/news/state/virginia-localities-rethink-flock-camera-use/article_eacd2cb8-c4e8-504a-a544-c72569bbec26.html", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://breezejmu.org/news/state/virginia-localities-rethink-flock-camera-use/article_eacd2cb8-c4e8-504a-a544-c72569bbec26.html" }, { "title": "Flock Safety opponents pack community meeting in Virginia (GovTech / Roanoke Times)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-opponents-pack-community-meeting-in-virginia", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-opponents-pack-community-meeting-in-virginia" } ], "state": "VA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Ithaca Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 22, "city": "Ithaca", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-03-04", "decision_summary": "Common Council voted unanimously March 4, 2026 to end the city's relationship with Flock Safety. Resolution directs termination at the earliest opportunity, immediate suspension of use, and equipment disconnected within 14 days. 22 Flock ALPR cameras plus Flock Raven devices covered. Reasons: sanctuary-city conflict, fear of ICE/federal data sharing, security concerns.", "id": "ny-ithaca-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract date disputed: the resolution states the contract is dated 2026-02-01, but The Ithacan reports council approved the contract in Dec 2023; left null pending the actual contract. Cameras still physically standing as of June 2026 per Cornell Sun. The Tompkins County legislature's separate 12-1 non-renewal vote is a county-level lead, not merged here. WSKG article unreachable; not cited.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Resolution to end the city's relationship with Flock Safety (City of Ithaca, via Legistar)", "url": "https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3942354/Trumble_-_RESOLUTION_TO_END_THE_CITY_S_RELATIONSHIP_WITH_FLOCK_SAFETY_-_final_2_26.pdf", "date": "2026-03-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3942354/Trumble_-_RESOLUTION_TO_END_THE_CITY_S_RELATIONSHIP_WITH_FLOCK_SAFETY_-_final_2_26.pdf" }, { "title": "Common Council votes to end Ithaca's contract with Flock Safety (Cornell Daily Sun)", "url": "https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/03/common-council-votes-to-end-ithaca-s-contract-with-flock-safety-keep-free-gaza-on-green-street-mural", "date": "2026-03-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cornellsun.com/article/2026/03/common-council-votes-to-end-ithaca-s-contract-with-flock-safety-keep-free-gaza-on-green-street-mural" }, { "title": "Ithaca Common Council cuts contract with Flock Safety (607 News Now)", "url": "https://607newsnow.com/news/258852-ithaca-common-council-cuts-contract-with-flock-safety/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://607newsnow.com/news/258852-ithaca-common-council-cuts-contract-with-flock-safety" }, { "title": "How Flock's cameras became an immigration enforcement flashpoint (Latin Times)", "url": "https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/from-illinois-to-doral-how-flocks-cameras-became-an-immigration-enforcement-flashpoint", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/from-illinois-to-doral-how-flocks-cameras-became-an-immigration-enforcement-flashpoint" }, { "title": "Presence of Flock cameras in Ithaca raises surveillance concerns (The Ithacan)", "url": "https://theithacan.org/66799/news/presence-of-flock-cameras-in-ithaca-raises-surveillance-concerns/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://theithacan.org/66799/news/presence-of-flock-cameras-in-ithaca-raises-surveillance-concerns" }, { "title": "Community statement on GIVE and Flock Safety (Tompkins County Sheriff's Office)", "url": "https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/files/assets/county/v/1/sheriffs-office/documents/community-statement-from-tcso-re-give-flock-safety-1.pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tompkinscountyny.gov/files/assets/county/v/1/sheriffs-office/documents/community-statement-from-tcso-re-give-flock-safety-1.pdf" } ], "state": "NY", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Dayton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 72, "city": "Dayton", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Montgomery County", "decision_date": "2026-05-01", "decision_summary": "City indefinitely suspended its Flock ALPR program on May 1, 2026 after an internal audit found 7,100+ immigration-enforcement searches by 140 outside agencies against a 2022 city policy barring that use; all 72 cameras were covered with trash bags pending an independent review.", "id": "oh-dayton-pd", "notes": "Suspended, not terminated, so status pending per dataset convention. December 2024 deal had been $825,750 for 35 new + 37 existing cameras through end of 2028 (police1/Dayton Daily News). Contract end unknown.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras covered as Dayton suspends program", "url": "http://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?guid=5667c99a-30a1-46fc-b1fd-8dd6285b4a8a&pbid=6553bde4-6f9f-4e22-9ccc-4f84dc38dcd6&share=true&appcode=SNSFEE", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?appcode=SNSFEE&guid=5667c99a-30a1-46fc-b1fd-8dd6285b4a8a&pbid=6553bde4-6f9f-4e22-9ccc-4f84dc38dcd6&share=true" }, { "title": "More than 1,000 Flock cameras watch Cincinnati area. Resistance is growing", "url": "https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/23/flock-cameras-spread-ohio-northern-kentucky-backlash/90912929007/", "date": "2026-08-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/23/flock-cameras-spread-ohio-northern-kentucky-backlash/90912929007" }, { "title": "Dayton Pulls Plug on Flock Cameras After 7,100 Immigration Searches Slip Through", "url": "https://www.webpronews.com/dayton-pulls-plug-on-flock-cameras-after-7100-immigration-searches-slip-through/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://webpronews.com/dayton-pulls-plug-on-flock-cameras-after-7100-immigration-searches-slip-through" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lorain County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 15, "city": "Elyria", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Lorain County", "decision_date": "2026-08-28", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Jack Hall announced the office will discontinue its 15-camera Flock program after the two-year renewal quote jumped 79%, from $58,650 to ~$105,000; Hall said the benefit no longer justifies the cost. Program began in 2024.", "id": "oh-lorain-county-so", "notes": "decision_date 2026-08-28 inferred: announcement video posted to the office's Facebook page on a Friday (Aug 28 was a Friday), reported by an article published ~2026-09-03. Cost figures are two-year terms, so annual_cost_usd left null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Sheriff ends Flock camera program", "url": "https://loraindaily.com/sheriff-ends-flock-camera-program/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://loraindaily.com/sheriff-ends-flock-camera-program" }, { "title": "Lorain County Sheriff's Office to discontinue Flock license plate camera program", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFN-CMtnkWQ", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dFN-CMtnkWQ" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Reynoldsburg Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Reynoldsburg", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Franklin County", "decision_date": "2026-09-09", "decision_summary": "Mayor Joe Begeny announced immediate discontinuation of the city's Flock system during a Sept. 9, 2026 Facebook livestream, after two officers resigned in July amid investigations into personal misuse of the Flock network (46 and 53 searches on personal plates). Cameras to be bagged pending removal.", "id": "oh-reynoldsburg-pd", "notes": "Terminal decision confirmed by two independent outlets (Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Capital Journal). Camera count and cost not reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Reynoldsburg dropping Flock cameras amid investigations into misuse", "url": "https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/reynoldsburg/2026/09/09/flock-cameras-to-be-bagged-in-reynoldsburg-as-city-ends-use/91676029007/", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dispatch.com/story/news/local/reynoldsburg/2026/09/09/flock-cameras-to-be-bagged-in-reynoldsburg-as-city-ends-use/91676029007" }, { "title": "Candidates for Ohio attorney general address Flock cameras controversy, make proposals", "url": "https://www.akronjewishnews.com/news/local/candidates-for-ohio-attorney-general-address-flock-cameras-controversy-make-proposals/article_9ae03e49-5ffc-503c-ac25-bc1a012b51f5.html", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://akronjewishnews.com/news/local/candidates-for-ohio-attorney-general-address-flock-cameras-controversy-make-proposals/article_9ae03e49-5ffc-503c-ac25-bc1a012b51f5.html" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Pierce Township Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Pierce Township", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Clermont County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Township leaders voted to terminate the Flock contract early in late August 2026 amid public concerns; described as the 8th Tri-State community to cut ties. Reason cited: vandalism replacement costs and expense.", "id": "oh-pierce-township-pd", "notes": "decision_date left null: only reported as 'late August 2026' (WKRC video posted ~2026-08-31). Camera count and cost not reported. Do not confuse with Miami Township PD (separate agency, also Clermont County).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Ohio township ends Flock contract, 8th Tri-State community to cut ties", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-KcNG3lf4g", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=L-KcNG3lf4g" }, { "title": "Ohio cities take different approaches to Flock camera privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.wcsufm.org/2026-09-02/ohio-cities-take-different-approaches-to-flock-camera-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcsufm.org/2026-09-02/ohio-cities-take-different-approaches-to-flock-camera-privacy-concerns" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Oxford Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 14, "city": "Oxford", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Butler County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Oxford City Council voted 6-1 to terminate the Flock contract after the police review board recommended keeping it with guardrails; residents said they trusted Oxford PD but opposed data sharing with outside departments.", "id": "oh-oxford-pd", "notes": "Vote was 'over the summer' per Ideastream reporting (article 2026-09-02); exact decision date unknown. 14 cameras per same report.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Ohio cities take different approaches to Flock camera privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.wcsufm.org/2026-09-02/ohio-cities-take-different-approaches-to-flock-camera-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcsufm.org/2026-09-02/ohio-cities-take-different-approaches-to-flock-camera-privacy-concerns" }, { "title": "Law Enforcement Use of Flock Cameras Sparks Privacy Debate in Greater Cincinnati", "url": "https://www.archynewsy.com/watch-hamilton-county-sheriff-discuss-use-flock-safety-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://archynewsy.com/watch-hamilton-county-sheriff-discuss-use-flock-safety-cameras" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Monroe Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Monroe", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Butler County", "decision_date": "2026-09-22", "decision_summary": "Monroe City Council voted 5-0 (Ordinance 2026-27) on Sept. 22, 2026 to end the city's Flock Safety contract and remove the cameras, after resident petitioning over rollout without public choice.", "id": "oh-monroe-pd", "notes": "Camera count (23) and cost (~$70k/year) claimed only by activist site deflockmonroe.com; left null. This is Monroe, Ohio (45050), NOT Monroe County, Michigan, which separately terminated funding Sept. 1, 2026.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Local city council unanimously votes to end contract with Flock amid privacy concerns", "url": "https://star64.tv/newsletter-daily/monroe-city-council-votes-end-flock-safety-contract-amid-privacy-concerns-license-plate-readers-tech-technology-surveillance-backlash-private-cost-price-recording-safety-government-cincinnati", "date": "2026-09-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://star64.tv/newsletter-daily/monroe-city-council-votes-end-flock-safety-contract-amid-privacy-concerns-license-plate-readers-tech-technology-surveillance-backlash-private-cost-price-recording-safety-government-cincinnati" }, { "title": "Deflock Monroe - End the Flock Safety camera contract", "url": "https://deflockmonroe.com/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://deflockmonroe.com/" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Akron Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 145, "city": "Akron", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Summit County", "decision_date": "2022-06-10", "decision_summary": "Akron City Council approved 145 license plate-reading cameras from Flock Safety in June 2022 (unanimous, one abstention) for just over $400,000 including cameras, software, storage, and equipment. As of Sept. 2026 the independent police auditor is auditing the ~145-camera program for policy compliance; contract expires Sept. 2027.", "id": "oh-akron-pd", "notes": "$400k figure is from the 2022 approval and is not clearly an annual figure, so annual_cost_usd is null. Contract started 2022, expires Sept. 2027 per Signal Akron (Sept. 22, 2026); expiry makes it a renewal pressure window.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Akron City Council approves purchasing license-plate reading cameras", "url": "https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/10/akron-city-council-approves-license-plate-reading-cameras-flock-security-fight-crime/7583684001/", "date": "2022-06-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/10/akron-city-council-approves-license-plate-reading-cameras-flock-security-fight-crime/7583684001" }, { "title": "How are Akron Police using Flock cameras? Auditor wants to know", "url": "https://signalakron.org/akron-police-flock-camera-program-review-independent-auditor-anthony-finnell/", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://signalakron.org/akron-police-flock-camera-program-review-independent-auditor-anthony-finnell" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lorain Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 40, "city": "Lorain", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Lorain County", "decision_date": "2023-02-08", "decision_summary": "Lorain City Council approved a five-year agreement with Flock Group Inc. for 40 license plate readers, not to exceed $531,500, funded from the city's American Rescue Plan Act share.", "id": "oh-lorain-pd", "notes": "$531,500 is the five-year total, not annual; annual_cost_usd null. Independent of the Lorain County Sheriff's discontinued program. Cameras recently used in the capture of a juvenile murder suspect (Sept. 2026).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Lorain, Ohio, Council Approves License Plate Reader Network", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/lorain-ohio-council-approves-license-plate-reader-network", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/lorain-ohio-council-approves-license-plate-reader-network" }, { "title": "Lorain Police credit Flock system for capture of murder suspect in less than 30 minutes", "url": "https://www.police1.com/police-products/traffic-enforcement/license-plate-readers/ohio-police-credit-alpr-system-for-capture-of-murder-suspect-in-less-than-30-minutes", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://police1.com/police-products/traffic-enforcement/license-plate-readers/ohio-police-credit-alpr-system-for-capture-of-murder-suspect-in-less-than-30-minutes" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Strongsville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 63500, "cameras": 19, "city": "Strongsville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Cuyahoga County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Council authorized an initial 24-month agreement for 19 Flock readers in January 2024 ($72,250 first year, $63,500 annual recurring, $135,750 initial total) and six additional readers in November 2025; renewal status of the initial agreement is unconfirmed.", "id": "oh-strongsville-pd", "notes": "Corrects the seed's '17-camera lease approved Feb 2024' to 19 readers, January 2024, per cleveland.com reporting republished by GovTech. The November 2025 expansion figures ($18,900 first year, $18,000/yr after) are a separate ordinance. One advocacy article misattributes Shaker Heights' $204,550 figure to Strongsville; ignored.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "3 Ohio Cities Approve Automated License Plate Reader Pacts", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/3-ohio-cities-approve-automated-license-plate-reader-pacts", "date": "2026-07-30", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/3-ohio-cities-approve-automated-license-plate-reader-pacts" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Cleveland Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 100, "city": "Cleveland", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Cuyahoga County", "decision_date": "2026-07-15", "decision_summary": "After the Public Safety Committee voted 3-1 against a $250,000/yr renewal, full council voted 9-6 on July 15, 2026 to extend the Flock contract six months for $125,000, adding guardrails: removal from Flock's national lookup network, a public transparency portal, quarterly reports, and a 25% penalty for privacy/data-sharing violations.", "id": "oh-cleveland-pd", "notes": "$125,000 covers six months; annual_cost_usd null (not annualized). This is a renewal/extension, NOT a termination; earlier reports of the committee vote alone are misleading without the full-council outcome.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Cleveland City Council Warily Approves Flock Safety Renewal", "url": "https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-city-council-warily-approves-flock-safety-renewal/", "date": "2026-07-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://clevescene.com/news/cleveland-city-council-warily-approves-flock-safety-renewal" }, { "title": "Ohio cities take different approaches to Flock camera privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.wcsufm.org/2026-09-02/ohio-cities-take-different-approaches-to-flock-camera-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcsufm.org/2026-09-02/ohio-cities-take-different-approaches-to-flock-camera-privacy-concerns" }, { "title": "3 Ohio Cities Approve Automated License Plate Reader Pacts", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/3-ohio-cities-approve-automated-license-plate-reader-pacts", "date": "2026-07-30", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/3-ohio-cities-approve-automated-license-plate-reader-pacts" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Mansfield Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 24, "city": "Mansfield", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Richland County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Mansfield PD operates 24 leased Flock cameras paid for by a state grant, per June 2026 reporting; Chief Jason Bammann confirmed the department shares data nationwide and says ICE cannot access it only if sharing is disabled.", "id": "oh-mansfield-pd", "notes": "Camera count discrepancy: Atlas seed says 29; Mansfield News Journal (June 12, 2026) says 24; using 24 per named outlet. Independent of Richland County Sheriff's 16-camera program (expanded 2025, separate agency, unconfirmed).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Mansfield police say ICE can't see city's Flock camera data", "url": "https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/06/12/flock-cameras-are-used-locally-to-fight-crime/90402150007/", "date": "2026-06-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/06/12/flock-cameras-are-used-locally-to-fight-crime/90402150007" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Euclid Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 26, "city": "Euclid", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Cuyahoga County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Euclid Ordinance 040-22 (April 2022 public safety committee agenda, primary document) authorized the mayor to enter a two-year Flock Safety camera contract, with a two-year renewal option, not to exceed $110,000. Flock's transparency portal reports 26 cameras as of April 2024.", "id": "oh-euclid-pd", "notes": "Camera count is agency self-reported on Flock's portal (unverified flag kept). $110,000 NTE figure may be the two-year total; annual_cost_usd left null. decision_date left null: April 20, 2022 is the committee agenda date, not the passage date.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Euclid Public Safety Committee agenda, Ord. (040-22)", "url": "https://cdn.euclidlibrary.org/cdn/ecc/2022/20220420_SAF/agenda.pdf", "date": "2022-04-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cdn.euclidlibrary.org/cdn/ecc/2022/20220420_SAF/agenda.pdf" }, { "title": "Flock Safety transparency portal: Euclid OH PD", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/euclid-oh-pd", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/euclid-oh-pd" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/euclid-oh-pd" }, { "agency": "Columbus Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Columbus", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Franklin County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Mayor Andrew Ginther paused the city's Flock camera program in early September 2026 amid a misuse investigation after an audit flagged one officer's 272 searches of a single plate; this followed a July audit finding immigration-related searches of Columbus Flock data and June 3 restrictions on sharing with DHS 287(g) agencies.", "id": "oh-columbus-pd", "notes": "Pause, not cancellation: status pending. Independent of Franklin County Sheriff's mobile-camera contract (deputy under review Sept. 10, 2026). Pause date is ~early Sept. 2026 (a week before Reynoldsburg's Sept. 9 announcement); exact date unconfirmed, so decision_date null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Ginther halts Flock data sharing after audit finds immigration searches", "url": "https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/07/10/columbus-immigration-searches-flock-cameras-audit/90880977007/", "date": "2026-07-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/07/10/columbus-immigration-searches-flock-cameras-audit/90880977007" }, { "title": "Candidates for Ohio attorney general address Flock cameras controversy, make proposals", "url": "https://www.akronjewishnews.com/news/local/candidates-for-ohio-attorney-general-address-flock-cameras-controversy-make-proposals/article_9ae03e49-5ffc-503c-ac25-bc1a012b51f5.html", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://akronjewishnews.com/news/local/candidates-for-ohio-attorney-general-address-flock-cameras-controversy-make-proposals/article_9ae03e49-5ffc-503c-ac25-bc1a012b51f5.html" } ], "state": "OH", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Menominee", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Menominee", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Menominee County", "decision_date": "2026-05-18", "decision_summary": "On May 18, 2026 the Menominee City Council voted 8-0 to deny the ALPR ordinance and terminate the city's Flock Safety contract, which had been signed for a temporary demo phase. One camera had been installed but the system was never made operational.", "id": "mi-menominee", "notes": "TERMINAL CLAIM, pending validation (2 of 3 independent verified citations: WLUK Fox 11, WTAQ/WLUK via wncy.com). City council voted 2026-07-20 not to move forward with the Flock contract; the $16,000 budgeted was reallocated. A citizen GitHub archive of council minutes is kept as a lead, not counted toward the evidence bar.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Kaukauna ends Flock Safety camera contract (WTAQ-WLUK, notes Menominee cancellation)", "url": "https://wncy.com/2026/07/08/kaukauna-ends-flock-safety-camera-contract/", "date": "2026-07-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wncy.com/2026/07/08/kaukauna-ends-flock-safety-camera-contract" }, { "title": "Officials vote not to move forward with contract for Flock cameras in Menominee, Michigan (FOX 11)", "url": "https://fox11online.com/news/local/officials-vote-not-to-move-forward-with-contract-for-flock-cameras-in-menominee-michigan", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox11online.com/news/local/officials-vote-not-to-move-forward-with-contract-for-flock-cameras-in-menominee-michigan" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Ypsilanti", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Ypsilanti", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Washtenaw County", "decision_date": "2022-09-13", "decision_summary": "The Ypsilanti City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1401 on September 13, 2022, prohibiting the installation or use of electronic license plate scanning devices anywhere in the city. It took effect October 13, 2022.", "id": "mi-ypsilanti", "notes": "Preemptive ban (no Flock deployment ever existed); classified rejected. Terminal citations: 2 (city ordinance + Washtenaw Voice) = below verified tier.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Ordinance No. 1401 — An ordinance to prohibit the installation or use of electronic license plate scanning devices in the City of Ypsilanti (adopted 2022-09-13)", "url": "https://cityofypsilanti.com/Archive/ViewFile/Item/743", "date": "2022-09-13", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityofypsilanti.com/Archive/ViewFile/Item/743" }, { "title": "Ypsilanti Township residents cry for halt on surveillance proposal (Washtenaw Voice, notes city ban)", "url": "https://www.washtenawvoice.com/2022/09/16/ypsilanti-township-residents-cry-for-halt-on-surveillance-proposal/", "date": "2022-09-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://washtenawvoice.com/2022/09/16/ypsilanti-township-residents-cry-for-halt-on-surveillance-proposal" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "rejected", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bay City Department of Public Safety", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Bay City", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Bay County", "decision_date": "2025-11-17", "decision_summary": "On November 17, 2025 the Bay City Commission voted 6-2 to reject a two-year Flock Safety contract for 13 license plate reader cameras at a total cost of $84,150, after months of public debate and an ACLU presentation. The cameras were never installed.", "id": "mi-bay-city-dps", "notes": "$84,150 was the reported two-year contract total (not annual); annual_cost_usd left null per reported-figures rule. Terminal citations: 2 (GovTech/TNS + citizenportal.ai AI summary) = below verified tier.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "After Outcry, Bay City, Mich., Rejects License Plate Readers (GovTech / Tribune News Service)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/after-outcry-bay-city-mich-rejects-license-plate-readers", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/after-outcry-bay-city-mich-rejects-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Bay City Commission rejects Flock license-plate reader contract after ACLU and months of public debate (AI meeting summary)", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7000890/Bay-City/Bay-County/Michigan/Bay-City-Commission-rejects-Flock-license-plate-reader-contract-after-ACLU-and-months-of-public-debate", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7000890/Bay-City/Bay-County/Michigan/Bay-City-Commission-rejects-Flock-license-plate-reader-contract-after-ACLU-and-months-of-public-debate" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "rejected", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Van Buren Township Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 75000, "cameras": 30, "city": null, "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Wayne County", "decision_date": "2021-11-16", "decision_summary": "On November 16, 2021 the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a $75,000 contract with Flock Safety for 30 cameras at $2,500 per camera per year. The Downtown Development Authority later agreed to pay the annual fees for up to ten cameras in its district.", "id": "mi-van-buren-twp-pd", "notes": "decision_date is the board meeting date (article reports the vote at the Nov. 16 meeting). Cost is annual subscription; equipment not purchased, installation included.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "VBT approves license plate recognition project (The Belleville Independent)", "url": "https://bellevilleareaindependent.com/vbt-approves-license-plate-recognition-project/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://bellevilleareaindependent.com/vbt-approves-license-plate-recognition-project" }, { "title": "VBT DDA will pay for license plate recognition cameras in its district (The Belleville Independent)", "url": "https://bellevilleareaindependent.com/will-pay-for-license-plate-recognition-cameras-in-its-district/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://bellevilleareaindependent.com/will-pay-for-license-plate-recognition-cameras-in-its-district" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Troy Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 66000, "cameras": 25, "city": "Troy", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Oakland County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Troy's March 8, 2023 council agenda item recommended awarding a 2-year Flock Safety contract via Insight Public Sector (OMNIA contract 4400006644): 23 Falcon LE cameras at $2,500/yr and 2 Falcon Flex portable cameras at $3,000/yr. Payment 1 was $74,050 (incl. $8,050 implementation) and Payment 2 $66,000, with estimated installation July 1, 2023.", "id": "mi-troy-pd", "notes": "annual_cost_usd = $66,000 is the recurring year-2 subscription figure (reported directly); year 1 was $74,050 including one-time implementation. Camera count 25 = 23 fixed + 2 portable per the attached vendor quote #0225998734. The same agenda item confirms Flock use by Auburn Hills, Madison Heights, Sterling Heights, Michigan State Police, Royal Oak, and Southfield PDs and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office (vendor confirmation only, no counts).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City Council Agenda Item — Flock Safety Cameras, Troy Police Department (2023-03-08, with Insight/Flock quote)", "url": "https://apps.troymi.gov/Meetings/Meetings/DownloadPDF/5697116", "date": "2023-03-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://apps.troymi.gov/Meetings/Meetings/DownloadPDF/5697116" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Chesterfield Township Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 5, "city": null, "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Macomb County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In 2023 the department entered a five-year lease contract with Flock Safety for five cameras at a total cost of $62,500.", "id": "mi-chesterfield-twp-pd", "notes": "The Voice article page was unreachable at research time (domain blocked); facts corroborated by the Atlas of Surveillance entry citing the 2023-09-29 Voice article. $62,500 is the five-year lease total, not annual; annual_cost_usd left null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "License plate readers an invaluable tool for Chesterfield Township police (The Voice)", "url": "https://www.voicenews.com/2023/09/29/license-plate-readers-an-invaluable-tool-for-chesterfield-township-police/", "date": "2023-09-29", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://voicenews.com/2023/09/29/license-plate-readers-an-invaluable-tool-for-chesterfield-township-police" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "New Baltimore Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 9, "city": "New Baltimore", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Macomb County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The department renewed its Flock Safety contract in 2023 for nine cameras.", "id": "mi-new-baltimore-pd", "notes": "The Voice article page was unreachable at research time (domain blocked); facts corroborated by the Atlas of Surveillance entry citing the 2023-05-11 Voice article. Renewal cost not reported, so annual_cost_usd left null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "License plate readers helping police fight crime in New Baltimore (The Voice)", "url": "https://www.voicenews.com/2023/05/11/license-plate-readers-helping-police-fight-crime-in-new-baltimore/", "date": "2023-05-11", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://voicenews.com/2023/05/11/license-plate-readers-helping-police-fight-crime-in-new-baltimore" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Michigan State Police", "agency_type": "state_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": null, "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The state of Michigan holds a $2.626 million contract with Flock Safety valid through June 2030, per a February 2026 GovTech/TNS report citing the state contract record.", "id": "mi-michigan-state-police", "notes": "$2.626M is the reported total contract value, not annual; camera count not reported. contract_end left null (only month precision: June 2030). Single-source claim; the underlying michigan.gov contract page was linked by GovTech but not independently fetched.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Michigan Bills Would Regulate Automatic License Plate Readers (GovTech / Tribune News Service)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/michigan-bills-would-regulate-automatic-license-plate-readers", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/michigan-bills-would-regulate-automatic-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Grand Rapids Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 29, "city": "Grand Rapids", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Kent County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Grand Rapids' Flock contract was approved by the city commission in January 2024 at a cost not to exceed $165,700 and is set to expire in 2027, with renewal due in June 2027. The department launched a Flock transparency portal in September 2026 showing 29 cameras; the city commission placed ALPRs under the surveillance policy on September 8, 2026, requiring public review of any expansion or renewal.", "id": "mi-grand-rapids-pd", "notes": "$165,700 was the reported authorization cap (period ambiguous); annual_cost_usd left null. Camera count 29 is the September 2026 agency transparency portal figure (original 2024 contract covered 25 Falcon cameras).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Grand Rapids, Mich., Residents Pack Meeting Over Flock Safety (GovTech / Tribune News Service)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/grand-rapids-mich-residents-pack-meeting-over-flock-safety", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/grand-rapids-mich-residents-pack-meeting-over-flock-safety" }, { "title": "Bipartisan effort to protect privacy as Flock cameras spread across state (The Midwesterner)", "url": "https://www.themidwesterner.news/2026/09/bipartisan-effort-to-protect-privacy-as-flock-cameras-spread-across-state/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://themidwesterner.news/2026/09/bipartisan-effort-to-protect-privacy-as-flock-cameras-spread-across-state" }, { "title": "What to know before the Grand Rapids City Commission hosts Flock hearing (Grand Valley Lanthorn)", "url": "https://lanthorn.com/129819/news/what-to-know-before-the-grand-rapids-city-commission-hosts-flock-hearing/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lanthorn.com/129819/news/what-to-know-before-the-grand-rapids-city-commission-hosts-flock-hearing" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Kent County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 62, "city": null, "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Kent County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The Kent County Sheriff's Office has used Flock cameras since 2022. In September 2026 it launched a Flock transparency portal reporting 62 cameras, 1,011,594 unique plates detected in 30 days, and 1,257 searches; Undersheriff Bryan Muir confirmed the figures to media.", "id": "mi-kent-county-so", "notes": "Camera count grew from the original 25 announced in February 2022 (MLive, blocked for fetch) to 62 per the September 2026 agency transparency portal. Not merged with Grand Rapids PD (separate agency, separate portal).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Grand Rapids Police Launch Flock Transparency Portal Showing License Plate Reader Usage (Officer / Tribune News Service, KCSO figures)", "url": "https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/lpr-license-plate-recognition/news/55403871/grand-rapids-police-launch-flock-transparency-portal-showing-license-plate-reader-usage", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/lpr-license-plate-recognition/news/55403871/grand-rapids-police-launch-flock-transparency-portal-showing-license-plate-reader-usage" }, { "title": "Bipartisan effort to protect privacy as Flock cameras spread across state (The Midwesterner)", "url": "https://www.themidwesterner.news/2026/09/bipartisan-effort-to-protect-privacy-as-flock-cameras-spread-across-state/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://themidwesterner.news/2026/09/bipartisan-effort-to-protect-privacy-as-flock-cameras-spread-across-state" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Ottawa County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": 45000, "cameras": 31, "city": null, "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Ottawa County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Use approved by the county board in spring 2024. Sheriff Eric DeBoer told the board on September 18, 2026 that the county operates 31 Flock cameras and pays $45,000 per year for its 15 county-owned cameras; two mobile and 14 fixed cameras were added via pass-through agreements with local townships.", "id": "mi-ottawa-county-so", "notes": "$45,000/yr covers the 15 county-owned cameras; 16 additional cameras operate under township pass-through agreements. decision_date left null (only 'spring 2024' reported).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Sheriff DeBoer outlines Flock camera usage in Ottawa County (The Holland Sentinel)", "url": "https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/government/local/ottawa-county/2026/09/24/deboer-details-flock-camera-usage-for-ottawa-county-board/91887470007/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://hollandsentinel.com/story/government/local/ottawa-county/2026/09/24/deboer-details-flock-camera-usage-for-ottawa-county-board/91887470007" } ], "state": "MI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Monroe County", "agency_type": "county", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 6, "city": "Bloomington", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Monroe County", "decision_date": "2026-07-23", "decision_summary": "County commissioners voted July 23, 2026 to terminate the Flock contract a year early, citing national reporting on plate-data misuse; the county paid about $3,000 to remove six cameras used by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Matches the Finding Flock tracker row (IN, Jul 23 2026, Canceled).", "id": "in-monroe-county", "notes": "County government is the contracting party; cameras operated by the Sheriff's Office. Initial contract approved Sept 2021 for $16,500 covering six cameras (month precision only). Independent verified citations from distinct publishers: Indiana Public Media, CNHI News Indiana, Indiana Lawyer = verified tier (3).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Monroe County cancels contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-07-26/monroe-county-cancels-contract-with-flock-safety", "date": "2026-07-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-07-26/monroe-county-cancels-contract-with-flock-safety" }, { "title": "Flock camera poles cut down near site of ICE detainments", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-09-08/flock-camera-poles-cut-down-near-site-of-ice-detainments", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-09-08/flock-camera-poles-cut-down-near-site-of-ice-detainments" }, { "title": "License plate camera systems have given some rogue officers a tool for stalking", "url": "https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/license-plate-camera-systems-have-given-some-rogue-officers-a-tool-for-stalking", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://theindianalawyer.com/articles/license-plate-camera-systems-have-given-some-rogue-officers-a-tool-for-stalking" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bloomington Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Bloomington", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Monroe County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In April 2026 the City of Bloomington announced it would not renew its Flock Safety contract after protests from privacy and civil-rights advocates; Flock physically removed all department cameras and poles from the city.", "id": "in-bloomington-pd", "notes": "TERMINAL CLAIM, pending validation (2 of 3 independent verified citations: Indiana Public Media, IndyStar). City council voted to end the Flock contract in 2026; Flock poles were later cut down near the site of ICE detainments. An Indiana Daily Student op-ed on the cancellation is kept out of the evidence count (opinion, not reporting).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Bloomington's Flock contract may have ended, but other cameras still active", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-05-21/bloomingtons-flock-contract-may-have-ended-but-other-cameras-still-active", "date": "2026-05-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-05-21/bloomingtons-flock-contract-may-have-ended-but-other-cameras-still-active" }, { "title": "Flock camera poles cut down near site of ICE detainments", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-09-08/flock-camera-poles-cut-down-near-site-of-ice-detainments", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-09-08/flock-camera-poles-cut-down-near-site-of-ice-detainments" }, { "title": "What is a Flock camera, and why are people cutting them down?", "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/10/what-is-a-flock-camera-and-why-are-people-cutting-them-down/91195834007/", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://indystar.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/10/what-is-a-flock-camera-and-why-are-people-cutting-them-down/91195834007" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "expired", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Fort Wayne", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 36, "city": "Fort Wayne", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Allen County", "decision_date": "2026-08-25", "decision_summary": "Fort Wayne City Council voted unanimously on Aug 25, 2026 to defund the city's 36 Flock cameras; the police department then took the cameras offline and deleted its data from the national system. Police Chief Scott Caudill's Aug 31 statement confirms the department discontinued Flock use after council declined to approve a new contract.", "id": "in-fort-wayne", "notes": "Program began in 2024 via a DOJ grant; grant closed early without penalty. decision_date 2026-08-25 inferred: WPTA articles published Aug 26/28 report the council 'voted Tuesday', and Aug 25, 2026 was a Tuesday. Independent verified citations: City of Fort Wayne (official chief statement), WPTA/21Alive, Free Press Indiana/IPM = verified tier (3). CAUTION: one WPTA URL below contains a likely worker typo ('fort-ways'); re-verify before import.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "FWPD Chief Statement on Flock in Fort Wayne", "url": "http://www.cityoffortwayne.in.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/716", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityoffortwayne.in.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/716" }, { "title": "Activist says work isn't finished after Fort Wayne City Council votes to defund Flock license plate cameras", "url": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/26/activist-says-work-isnt-finished-after-fort-wayne-city-council-votes-defund-flock-license-plate-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/26/activist-says-work-isnt-finished-after-fort-wayne-city-council-votes-defund-flock-license-plate-cameras" }, { "title": "Flock Fallout: Mayor explains decision to remove Fort Wayne's 36 cameras", "url": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/28/flock-fallout-mayor-explains-decision-remove-fort-waynes-36-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/28/flock-fallout-mayor-explains-decision-remove-fort-waynes-36-cameras" }, { "title": "Indiana sees surge of cities, counties ending Flock camera contracts", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Kosciusko County", "agency_type": "county", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 31, "city": null, "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Kosciusko County", "decision_date": "2026-09-10", "decision_summary": "Kosciusko County Council voted unanimously Sept 10, 2026 to defund the county's 31 Flock cameras after hours of public opposition; the county prosecutor then ordered all local law enforcement to remove and disable the network by Sept 18, 2026.", "id": "in-kosciusko-county", "notes": "Independent verified citations: Free Press Indiana/IPM, News Now Warsaw, WPTA/21Alive = verified tier (3). News Now Warsaw and WPTA versions reached via europesays.com and gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com mirrors; underlying outlets are established local news.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Indiana sees surge of cities, counties ending Flock camera contracts", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts" }, { "title": "Flock funding defeated as nearly 200 show up at Kosciusko Courthouse in opposition (News Now Warsaw, via europesays)", "url": "https://www.europesays.com/poland/25025/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://europesays.com/poland/25025" }, { "title": "Flock camera fight divides communities beyond Fort Wayne (WPTA)", "url": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/04/flock-camera-fight-divides-communities-beyond-fort-wayne/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/04/flock-camera-fight-divides-communities-beyond-fort-wayne" }, { "title": "Prosecutor orders local law enforcement to remove and disable entire Flock network in Kosciusko County (WANE, via NewsLocker)", "url": "https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/fort-wayne/prosecutor-orders-local-law-enforcement-to-remove-and-disable-entire-flock-network-in-kosciusko-county/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newslocker.com/en-us/region/fort-wayne/prosecutor-orders-local-law-enforcement-to-remove-and-disable-entire-flock-network-in-kosciusko-county" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Town of Chesterton", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Chesterton", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Porter County", "decision_date": "2026-09-14", "decision_summary": "Chesterton Town Council voted unanimously Sept 14, 2026 to discontinue the town's Flock Safety contract effective Oct 31, 2026, after an internal investigation found an officer misused the system in 2024-2025; system access was limited to the police chief pending a month-by-month audit.", "id": "in-chesterton", "notes": "Below verified tier (2 verified publishers: official town document center + Free Press Indiana/IPM). Misusing officer resigned. Pause framing: council left the door open to resume if safeguards improve. Camera count not reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Chesterton Town Council votes to discontinue contract with Flock Safety license plate readers (official town record)", "url": "https://chestertonin.org/DocumentCenter/View/34569/Chesterton-Town-Council-votes-to-discontinue-contract-with-Flock-Safety-license-plate-readers", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://chestertonin.org/DocumentCenter/View/34569/Chesterton-Town-Council-votes-to-discontinue-contract-with-Flock-Safety-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Indiana sees surge of cities, counties ending Flock camera contracts", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts" }, { "title": "Chesterton council votes to discontinue Flock camera contract pending review", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9986177/indiana/porter-county/chesterton/chesterton-council-votes-to-discontinue-flock-camera-contract-pending-review", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9986177/indiana/porter-county/chesterton/chesterton-council-votes-to-discontinue-flock-camera-contract-pending-review" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Noble County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": null, "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Noble County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In September 2026 the Noble County sheriff asked Flock Safety to remove the county's cameras and the sheriff's office will not use the system for at least the next three months; the sheriff says he still supports the technology.", "id": "in-noble-county-so", "notes": "Framed as a temporary pause ('for at least the next three months'), not a full termination; could be reactivated. Exact decision date not reported. Re-check in Q1 2027 to see if cameras returned.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Noble County sheriff asks Flock remove cameras, says he still backs system (WPTA)", "url": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/10/noble-county-sheriff-asks-flock-remove-cameras-says-he-still-backs-system/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/10/noble-county-sheriff-asks-flock-remove-cameras-says-he-still-backs-system" }, { "title": "Flock dropped by Noble County authorities after pushback, for now (WANE, via NewsLocker)", "url": "https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/fort-wayne/flock-dropped-by-noble-county-authorities-after-pushback-for-now/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newslocker.com/en-us/region/fort-wayne/flock-dropped-by-noble-county-authorities-after-pushback-for-now" }, { "title": "Indiana sees surge of cities, counties ending Flock camera contracts", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/news/2026-09-22/indiana-sees-surge-of-cities-counties-ending-flock-camera-contracts" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Evansville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 142500, "cameras": 55, "city": "Evansville", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Vanderburgh County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-evansville-pd", "notes": "Contract set to expire Nov 20, 2026; renewal is funded in the city's 2027 budget but no extension talks had occurred as of Sept 2026 (Courier & Press, Sept 18, 2026). $142,500 reported as the 2026 contract value (computer software budget line also covers Clearview AI; chief described $142,500 as the Flock figure). 55-camera count from Nov 2023 reporting. Grassroots De-Flock Evansville/Vanderburgh County is lobbying against renewal.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "With contract expiring, Flock cameras are in Evansville's 2027 budget", "url": "https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/09/18/flock-safety-contract-evansville-police-cameras-2027-budget/91796223007/", "date": "2026-09-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/09/18/flock-safety-contract-evansville-police-cameras-2027-budget/91796223007" }, { "title": "Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office to install license plate cameras", "url": "https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/11/20/vanderburgh-county-sheriffs-office-to-install-license-plate-cameras/71584439007/", "date": "2023-11-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/11/20/vanderburgh-county-sheriffs-office-to-install-license-plate-cameras/71584439007" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 17, "city": "Evansville", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Vanderburgh County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-vanderburgh-county-so", "notes": "60-month professional services agreement with Flock Safety approved by county commissioners Nov 14, 2023 for $240,050 total (Flock OS, 17 Falcons, advanced search); not annualized since only the total is reported. Three of the cameras installed on the USI campus (USI, Jan 2024); sheriff planned expansion to 45 countywide. Separate from Evansville PD's 55 cameras.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office to install license plate cameras", "url": "https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/11/20/vanderburgh-county-sheriffs-office-to-install-license-plate-cameras/71584439007/", "date": "2023-11-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/11/20/vanderburgh-county-sheriffs-office-to-install-license-plate-cameras/71584439007" }, { "title": "Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office to install three Flock Safety cameras on USI campus", "url": "https://www.usi.edu/news/releases/2024/01/vanderburgh-county-sheriff-s-office-to-install-three-flock-safety-cameras-on-usi-campus", "date": "2024-01-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://usi.edu/news/releases/2024/01/vanderburgh-county-sheriff-s-office-to-install-three-flock-safety-cameras-on-usi-campus" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Indianapolis", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Marion County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-indianapolis-mpd", "notes": "Camera counts are mixed: Indiana Capital Chronicle (Feb 2023) reported IMPD had 250+ license plate readers after adding 200 stationary units, but not all are Flock (department also runs mobile/Vigilant units); only 'dozens' were identified as Flock. Mirror Indy (2025) reported a ~$1M/year Flock spend target pitched to city boards, including gunshot-detection and drone provisions. On Sept 23, 2026 five IMPD officers were criminally charged (fraud, official misconduct, stalking) for alleged misuse of the Flock system.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Indiana lawmakers want to crack down on data privacy. What about license plate readers?", "url": "https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/02/01/indiana-lawmakers-want-to-crack-down-on-data-privacy-what-about-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2023-02-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/02/01/indiana-lawmakers-want-to-crack-down-on-data-privacy-what-about-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "IMPD contract for license plate readers also allows for gunshot detection tech", "url": "http://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-impd-license-plate-readers-gunshot-detection-technology-flock-sensors-contract/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-impd-license-plate-readers-gunshot-detection-technology-flock-sensors-contract" }, { "title": "Indy cops abused Flock cameras. The fallout proves they work. | Opinion", "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/jacob-stewart/2026/09/24/indy-flock-camera-abuse-guardrails/91919882007/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/jacob-stewart/2026/09/24/indy-flock-camera-abuse-guardrails/91919882007" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Plainfield Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 12, "city": "Plainfield", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Hendricks County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-plainfield-pd", "notes": "Purchased 12 Flock cameras in 2021 for about $27,000, installed September 2021 along main thoroughfares (IPM/Indianapolis Star, Dec 2021); an earlier trial involved 14 cameras (American Police Beat). $27,000 described as the purchase price, unclear whether recurring; not annualized. No reporting found on current status; treated as active on absence of any cancellation.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Indiana police agencies trying out license plate cameras", "url": "https://www.ipm.org/2021-12-29/indiana-police-agencies-trying-out-license-plate-cameras", "date": "2021-12-29", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ipm.org/2021-12-29/indiana-police-agencies-trying-out-license-plate-cameras" }, { "title": "Plainfield Police Department Deploys Innovative License Plate Reader Cameras to Help Solve and Reduce Crime", "url": "https://wyrz.org/plainfield-police-department-deploys-innovative-license-plate-reader-cameras-to-help-solve-and-reduce-crime/", "date": "2021-09-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://wyrz.org/plainfield-police-department-deploys-innovative-license-plate-reader-cameras-to-help-solve-and-reduce-crime" }, { "title": "Plainfield police install digital license plate readers to fight crime", "url": "https://apbweb.com/2021/09/plainfield-police-install-digital-license-plate-readers-to-fight-crime/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://apbweb.com/2021/09/plainfield-police-install-digital-license-plate-readers-to-fight-crime" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "South Bend Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 52, "city": "South Bend", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "St. Joseph County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-south-bend-pd", "notes": "Irish Rover (Sept 16, 2026) reports 53 ALPRs in South Bend, all but one Flock Safety units; city-owned vs police-operated count may differ. SBPD's 2023 annual report (city clerk filing) lists Flock among RTCC tools with 83 case assists. Atlas (2022) documented Flock ALPR use. Mayor James Mueller has defended the cameras' crime-fighting effectiveness.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Cameras in South Bend - Irish Rover", "url": "https://irishrover.net/2026/09/flock-cameras-in-south-bend/", "date": "2026-09-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://irishrover.net/2026/09/flock-cameras-in-south-bend" }, { "title": "2023 South Bend Police Department Annual Report", "url": "http://docs.southbendin.gov/WebLink/0/doc/382551/Page18.aspx", "date": "2024-05-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://docs.southbendin.gov/WebLink/0/doc/382551/Page18.aspx" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lafayette Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 20, "city": "Lafayette", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Tippecanoe County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-lafayette-pd", "notes": "Journal & Courier (June 2026): Lafayette's Flock contract in operation since 2024, expires end of 2028; residents asked council to terminate early. Camera count varies by source: basedinlafayette reports roughly 20 contracted by LPD; J&C says Lafayette holds the lion's share of 50 countywide; Atlas (Apr 2024) said 22. Contract cost figures seen only in a forum post, not used.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Lafayette residents voice concerns over Flock Safety cameras", "url": "https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2026/06/02/lafayette-residents-voice-concerns-over-flock-safety-cameras/90369141007/", "date": "2026-06-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2026/06/02/lafayette-residents-voice-concerns-over-flock-safety-cameras/90369141007" }, { "title": "WLPD chief defends deployment of Flock cameras to skeptical standing room crowd", "url": "https://www.basedinlafayette.com/p/wlpd-chief-defends-deployment-of", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://basedinlafayette.com/p/wlpd-chief-defends-deployment-of" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/lafayette-pd-in" }, { "agency": "West Lafayette Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 4, "city": "West Lafayette", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Tippecanoe County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-west-lafayette-pd", "notes": "Four Flock cameras contracted since 2022; three operating as of Sept 2026 after one was vandalized (cut down) in Aug 2026. Chief Adam Ferguson defended the program at a Sept 2026 public session; 7-day routine data access, 30-day max retention. Part of a shared local network: 6 Purdue PD, 2 Tippecanoe County Sheriff, 8 private (The Launch) cameras.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "West Lafayette police chief: Flock cameras have 'public safety value'", "url": "https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/2026/09/24/west-lafayette-citizens-voice-concerns-during-police-chiefs-flock-talk-what-are-flock-cameras/91908852007/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jconline.com/story/news/local/2026/09/24/west-lafayette-citizens-voice-concerns-during-police-chiefs-flock-talk-what-are-flock-cameras/91908852007" }, { "title": "WL chief of police 'absolutely in favor' of Flock cameras (Purdue Exponent)", "url": "https://www.purdueexponent.org/city_state/police-chief-flock-camera-interview/article_70b9d1d8-49ad-47ff-b66c-f8912b83b6a6.html", "date": "2026-09-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://purdueexponent.org/city_state/police-chief-flock-camera-interview/article_70b9d1d8-49ad-47ff-b66c-f8912b83b6a6.html" }, { "title": "WLPD chief defends deployment of Flock cameras to skeptical standing room crowd", "url": "https://www.basedinlafayette.com/p/wlpd-chief-defends-deployment-of", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://basedinlafayette.com/p/wlpd-chief-defends-deployment-of" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/west-lafayette-in-pd" }, { "agency": "Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Lafayette", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Tippecanoe County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-tippecanoe-county-so", "notes": "Camera count discrepancy: WLFI (2023, via Atlas) reported the sheriff purchased six Flock cameras in 2023, but Sept 2026 local reporting (J&C, Purdue Exponent, basedinlafayette) says the office currently operates two in the shared West Lafayette network. Count left null pending reconciliation. Separate record from Lafayette PD and West Lafayette PD. CAUTION: one J&C URL below contains a likely worker typo ('west-lakfayette'); re-verify before import.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras, New Chauncey plan spark debate in West Lafayette", "url": "https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/purdue/2026/09/14/flock-cameras-new-chauncey-plan-spark-debate-in-west-lafayette/91760390007/", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jconline.com/story/news/local/purdue/2026/09/14/flock-cameras-new-chauncey-plan-spark-debate-in-west-lafayette/91760390007" }, { "title": "WL community members voice concerns over Flock cameras (Purdue Exponent)", "url": "https://www.purdueexponent.org/city_state/general_news/west-lafayette-flock-info-session-september/article_51bd2068-01d7-4f6c-975b-bbd1fc6a0b7b.html", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://purdueexponent.org/city_state/general_news/west-lafayette-flock-info-session-september/article_51bd2068-01d7-4f6c-975b-bbd1fc6a0b7b.html" }, { "title": "WLPD chief defends deployment of Flock cameras to skeptical standing room crowd", "url": "https://www.basedinlafayette.com/p/wlpd-chief-defends-deployment-of", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://basedinlafayette.com/p/wlpd-chief-defends-deployment-of" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Johnson County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Franklin", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Johnson County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-johnson-county-so", "notes": "Flock transparency portal (updated Jul 24, 2026) confirms active Flock use by the sheriff's office. Atlas (Apr 2024) reported 12 cameras; treated as a lead, so count left null. Eyes Off Indiana documents the vendor as Flock Safety for this agency.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Johnson County IN SO Transparency Portal (Flock Safety)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/johnson-county-in-so", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/johnson-county-in-so" }, { "title": "Flock Safety & ALPR Cameras in Johnson County, Indiana (Eyes Off Indiana)", "url": "https://eyesoffindiana.org/counties/johnson", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eyesoffindiana.org/counties/johnson" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/johnson-county-in-so" }, { "agency": "Hendricks County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Danville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Hendricks County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-hendricks-county-so", "notes": "Flock transparency portal confirms active Flock use. Atlas (Apr 2024) reported 12 cameras; treated as a lead, count left null. No independent news reporting found; thin record.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Hendricks County IN SO Transparency Portal (Flock Safety)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/hendricks-county-in-so", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/hendricks-county-in-so" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/hendricks-county-in-so" }, { "agency": "Warrick County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Boonville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Warrick County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-warrick-county-so", "notes": "Courier & Press (July 2026) names the Warrick County Sheriff's Office as a Flock Safety user. Flock transparency portal confirms active use. Atlas (Apr 2024) reported 12 cameras; treated as a lead, count left null. Thin record.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Vigilantism or accident? ISP probes downed I-69 Flock camera", "url": "https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/07/22/isp-flock-safety-camera-damaged-on-i-69-evansville/91002066007/", "date": "2026-07-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/07/22/isp-flock-safety-camera-damaged-on-i-69-evansville/91002066007" }, { "title": "Warrick County IN SO Transparency Portal (Flock Safety)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/warrick-co-in-so", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/warrick-co-in-so" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/warrick-co-in-so" }, { "agency": "Greenfield Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Greenfield", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Hancock County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-greenfield-pd", "notes": "Flock transparency portal confirms the agency uses Flock Safety. Atlas (Apr 2024) reported 13 cameras; treated as a lead, count left null. No independent news reporting found; thinnest record in the set.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Greenfield IN PD Transparency Portal (Flock Safety)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/greenfield-in-pd", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/greenfield-in-pd" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/greenfield-in-pd" }, { "agency": "Huntington Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 15000, "cameras": null, "city": "Huntington", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Huntington County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "in-huntington-pd", "notes": "Chief Cory Boxell told city council the department pays $15,000/year for its Flock contract and planned a full public presentation on use and safeguards (WPTA, Sept 2026). Single-source cost figure; camera count not reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Noble County drops Flock cameras amid ongoing debate across Indiana (WPTA)", "url": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/10/noble-county-sheriff-asks-flock-remove-cameras-says-he-still-backs-system/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wpta-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/10/noble-county-sheriff-asks-flock-remove-cameras-says-he-still-backs-system" } ], "state": "IN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Oak Park Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 8, "city": "Oak Park", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Cook County", "decision_date": "2025-08-05", "decision_summary": "On August 5, 2025 the Oak Park Village Board voted 5-2 to cancel its contract with Flock Safety and deactivate the 8 ALPR cameras operating since 2022, following the Illinois Secretary of State's audit finding that Flock had shared Illinois plate data with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in violation of state law.", "id": "il-oak-park-pd", "notes": "Independent verified citations: 4 distinct publishers (Derek Eder's blog as the voting trustee, Pioneer Press, WLS-TV I-team, Unraveled Press) = VERIFIED TIER terminal claim. Trustee's blog cites the village's Civilian Police Oversight Commission finding that over 99% of Flock alerts produced no police action. Finding Flock tracker lists this row but was used only as a lead; the per-row linked trustee blog was confirmed independently.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you)", "url": "https://derekeder.com/blog/why-i-voted-to-cancel-flock", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://derekeder.com/blog/why-i-voted-to-cancel-flock" }, { "title": "Impact: Evanston shuts off license plate readers after report of Illinois data shared with feds (Pioneer Press, via Illinois Press Association)", "url": "https://www.illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/2981/Impact-Evanston-shuts-off-license-plate-readers-after-report-of-Illinois-data-shared-with-feds.aspx", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/2981/Impact-Evanston-shuts-off-license-plate-readers-after-report-of-Illinois-data-shared-with-feds.aspx" }, { "title": "Evanston and Oak Park Terminate Agreements with Flock Safety (WLS-TV I-Team)", "url": "https://internewscast.com/news/us/evanston-and-oak-park-terminate-agreements-with-flock-safety-a-license-plate-reader-firm-under-investigation-in-illinois/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://internewscast.com/news/us/evanston-and-oak-park-terminate-agreements-with-flock-safety-a-license-plate-reader-firm-under-investigation-in-illinois" }, { "title": "DEA agent used Illinois cop's Flock license plate reader password for immigration enforcement searches", "url": "https://unraveledpress.com/a-dea-agent-used-an-illinois-police-officers-flock-license-plate-reader-password-for-unauthorized-immigration-enforcement-searches/", "date": "2025-08-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://unraveledpress.com/a-dea-agent-used-an-illinois-police-officers-flock-license-plate-reader-password-for-unauthorized-immigration-enforcement-searches" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Evanston Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 19, "city": "Evanston", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Cook County", "decision_date": "2025-08-26", "decision_summary": "On August 26, 2025 the City of Evanston deactivated all 19 Flock ALPR cameras and issued a 30-day termination notice to Flock Safety effective September 26, 2025, after the Illinois Secretary of State's audit found Flock had let U.S. Customs and Border Protection access Illinois camera data through an undisclosed pilot program.", "id": "il-evanston-pd", "notes": "Independent verified citations: 3 distinct publishers (City of Evanston official statement, Pioneer Press, WLS-TV I-Team) = VERIFIED TIER terminal claim. The deactivation was an administrative decision by the police chief; no council vote was required. TechTimes (June 2026, low-confidence) reported Flock partially reinstalled cameras after the takedown order, prompting a city cease-and-desist, with full removal not until early 2026.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Statement: Evanston Deactivates Flock Cameras and Terminates Contract (City of Evanston)", "url": "https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILEVANSTON/bulletins/3efa81d", "date": "2025-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILEVANSTON/bulletins/3efa81d" }, { "title": "Impact: Evanston shuts off license plate readers after report of Illinois data shared with feds (Pioneer Press, via Illinois Press Association)", "url": "https://www.illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/2981/Impact-Evanston-shuts-off-license-plate-readers-after-report-of-Illinois-data-shared-with-feds.aspx", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/2981/Impact-Evanston-shuts-off-license-plate-readers-after-report-of-Illinois-data-shared-with-feds.aspx" }, { "title": "Evanston and Oak Park Terminate Agreements with Flock Safety (WLS-TV I-Team)", "url": "https://internewscast.com/news/us/evanston-and-oak-park-terminate-agreements-with-flock-safety-a-license-plate-reader-firm-under-investigation-in-illinois/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://internewscast.com/news/us/evanston-and-oak-park-terminate-agreements-with-flock-safety-a-license-plate-reader-firm-under-investigation-in-illinois" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Crosses 100,000 Cameras as 53 Cities Cancel Over Unauthorized Federal Data Access", "url": "https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319317/20260629/flock-safety-crosses-100000-cameras-53-cities-cancel-over-unauthorized-federal-data-access.htm", "date": "2026-06-29", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://techtimes.com/articles/319317/20260629/flock-safety-crosses-100000-cameras-53-cities-cancel-over-unauthorized-federal-data-access.htm" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Springfield Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Springfield", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2026-03-01", "county": "Sangamon County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In early July 2026 the Springfield City Council voted 9-0 to extend the police department's Flock ALPR contract, at a reported cost of $508,000 for the March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028 term. An amendment requires annual ALPR data reports to the council.", "id": "il-springfield-pd", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null per the no-derivation rule: $508,000 is the reported two-year total, not an annual figure. Camera count left null: Atlas (lead only) reported 94 as of April 2024; SJ-R reported the department's real-time information center 'utilizes 98 license plate readers' as of spring 2026, but that figure is not Flock-specific. CAUTION: an AI-generated meeting summary on citizenportal.ai stated $58,000 for the same term; that conflicts with Capitol City Now's $508,000 and looks like an AI transcription error. Exact vote date unconfirmed (reported by Capitol City Now circa early July 2026).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Springfield City Council approves Flock license plate reader contract, with changes", "url": "https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-springfield-city-council-approves-flock-license-plate-reader-contract-with-changes/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-springfield-city-council-approves-flock-license-plate-reader-contract-with-changes" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/springfield-il-pd" }, { "agency": "Decatur Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 100, "city": "Decatur", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Macon County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Decatur leased 60 Flock LPR cameras in March 2021 ($165k year 1, $150k each of years 2-3), added 40 more in 2022, and in late 2023 the City Council approved a 5-year lease extension fixing the price at $2,500 per camera per year through 2028, with roughly 100 cameras deployed.", "id": "il-decatur-pd", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null per the no-derivation rule: $2,500 per camera per year is the reported rate, but the annual total depends on camera count. Primary council resolutions (R2021-40 adopted 2021-03-15; R2022-26 for 40 additional cameras; R2023-231 5-year extension) hosted on alprwatch.org as FOIA-obtained copies; corroborated by WCIA reporting. Camera count: WCIA reported 100; the Oct 2023 staff memo says 101 deployed. Exact 2023 extension vote date unconfirmed (staff memo dated 2023-10-27; WCIA report circa Nov 2023).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "RESOLUTION NO. R2021-40 authorizing a lease agreement between the City of Decatur and Flock Safety for 60 LPR cameras (City of Decatur, adopted 2021-03-15)", "url": "https://alprwatch.org/pub/muckrock/data/156449-foia-request-flock-safety/R2021-40_Resolution_Authorizing_a_Lease_Agreement_Between_the_City_of_Decatur_and_Flock_Safety_for_the_Deployment_of_60_LPR_Cameras_in_the_City_Neighborhoods_and_Adjacent_Thoroughfares.pdf", "date": "2021-03-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://alprwatch.org/pub/muckrock/data/156449-foia-request-flock-safety/R2021-40_Resolution_Authorizing_a_Lease_Agreement_Between_the_City_of_Decatur_and_Flock_Safety_for_the_Deployment_of_60_LPR_Cameras_in_the_City_Neighborhoods_and_Adjacent_Thoroughfares.pdf" }, { "title": "RESOLUTION NO. R2023-231 authorizing a five-year lease agreement extension with Flock Safety (City of Decatur staff memo, 2023-10-27)", "url": "https://alprwatch.org/pub/muckrock/data/156449-foia-request-flock-safety/R2023-231_Resolution_Authorizing_a_Five_Year_Lease_Agreement_Extension_Between_the_City_of_Decatur_and_Flock_Safety_for_LPR_Cameras_in_the_City_Neighborhoods_and_Adjacent_Thoroughfares.pdf", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://alprwatch.org/pub/muckrock/data/156449-foia-request-flock-safety/R2023-231_Resolution_Authorizing_a_Five_Year_Lease_Agreement_Extension_Between_the_City_of_Decatur_and_Flock_Safety_for_LPR_Cameras_in_the_City_Neighborhoods_and_Adjacent_Thoroughfares.pdf" }, { "title": "Decatur city council approves license plate reading cameras (WCIA)", "url": "https://www.wcia.com/news/decatur-city-council-approves-license-plate-reading-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcia.com/news/decatur-city-council-approves-license-plate-reading-cameras" }, { "title": "Decatur extends usage of license plate readers (WCIA)", "url": "https://www.wcia.com/news/decatur-extends-usage-of-license-plate-readers/amp/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcia.com/news/decatur-extends-usage-of-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Champaign Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 46, "city": "Champaign", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Champaign County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Champaign authorized ALPRs in December 2021 for a two-year trial, with 46 Flock units installed starting May 2022. In December 2023 the City Council authorized 66 ALPR units under a five-year, $1.15 million Flock contract (fiscal year 2023-24 was year 1).", "id": "il-champaign-pd", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null per the no-derivation rule: $1.15M is the reported five-year total. Camera count 46 = installed units under the 2021 trial per the city's own press release; the December 2023 contract authorized 66 units (Daily Illini). Atlas reported 46 operating as of April 2024 (lead, unconfirmed). Exact December 2023 resolution date unknown. City ran a dedicated transparency page at champaignil.gov/alpr per the press release.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Champaign Police Installing Automated License Plate Readers (City of Champaign press release)", "url": "https://champaignil.gov/2022/05/02/champaign-police-installing-automated-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2022-05-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://champaignil.gov/2022/05/02/champaign-police-installing-automated-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Illinois police double down on license plate readers (The Daily Illini)", "url": "https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/world-news/state-news/2026/07/28/illinois-police-double-down-on-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2026-07-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/world-news/state-news/2026/07/28/illinois-police-double-down-on-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/champaign-il-pd" }, { "agency": "Vernon Hills Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 28, "city": "Vernon Hills", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Lake County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The Village of Vernon Hills contracted with Flock Safety for 28 ALPR units in phases: 10 effective February 2022, 6 more in March 2023, and the remaining 12 in August 2023. The department maintains a Flock transparency portal for the village.", "id": "il-vernon-hills-pd", "notes": "Per the village's official ALPR page (primary). The initial ~2021 approval covered 10 stationary cameras at $20,000/year (GovTech/TNS); post-expansion annual cost not reported, so annual_cost_usd left null. Initial board approval date not pinned (GovTech reports 'last month' relative to an April 2021 article).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Automated License Plate Readers (Village of Vernon Hills official page)", "url": "http://vernonhills.org/963/Automated-License-Plate-Readers", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://vernonhills.org/963/Automated-License-Plate-Readers" }, { "title": "More Chicago Suburbs Deploy Automatic License Plate Scanners (Government Technology)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/More-Chicago-Suburbs-Deploy-Automatic-License-Plate-Scanners.html", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/More-Chicago-Suburbs-Deploy-Automatic-License-Plate-Scanners.html" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/vernon-hills-il-pd" }, { "agency": "Huntley Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 17, "city": "Huntley", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "McHenry County", "decision_date": "2023-04-13", "decision_summary": "At its April 13, 2023 meeting the Huntley Village Board unanimously approved a resolution and four-year lease with Flock Safety for 17 license plate readers at a total cost of $187,150, for mounting on major thoroughfares in and out of the village.", "id": "il-huntley-pd", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null per the no-derivation rule: $187,150 is the reported four-year lease total. My Huntley News reported the board 'unanimously approved the resolution and the lease agreement' in its account of the April 13 meeting; the meeting itself is the decision date. Lease runs through ~2027; renewal status unknown.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Huntley Police present new tech at Village Board meeting (My Huntley News)", "url": "https://www.myhuntleynews.com/2023/04/24/huntley-police-present-new-tech-at-village-board-meeting/", "date": "2023-04-24", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://myhuntleynews.com/2023/04/24/huntley-police-present-new-tech-at-village-board-meeting" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Quincy Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 20, "city": "Quincy", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Adams County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In March 2023 the Quincy City Council unanimously approved a two-year agreement for 20 fixed-location Flock license plate readers at ~$117,600. In September 2025 the council renewed the system for another two years at $128,750, amid an active local privacy debate; the interim police chief told the council Quincy runs a closed system opted out of nationwide sharing.", "id": "il-quincy-pd", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null per the no-derivation rule: $128,750 is the reported two-year renewal total. Exact September 2025 renewal vote date unconfirmed (KHQA reported 'Monday night' renewal; Quincy Current documented the Sept 2025 agenda item and Sept 8 debate). DeFlock/MyTownView maps show ~22-25 reader locations, consistent with 20 fixed cameras plus the Adams County Sheriff's separate deployment.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Where Are Quincy's Flock Cameras? A Look at the Network Ahead of City Council Report (Quincy Current)", "url": "https://quincycurrent.com/where-are-quincys-flock-cameras-a-look-at-the-network-ahead-of-city-council-report/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://quincycurrent.com/where-are-quincys-flock-cameras-a-look-at-the-network-ahead-of-city-council-report" }, { "title": "Quincy Police Chief Defends Flock Cameras as Local Debate Intensifies (Quincy Current)", "url": "https://quincycurrent.com/quincy-police-chief-defends-flock-cameras-as-local-debate-intensifies/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://quincycurrent.com/quincy-police-chief-defends-flock-cameras-as-local-debate-intensifies" }, { "title": "City council approves $128k deal to keep 20 license plate readers aiding police efforts (KHQA)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eXP2lOH27Zs", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/shorts/eXP2lOH27Zs" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Rantoul Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 25, "city": "Rantoul", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Champaign County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Rantoul partnered with Flock Safety in June 2021, installing 12 cameras that summer. By late 2023 the department had 25 ALPRs deployed (reported total paid: $312,500) and was asking the village for 9 more cameras at just under $10,000 apiece to fill coverage gaps.", "id": "il-rantoul-pd", "notes": "Camera count 25 is the firm reported figure (late 2023). The 9-camera expansion request outcome is not confirmed by news; Atlas reported 34 operating as of April 2024 (lead, consistent with 25+9, but unconfirmed). Do not annualize the $312,500 figure (lease-term basis unknown). Deputy chief publicly praised the system in Aug 2025 (WCIA), indicating active status.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Village installing license plate reader cameras (WCIA)", "url": "https://www.wcia.com/news/village-installing-license-plate-reader-cameras/", "date": "2021-06-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcia.com/news/village-installing-license-plate-reader-cameras" }, { "title": "Rantoul Police looking to fill blind spots with new license plate readers (WCIA)", "url": "https://www.wcia.com/news/rantoul-police-looking-to-fill-blind-spots-with-new-license-plate-readers/amp/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wcia.com/news/rantoul-police-looking-to-fill-blind-spots-with-new-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "IL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/rantoul-il-pd" }, { "agency": "Appleton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 20, "city": "Appleton", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Outagamie County", "decision_date": "2026-05-06", "decision_summary": "Mayor Jake Woodford announced May 6, 2026 that the city was ending use of Flock Safety ALPR cameras over 'concerns about the integrity of Flock's underlying system.' A June 22 memo terminated use effective June 30, 2026, asked Flock to verify cameras disabled by June 30 and removed by July 31, and the Safety and Licensing Committee voted unanimously June 24 to stop payments after June 30. The contract had been set to run through 2028.", "id": "wi-appleton-pd", "notes": "City had paid through end of 2026. Council retained the option to revisit ALPR with a non-Flock vendor and adopted ALPR oversight standards. Terminal citations: 3 independent verified publishers (city memo, Post-Crescent, WBAY) = verified tier.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Mayor Jacob A. Woodford memo: Flock Service Termination and Final Recommendation", "url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/cityofappleton/attachments/48bf57af-4efe-459e-82ce-2c6caba53f49.pdf", "date": "2026-06-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/cityofappleton/attachments/48bf57af-4efe-459e-82ce-2c6caba53f49.pdf" }, { "title": "Appleton asks Flock Safety to disable surveillance cameras by June 30", "url": "https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2026/06/25/appleton-asks-flock-safety-to-disable-surveillance-cameras-by-june-30/90665736007/", "date": "2026-06-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2026/06/25/appleton-asks-flock-safety-to-disable-surveillance-cameras-by-june-30/90665736007" }, { "title": "City of Appleton to stop using Flock cameras (WBAY)", "url": "https://gray-wbay-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/05/06/city-appleton-stop-using-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-05-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wbay-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/05/06/city-appleton-stop-using-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Dane County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": 80000, "cameras": 24, "city": "Madison", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Dane County", "decision_date": "2026-04-16", "decision_summary": "The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted (reported 32-1) to remove the $80,000 Flock subscription from the sheriff's budget, ending funding for the system. The subscription ran through May 31, 2026. After Flock failed to retrieve its cameras for nearly a week post-contract, deputies placed bags over the cameras on June 5, 2026.", "id": "wi-dane-county-sheriff", "notes": "Camera count discrepancy: county/fitchburgstar report 24 cameras; a blog citing WMTV says deputies bagged 26. Used 24 (matches budget sources and Atlas). $80,000 is the reported annual subscription figure from the 2026 county budget. Terminal citations: 2 on-point verified publishers (county press release + Fitchburg Star); the GovTech UW-Madison article does not support the Dane County terminal claim. Below verified tier.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Dane County press release on Flock funding resolution", "url": "https://department-test3.countyofdane.com/PressDetail/11832", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://department-test3.countyofdane.com/PressDetail/11832" }, { "title": "County board cuts funding for license plate readers (Fitchburg Star)", "url": "https://www.fitchburgstar.com/news/public_safety/county-board-cuts-funding-for-license-plate-readers/article_ba3d111c-ea78-4c1d-9621-fdfad4e2a101.html", "date": "2026-04-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fitchburgstar.com/news/public_safety/county-board-cuts-funding-for-license-plate-readers/article_ba3d111c-ea78-4c1d-9621-fdfad4e2a101.html" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Racine Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Racine", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Racine County", "decision_date": "2026-09-15", "decision_summary": "The Racine Common Council voted to terminate the city's Flock Safety contract after nearly two hours of debate; Mayor Cory Mason broke a 7-7 tie to end the contract with a 30-day grace period so police could finish open cases. The department had used Flock cameras since 2022. Mason cited lost community trust over how Flock handles data, and one officer remained under investigation for misuse at the time.", "id": "wi-racine-pd", "notes": "Camera count left null: Atlas of Surveillance reported 32 cameras as of Aug 2023 (lead only, stale). Separate from the Racine County Sheriff's Office, which ordered its own Flock units removed Sept 4. Terminal citations: 3 independent verified publishers (TMJ4, FOX6, Wisconsin Radio Network) = verified tier.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Racine Common Council votes to end Flock Safety contract", "url": "https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/racine-county/racine-common-council-votes-to-end-flock-safety-contract-cameras-to-stay-up-for-30-more-days", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tmj4.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/racine-county/racine-common-council-votes-to-end-flock-safety-contract-cameras-to-stay-up-for-30-more-days" }, { "title": "Flock cameras: Racine mayor votes to terminate contract, breaks tie", "url": "https://fox6now.com/news/flock-cameras-racine-mayor-tie-vote", "date": "2026-09-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox6now.com/news/flock-cameras-racine-mayor-tie-vote" }, { "title": "Wisconsin PM News Summary - Wisconsin Radio Network", "url": "https://www.wrn.com/wisconsin-pm-news-summary-91/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wrn.com/wisconsin-pm-news-summary-91" }, { "title": "Racine, Waukesha, Oconomowoc Vote to End Flock Camera Contracts", "url": "https://heartlandpost.com/racine-waukesha-and-oconomowoc-vote-to-end-flock-camera-contracts/", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://heartlandpost.com/racine-waukesha-and-oconomowoc-vote-to-end-flock-camera-contracts" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Racine County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Racine", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Racine County", "decision_date": "2026-09-04", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Christopher Schmaling ordered the immediate removal of every Flock camera operated by the Sheriff's Office on Sept 4, 2026, after learning the company had built a separate dataset from the county's images, retained it for up to five years, and marketed it. The office retained outside legal counsel to terminate its agreement. Separate from the City of Racine PD contract ended Sept 15.", "id": "wi-racine-county-sheriff", "notes": "Reported as a suspension/removal announcement Sept 4 with legal termination of the agreement in process; cameras ordered pulled immediately. No camera count reported in sources. Terminal citations below verified tier: jsonline wave article is the single clearly on-point verified publisher; kenoshacountyeye and ACLU-WI are lead-class; the Shepherd Express piece is Milwaukee-focused.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "A dozen Wisconsin police agencies announce Flock suspensions", "url": "https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/04/wisconsin-police-agencies-are-suspending-flock-use-over-data-concerns/91616870007/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/04/wisconsin-police-agencies-are-suspending-flock-use-over-data-concerns/91616870007" }, { "title": "Racine County Sheriff Orders Immediate Removal Of Flock Cameras After Learning Company Retains, Monetizes Data", "url": "https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2026/09/04/racine-county-sheriff-orders-immediate-removal-of-flock-cameras-after-learning-company-retains-monetizes-data/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2026/09/04/racine-county-sheriff-orders-immediate-removal-of-flock-cameras-after-learning-company-retains-monetizes-data" }, { "title": "Flock Cameras in Milwaukee: The Writing is on the Wall", "url": "https://shepherdexpress.com/news/issue-of-the-month/flock-cameras-in-milwaukee-the-writing-is-on-the-wall/", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://shepherdexpress.com/news/issue-of-the-month/flock-cameras-in-milwaukee-the-writing-is-on-the-wall" }, { "title": "Flock Off: Wisconsinites Continue the Fight Against Constant Surveillance", "url": "https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/flock-off-wisconsinites-continue-the-fight-against-constant-surveillance/", "date": "2026-09-21", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://aclu-wi.org/news/flock-off-wisconsinites-continue-the-fight-against-constant-surveillance" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Kenosha Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 31, "city": "Kenosha", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Kenosha County", "decision_date": "2026-09-02", "decision_summary": "Chief Patrick Patton announced the department is canceling its Flock contract one year early and replacing 31 Flock cameras with Axon Outpost cameras. Patton cited eroded trust after learning Flock had undisclosed data capabilities (traffic-speed/movement tracking) and was pitching traffic analytics to other cities. The department gave Flock its required 30-day notice, with termination expected about a month after announcement; cameras were to be covered citywide immediately.", "id": "wi-kenosha-pd", "notes": "Decision date 2026-09-02 is the date of the first published report (FOX6); TMJ4 on Sept 4 says the 30-day notice was already given, so the announcement falls Sept 2-3. The $14.6M Axon contract covers body cameras, Tasers, drones and software too; do NOT attribute it as the ALPR cost. Terminal citations below verified tier: 3 verified entries but only 2 distinct publishers (FOX6 + TMJ4).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Kenosha police ending Flock contract, moving to Axon", "url": "https://fox6now.com/news/kenosha-police-ending-flock-contract-moving-axon", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox6now.com/news/kenosha-police-ending-flock-contract-moving-axon" }, { "title": "Kenosha says farewell to Flock, drops license plate readers citing security, misuse and data sharing concerns", "url": "https://www.tmj4.com/about-us/lighthouse/kenosha-says-farewell-to-flock-drops-license-plate-readers-citing-security-misuse-and-data-sharing-concerns", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tmj4.com/about-us/lighthouse/kenosha-says-farewell-to-flock-drops-license-plate-readers-citing-security-misuse-and-data-sharing-concerns" }, { "title": "Flock out, Axon in: Kenosha police lead surveillance tech shift", "url": "https://fox6now.com/news/kenosha-police-flock-axon-surveillance", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox6now.com/news/kenosha-police-flock-axon-surveillance" }, { "title": "Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: Kenosha Doubles Down on Big Brother, Replacing Flock With Axon", "url": "https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2026/09/05/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss-kenosha-doubles-down-on-big-brother-replacing-flock-with-axon/", "date": "2026-09-05", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2026/09/05/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss-kenosha-doubles-down-on-big-brother-replacing-flock-with-axon" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Sheboygan Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 15, "city": "Sheboygan", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Sheboygan County", "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "The Sheboygan Common Council voted unanimously on Sept 8, 2026 to end the city's Flock Safety contract after police learned Flock had offered to sell the Public Works Department up to five years of anonymized traffic data from the city's 15 cameras without the police department's knowledge. Police had already covered the cameras; Chief Kurt Zempel said the company breached contract terms and undermined trust.", "id": "wi-sheboygan-pd", "notes": "Contract termination effective at end of 2026. Agreement was a two-year deal approved end of 2023 that had auto-renewed; it stated Flock cannot own or sell customer data and retains data 30 days. Annual cost not reported. Terminal citations below verified tier: 2 on-point verified publishers (Sheboygan Press + FOX6); the htrnews article covers Manitowoc, not Sheboygan.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Sheboygan chief: Flock exit may limit solved crimes but preserve trust", "url": "https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2026/09/08/sheboygan-flock-safety-cameras-contract-ended-data-dispute/91663620007/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2026/09/08/sheboygan-flock-safety-cameras-contract-ended-data-dispute/91663620007" }, { "title": "Sheboygan Common Council votes to end Flock camera contract", "url": "https://fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-common-council-votes-end-flock-camera-contract", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-common-council-votes-end-flock-camera-contract" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Oshkosh Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Oshkosh", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Winnebago County", "decision_date": "2026-04-22", "decision_summary": "Less than 24 hours after the Common Council approved a one-year renewal, it voted 7-0 on April 22, 2026 to rescind it. Police Chief Dean Smith told the council Flock representatives had misrepresented system capabilities at the April 21 meeting, specifically denying the cameras could create vehicle 'heat maps' and that federal agencies could access data without OPD's knowledge. The city said it would form an advisory committee to vet a future ALPR vendor.", "id": "wi-oshkosh-pd", "notes": "Proposed two-year $163,500 figure was reduced to a one-year deal before rescission; no reported actual annual cost. Camera count not reported in sources. Terminal citations below verified tier: single on-point verified publisher (The Northwestern; two articles, one publisher).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Oshkosh moves to undo Flock contract after OPD raises concerns", "url": "https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/oshkosh/2026/04/22/oshkosh-flock-cameras-contract-rescind-resolution-after-renewal-vote/89737022007/", "date": "2026-04-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/oshkosh/2026/04/22/oshkosh-flock-cameras-contract-rescind-resolution-after-renewal-vote/89737022007" }, { "title": "Flock Safety suspended by Winnebago County law enforcement", "url": "https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/oshkosh/2026/09/04/winnebago-county-flock-safety-license-plate-readers-suspended/91614453007/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/oshkosh/2026/09/04/winnebago-county-flock-safety-license-plate-readers-suspended/91614453007" }, { "title": "WLUK FOX 11 News: Oshkosh council votes 7-0 to rescind Flock agreement (TikTok)", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@wlukfox11/video/7631973302319320333", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://tiktok.com/@wlukfox11/video/7631973302319320333" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Green Bay Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 42, "city": "Green Bay", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Brown County", "decision_date": "2026-09-14", "decision_summary": "Green Bay's mayor and police chief announced Sept 14, 2026 the city will keep its Flock cameras under a new ALPR policy: data retention cut from 30 days to 7, every search requires a case/call number and stated reason, limited data sharing, monthly public reports, and monthly audits. First ALPR installed 2022; 42 cameras active.", "id": "wi-green-bay-pd", "notes": "Camera count 42 (Sept 2026 reporting) vs 43 in Atlas as of April 2024. Decision was explicitly to retain, amid statewide cancellations.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Green Bay keeps Flock cameras amid statewide backlash", "url": "https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/green-bay-keeps-flock-cameras-amid-statewide-backlash", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tmj4.com/news/local-news/green-bay-keeps-flock-cameras-amid-statewide-backlash" }, { "title": "Green Bay Police will revise camera policies, but not remove Flock", "url": "https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2026/09/14/green-bay-police-will-keep-flock-cameras-revise-camera-policies/91657879007/", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2026/09/14/green-bay-police-will-keep-flock-cameras-revise-camera-policies/91657879007" }, { "title": "De Pere to end use of ALPRs, Green Bay to continue with updated policy - Press Times", "url": "https://www.gopresstimes.com/stories/de-pere-to-end-use-of-alprs-green-bay-to-continue-with-updated-policy,354891", "date": "2026-09-19", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gopresstimes.com/stories/de-pere-to-end-use-of-alprs-green-bay-to-continue-with-updated-policy,354891" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/green-bay-wi-pd" }, { "agency": "Milwaukee Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 27, "city": "Milwaukee", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Milwaukee County", "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "Milwaukee chose not to cancel. On Aug 31, 2026 Mayor Cavalier Johnson and MPD announced tightened policies after officer-misuse investigations (three officers investigated, including stalking of a romantic partner): only supervisors may access Flock, use limited to serious Part I crimes/missing persons, no data sharing with outside or federal agencies, and immigration-enforcement queries expressly prohibited. The Common Council gave MPD until Sept 30 to answer on safeguards; cancellation was raised as a possibility.", "id": "wi-milwaukee-pd", "notes": "Camera count 27 is from Atlas (Aug 2023) with plans for 8 more; current count not confirmed. Separate from Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office and county-level funding decisions.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "What to know about Flock cameras and their use in Milwaukee", "url": "https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2026/09/04/what-to-know-about-flock-cameras-and-how-milwaukee-police-use-them/91582638007/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2026/09/04/what-to-know-about-flock-cameras-and-how-milwaukee-police-use-them/91582638007" }, { "title": "Milwaukee Flock camera policy changes; Fire and Police Commission to discuss", "url": "https://fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-fire-police-commission-host-public-comment-flock", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-fire-police-commission-host-public-comment-flock" }, { "title": "Milwaukee Mayor Announces Changes To Flock System Usage", "url": "https://949tnt.iheart.com/content/2026-09-01-milwaukee-mayor-announces-changes-to-flock-system-usage/", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://949tnt.iheart.com/content/2026-09-01-milwaukee-mayor-announces-changes-to-flock-system-usage" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Fond du Lac", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Fond du Lac County", "decision_date": "2026-09-04", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt signed a joint statement with the Fond du Lac, Waupun, Ripon, and North Fond du Lac police chiefs announcing they are 'fully discontinuing use of Flock systems effective immediately,' with search access ended and covers going over every lens. The stated cause: learning that Flock search data, including active-investigation records, had been disclosed to the public via open-records requests in other states, so the agencies could no longer guarantee how data is handled once it leaves them.", "id": "wi-fond-du-lac-county-sheriff", "notes": "The same statement covers four municipal PDs (Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Ripon, Waupun) listed below as leads; I did not create separate records since camera counts and contract terms were not reported per agency. Agencies left a door open to reconsider ALPR with stronger safeguards. Terminal citations below verified tier: 2 on-point verified publishers (TMJ4 + jsonline wave article); ACLU-WI and heartlandpost are lead-class.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Fond du Lac law enforcement agencies discontinue use of Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.tmj4.com/news/fond-du-lac-county/fond-du-lac-county-law-enforcement-agencies-discontinue-flock-camera-use-effective-immediately", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tmj4.com/news/fond-du-lac-county/fond-du-lac-county-law-enforcement-agencies-discontinue-flock-camera-use-effective-immediately" }, { "title": "A dozen Wisconsin police agencies announce Flock suspensions", "url": "https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/04/wisconsin-police-agencies-are-suspending-flock-use-over-data-concerns/91616870007/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/04/wisconsin-police-agencies-are-suspending-flock-use-over-data-concerns/91616870007" }, { "title": "Flock Off: Wisconsinites Continue the Fight Against Constant Surveillance", "url": "https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/flock-off-wisconsinites-continue-the-fight-against-constant-surveillance/", "date": "2026-09-21", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://aclu-wi.org/news/flock-off-wisconsinites-continue-the-fight-against-constant-surveillance" }, { "title": "Multiple Wisconsin Counties Pull the Plug on Flock Cameras", "url": "https://heartlandpost.com/multiple-wisconsin-counties-pull-the-plug-on-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://heartlandpost.com/multiple-wisconsin-counties-pull-the-plug-on-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "WI", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Memphis Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Memphis", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Shelby County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "MPD added Flock Safety license plate readers in 2021 (Commercial Appeal, WREG). No cancellation has been reported; a September 2025 Collierville grant application and an April 2026 town memo both describe the Flock ALPR system as currently in use by the City of Memphis Police Department.", "id": "tn-memphis-pd", "notes": "No camera count or contract dates were publicly verified. Recent status is inferred from absence of termination reporting plus third-party municipal documents referencing current use. A Sept 2026 Commercial Appeal article documents ~1,000 Flock cameras across the Memphis metro (DeFlock data, all owners combined), not MPD-specific.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Collierville CCPA donation / LPR grant memo", "url": "https://collierville.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/4055509/FY26_CCPA__20_000.pdf", "date": "2026-04-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://collierville.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/4055509/FY26_CCPA__20_000.pdf" }, { "title": "Flock cameras are in Memphis. See where, if your plate has been searched", "url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-memphis-where-how-to-look-up-searches/91340875007/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-memphis-where-how-to-look-up-searches/91340875007" } ], "state": "TN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Shelby County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Memphis", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Shelby County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Flock Safety's own case study states the Sheriff's Office has used Flock LPR technology since 2018, beginning with a 45-camera pilot, and the agency maintains a live Flock transparency portal.", "id": "tn-shelby-county-so", "notes": "Atlas (lead only) reported 169 cameras as of April 2024 and 30-day retention; neither figure was independently verified from a fetched source, so both are left null. Vendor blog describes access to 'hundreds of Falcon cameras' via shared regional network.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Shelby County Sheriff Cuts Crime 10% with LPR Cameras", "url": "https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/shelby-county-policing-technology", "date": "2021-04-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://flocksafety.com/blog/shelby-county-policing-technology" }, { "title": "Shelby County TN SO Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/shelby-county-tn-so", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/shelby-county-tn-so" } ], "state": "TN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/shelby-county-tn-so" }, { "agency": "Germantown Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Germantown", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Shelby County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Germantown PD began a partnership with Flock Safety for ALPR installation in 2020 (Memphis Commercial Appeal). A January 8, 2024 Millington, TN city resolution names the Germantown Police Department among local agencies using Flock equipment; no termination has been reported.", "id": "tn-germantown-pd", "notes": "The 2020 Commercial Appeal article is paywalled and could not be re-read directly; content relied on as originally linked by Atlas. Numerous Ohio 'Germantown' search hits were explicitly excluded as a different state.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Resolution 3-2024: Approving Contract with Flock Group Inc", "url": "https://www.millingtontn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4271?fileID=5051", "date": "2024-01-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://millingtontn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4271?fileID=5051" } ], "state": "TN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Johnson City Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 145, "city": "Johnson City", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2025-07-17", "county": "Washington County", "decision_date": "2025-07-17", "decision_summary": "On July 17, 2025 the Johnson City Board of Commissioners approved a 10-year agreement with Flock Group Inc. for the 'Safe City' platform: 145 license plate readers, 145 pan/tilt/zoom cameras, gunshot detection, two mobile security trailers and real-time crime center software. Contract total $8,063,000, procured via OMNIA cooperative contract #RS250203; year 1 funded $300,000 from the Drug Fund.", "id": "tn-johnson-city-pd", "notes": "cameras=145 counts license plate readers only (145 separate PTZ cameras not ALPRs, excluded). No annualized cost published; $8,063,000 is the 10-year contract total, not an annual figure. Agency confirmed still active: its Flock transparency portal was updated July 26, 2026, and the city imposed new data-sharing restrictions in Aug-Sep 2026 (patrol search disabled, out-of-state sharing cut, Nationwide Lookup disabled) without ending the contract. The Atlas '10-year/145-camera' lead is fully confirmed by primary records.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City Commission Agenda Summary: Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety, Flock Safety Platform: Safe City Project", "url": "https://johnsoncitytn.civicweb.net/document/322557/Flock%20Group%20Inc.%20dba%20Flock%20Safety_Flock%20Safety%20.pdf?handle=FFC6987687084379BCCF1920802EF93D", "date": "2025-07-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://johnsoncitytn.civicweb.net/document/322557/Flock%20Group%20Inc.%20dba%20Flock%20Safety_Flock%20Safety%20.pdf?handle=FFC6987687084379BCCF1920802EF93D" }, { "title": "Safe City Project (Flock Safety) | Johnson City, TN", "url": "https://www.johnsoncitytn.org/services/police/safe_city_project/index.php", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://johnsoncitytn.org/services/police/safe_city_project/index.php" }, { "title": "Flock cameras divide Tennessee governments, residents over privacy as some end their contracts", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/public-safety/2026/09/flock-cameras-divide-tennessee-governments-residents-over-privacy-some-end-their-contracts/415832/", "date": "2026-09-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/public-safety/2026/09/flock-cameras-divide-tennessee-governments-residents-over-privacy-some-end-their-contracts/415832" }, { "title": "Johnson City TN PD Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/johnson-city-tn-pd", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/johnson-city-tn-pd" } ], "state": "TN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/johnson-city-tn-pd" }, { "agency": "Murfreesboro Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Murfreesboro", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2025-08-01", "county": "Rutherford County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City first contracted effective Aug 1, 2025 for 15 LPR cameras ($128,250 over 3 years). A Sept 19, 2025 amendment added 17 standalone LPRs, 8 dual-camera LPR bundles, 1 combined LPR/video unit, 23 PTZ and 2 fixed video cameras ($517,832.70 over 3 years). The city council voted to renew the Flock contract in June 2026 despite resident opposition; the city reports operating 'over 100' license plate readers.", "id": "tn-murfreesboro-pd", "notes": "No single annualized cost published. Combined 2025 commitments total $646,082.70 over three years ($42,750/yr base + $195,515.10 yr1 / $161,158.80 yr2-3 amendment); do not reduce to one annual number. June 2026 renewal decision date is month-precision only. BoroPulse reporting cites city contract copies.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Cameras Raise Privacy Questions, Murfreesboro Now Operates Over 100 License Plate Readers", "url": "https://boropulse.com/2026/08/flock-cameras-raise-privacy-questions-murfreesboro-now-operates-over-100-license-plate-readers-documenting-the-movement-of-vehicles/", "date": "2026-08-30", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://boropulse.com/2026/08/flock-cameras-raise-privacy-questions-murfreesboro-now-operates-over-100-license-plate-readers-documenting-the-movement-of-vehicles" }, { "title": "Council approves expanded park cameras, Axon body-camera amendment and pedestrian/traffic safety grants", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7086489/Tennessee/Council-approves-expanded-park-cameras-Axon-body-camera-amendment-and-pedestriantraffic-safety-grants", "date": "2025-09-18", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7086489/Tennessee/Council-approves-expanded-park-cameras-Axon-body-camera-amendment-and-pedestriantraffic-safety-grants" } ], "state": "TN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Knox County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 143, "city": "Knoxville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Knox County", "decision_date": "2026-08-31", "decision_summary": "On Aug 31, 2026 the Knox County Commission unanimously approved emergency ordinance O-26-8-102, banning county purchase, leasing, installation or operation of fixed ALPRs and requiring removal of 143 KCSO Flock cameras within 30 days. Earlier, on Aug 12, 2026, Mayor Glenn Jacobs declared the underlying 2020 Flock contract invalid and issued a non-renewal notice, finding batched KCSO purchases exceeding the $100,000 approval threshold.", "id": "tn-knox-county-so", "notes": "TERMINAL CLAIM, VERIFIED tier (4+ independent verified citations: WVLT, Knox News, WUOT). Commission unanimously banned fixed ALPRs on 2026-08-31 and ordered ~143 cameras removed. As of 2026-09-17 nearly all cameras were down; Flock missed the Sept 16 removal deadline (now expected Oct 7) and the county installed privacy shields in the interim. County budget shows no Flock line item for 2027.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Knox County Sheriff's Office agreement with Flock may be invalid, letter from mayor says", "url": "https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/08/24/knox-county-sheriffs-office-agreement-with-flock-may-be-invalid-letter-mayor-says/", "date": "2026-08-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wvlt.tv/2026/08/24/knox-county-sheriffs-office-agreement-with-flock-may-be-invalid-letter-mayor-says" }, { "title": "KCSO's deal with Flock Safety lasts 10 years. The department won't share its plans", "url": "https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/31/knox-county-sheriffs-office-deal-with-flock-safety-is-for-10-years/91075175007/", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/31/knox-county-sheriffs-office-deal-with-flock-safety-is-for-10-years/91075175007" }, { "title": "Knox County Banned Fixed Plate Readers. The New Surveillance Ordinance Goes Much Further.", "url": "https://newsroom.theredemptionproject.news/p/knox-county-banned-fixed-plate-readers", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newsroom.theredemptionproject.news/p/knox-county-banned-fixed-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Knox County Commission passes emergency ordinance to remove Flock cameras; here is what happens next", "url": "https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/09/01/knox-county-commission-passes-emergency-ordinance-remove-flock-cameras-heres-what-happens-next/", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wvlt.tv/2026/09/01/knox-county-commission-passes-emergency-ordinance-remove-flock-cameras-heres-what-happens-next" }, { "title": "Knox County joins cities nationwide in removing Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.wuot.org/news/2026-09-02/knox-county-joins-cities-nationwide-in-removing-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wuot.org/news/2026-09-02/knox-county-joins-cities-nationwide-in-removing-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Knox County to install plastic covers after Flock says it will miss deadline to take cameras down", "url": "https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/09/10/knox-county-mayor-reveals-solution-after-flock-says-it-will-miss-deadline-take-down-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wvlt.tv/2026/09/10/knox-county-mayor-reveals-solution-after-flock-says-it-will-miss-deadline-take-down-cameras" }, { "title": "After the deadline for removal passed, here is how many Flock cameras remain", "url": "https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2026/09/17/nearly-all-flock-cameras-in-knox-county-have-been-taken-down/91790190007/", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2026/09/17/nearly-all-flock-cameras-in-knox-county-have-been-taken-down/91790190007" } ], "state": "TN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lexington Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 317500, "cameras": 125, "city": "Lexington", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Fayette County", "decision_date": "2024-04-25", "decision_summary": "Council gave final approval April 25, 2024 to a five-year lease extension for 100 Flock LPR cameras (year 1 $352,404.11 incl. implementation, then $317,500/yr; five-year total $1,622,404.11). The program began as a 25-camera free pilot in March 2022, with 75 more acquired Dec 2022. The city reports 125 cameras in use as of Aug 2026; mayor announced an independent review panel Sept 4, 2026 but the contract remains in effect.", "id": "ky-lexington-pd", "notes": "Only council member Tayna Fogle voted against the 2024 extension. FY25 budget allocated $75,000 for 25 additional cameras, bringing total to 125. WEKU/Aug 2026: 125 cameras citywide per lexingtonky.gov; contract 'dates back to 2022'. Independent panel was to be established by end of Sept 2026; no cancellation decision as of research date. Annual cost field = recurring yearly rate; year 1 was higher. CAUTION: CivicLex article dated 2026-04-29 reports an April 25, 2024 approval; date mismatch unexplained, re-fetch before merge.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Council Approves Five-Year Lease Extension for Flock Cameras", "url": "https://civiclex.org/weekly-posts/council-approves-five-year-lease-extension-for-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-04-29", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://civiclex.org/weekly-posts/council-approves-five-year-lease-extension-for-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Lexington residents push back against Flock cameras at council meeting", "url": "https://www.weku.org/lexington-richmond/2026-08-28/lexington-residents-push-back-against-flock-cameras-at-council-meeting", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://weku.org/lexington-richmond/2026-08-28/lexington-residents-push-back-against-flock-cameras-at-council-meeting" }, { "title": "As outcry grows, Lexington mayor announces independent review of city's Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.weku.org/lexington-richmond/2026-09-04/as-outcry-grows-lexington-mayor-announces-independent-review-of-citys-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://weku.org/lexington-richmond/2026-09-04/as-outcry-grows-lexington-mayor-announces-independent-review-of-citys-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "KY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Elizabethtown Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 100000, "cameras": 40, "city": "Elizabethtown", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Hardin County", "decision_date": "2023-12-08", "decision_summary": "Signed Flock order form (primary record): 60-month initial term, 40 Falcon cameras, $100,000 annual recurring ($114,400 year 1 with implementation), contract total $514,400, 30-day retention, executed 12/8/2023 by Chief Jeremy Thompson and Flock General Counsel. Chief Thompson publicly defended the cameras before Kentucky lawmakers in Sept 2026.", "id": "ky-elizabethtown-pd", "notes": "Term 'commences upon first installation and validation of Flock Hardware', so exact contract_start unknown; used signature date as decision_date. Atlas summary said 'began using in 2022'; this signed 2023 contract may be an expansion or renewal of an earlier agreement. Annual cost = recurring subtotal on the order form. DeFlock reports 73 cameras mapped in Elizabethtown vs 40 on this contract; mapped counts may include other operators/private cameras.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "DocuSign Envelope ID AC67427B-D6B8-4536-AC7B-C32EE200C444: Flock Safety + KY - Elizabethtown PD (signed order form and MSA)", "url": "https://portal.ksba.org/public/Meeting/Attachments/DisplayAttachment.aspx?AttachmentID=784808", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://portal.ksba.org/public/Meeting/Attachments/DisplayAttachment.aspx?AttachmentID=784808" }, { "title": "Warrants for Flock searches? Kentucky lawmakers may add more rules for public cameras", "url": "https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/03/warrants-for-flock-searches-kentucky-lawmakers-may-add-more-rules-for-public-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/03/warrants-for-flock-searches-kentucky-lawmakers-may-add-more-rules-for-public-cameras" } ], "state": "KY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Oldham County Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "La Grange", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Oldham County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Oldham County Fiscal Court accounts payable for the July 21, 2026 meeting show vendor [FLO005] FLOCK SAFETY, invoice INV-98764 dated 7/09/2026, 'FLOCK SAFETY LPR', $12,000 paid. The Oldham Era (Jan 2026) refers to 'the county's Flock cameras' with a 30-day retention period.", "id": "ky-oldham-county-pd", "notes": "$12,000 payment is a single reported invoice, not a confirmed annual figure; cameras and billing period unknown, so annual_cost_usd left null (no camera-count x rate inference per methodology). Distinct from La Grange PD (city PD, Atlas: 4 cameras installed 2023) and Crestwood city (4 + 4 more) - do not merge. CAUTION: weakest high-confidence call in the set; primary source is a citizen-run mirror (ocdeez.github.io) of county AP records.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Oldham County Fiscal Court accounts payable, July 21, 2026 regular meeting", "url": "https://ocdeez.github.io/magistrate-monitor/archive/files/july-21-2026-regular-meeting/2026-07-20/all-in-one-document.pdf", "date": "2026-07-21", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://ocdeez.github.io/magistrate-monitor/archive/files/july-21-2026-regular-meeting/2026-07-20/all-in-one-document.pdf" }, { "title": "February is but in Oldham County (Oldham Era legal notices)", "url": "https://kypublicnotices.newzgroup.com/KYLegals/2026/70229-2026-01-29_1004.pdf", "date": "2026-01-29", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kypublicnotices.newzgroup.com/KYLegals/2026/70229-2026-01-29_1004.pdf" } ], "state": "KY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "University of Kentucky Police Department", "agency_type": "university", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 15, "city": "Lexington", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Fayette County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "University of Kentucky records obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting show campus police maintain 15 Flock license plate readers, from the Historic South Hill neighborhood down to Kroger Field, after UK reversed an initial records denial following an AG appeal.", "id": "ky-university-kentucky-pd", "notes": "Atlas said 14 as of Sept 2025; KyCIR's Jan 2026 records show 15. Camera locations were disclosed after KyCIR appealed to the KY attorney general. Flock transparency portal URL returned HTTP 403 when fetched; listed for reference.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "KyCIR Report: U of L, UK use Flock license plate readers to monitor drivers. Here's where their cameras are.", "url": "https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2026/01/kycir-report-u-of-l-uk-use-flock-license-plate-readers-to-monitor-drivers-heres-where-their-cameras-are/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://louisvillecardinal.com/2026/01/kycir-report-u-of-l-uk-use-flock-license-plate-readers-to-monitor-drivers-heres-where-their-cameras-are" } ], "state": "KY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/university-of-kentucky-ky-pd" }, { "agency": "Jeffersontown Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Jeffersontown", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Jefferson County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "KyCIR confirmed Jeffersontown PD is a Flock Safety agency and that the department provided records showing its Flock camera locations (early 2026). Flock's transparency portal reportedly lists 32 cameras as of Sept 2025, but the portal returned HTTP 403 and could not be fetched, so the count is left unverified.", "id": "ky-jeffersontown-pd", "notes": "Camera count of 32 comes only from the Atlas summary of the vendor transparency portal; do not use until verified. Portal URL included in transparency_portal field for reference.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "KyCIR Report: U of L, UK use Flock license plate readers to monitor drivers. Here's where their cameras are.", "url": "https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2026/01/kycir-report-u-of-l-uk-use-flock-license-plate-readers-to-monitor-drivers-heres-where-their-cameras-are/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://louisvillecardinal.com/2026/01/kycir-report-u-of-l-uk-use-flock-license-plate-readers-to-monitor-drivers-heres-where-their-cameras-are" } ], "state": "KY", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/jeffersontown-ky-pd" }, { "agency": "Monongalia County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 20, "city": "Morgantown", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Monongalia County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In November 2025 the Monongalia County Commission approved Sheriff Todd Forbes' request to spend up to $180,000 of opioid settlement funds over three years for up to 20 Flock ALPR cameras. The system is operational: the sheriff's office credits a Flock camera with locating a missing 9-year-old in Aug 2026, and the commission rejected resident calls to cancel the program in July 2026.", "id": "wv-monongalia-county-so", "notes": "Approval month (Nov 2025) known but day unknown, so decision_date null per methodology. Annual cost not reported as a yearly figure; $180,000 is the three-year total - do not derive $60k/yr as reported. Atlas 'as of July 2026' is consistent. One WVU student was arrested ~Aug 2026 for vandalizing a Flock camera.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Monongalia County Sheriff's Office Says Flock Camera Helped Locate Missing 9-Year-Old", "url": "https://www.connect-clarksburg.com/monongalia-county-sheriffs-office-says-flock-camera-helped-locate-missing-9-year-old/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://connect-clarksburg.com/monongalia-county-sheriffs-office-says-flock-camera-helped-locate-missing-9-year-old" }, { "title": "Residents push back on Mon County Flock Camera use", "url": "https://www.thedaonline.com/news/morgantown/residents-push-back-on-mon-county-flock-camera-use/article_1b6f1749-9816-49ca-9da3-2831a405c329.html", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thedaonline.com/news/morgantown/residents-push-back-on-mon-county-flock-camera-use/article_1b6f1749-9816-49ca-9da3-2831a405c329.html" }, { "title": "License to Track: Lawmakers question Flock Safety over data security and privacy concerns", "url": "https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/license-to-track-lawmakers-question-flock-safety-over-data-security-and-privacy-concerns/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/license-to-track-lawmakers-question-flock-safety-over-data-security-and-privacy-concerns" } ], "state": "WV", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Marion County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 41, "city": "Fairmont", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Marion County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Times West Virginian (~late Jul 2026) reports the Marion County Sheriff's Office operates 41 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras; Sheriff Roger Cunningham publicly defended continued use, noting 30-day retention, VPN+2FA access, and termination warnings for misuse.", "id": "wv-marion-county-so", "notes": "Flock transparency portal (inaccessible, HTTP 403) reportedly listed 20 cameras as of Sept 2025; the sheriff's office stated 41 in ~July 2026 - used the newer, fetched figure. Camera deployment postdates a 2022 shooting investigation cited as motivation; no contract date or cost found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Marion County Sheriff's Office dispels myths about Flock cameras", "url": "https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/marion-county-sheriffs-office-dispels-myths-about-flock-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/marion-county-sheriffs-office-dispels-myths-about-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "WV", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/marion-county-wv-so" }, { "agency": "Birmingham Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Birmingham", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Jefferson County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City Council approved an amendment in July 2025 to the Alabama Power surveillance-camera agreement, adding 100 cameras (including Flock LPR cameras) to the 330 from the 2024 deal. Combined amended agreement totals $9.7M over a five-year arrangement, with an estimated $2M/year cost per Council President O'Quinn (GovTech/TNS, alpolitics.com).", "id": "al-birmingham-pd", "notes": "Camera count nulled: the 430 figure is the combined fixed-camera fleet under the Alabama Power agreement (330 from 2024 + 100 added 2025); the mix includes Flock LPRs plus other camera types and the Flock-only share is not separated. Cost nulled: $2M/yr is an estimate for the bundled agreement (installation, maintenance, software, connectivity, power for ALL camera types), not a Flock ALPR figure. Decision date month-precision only (July 2025).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "With $9.7M Pact, Birmingham, Ala., Adds 100 Security Cameras", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/with-9-7m-pact-birmingham-ala-adds-100-security-cameras", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/with-9-7m-pact-birmingham-ala-adds-100-security-cameras" }, { "title": "Birmingham surveillance camera expansion cost report", "url": "https://alpolitics.com/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://alpolitics.com/" }, { "title": "Birmingham approves 3 Flock Safety cameras trial summary", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/" } ], "state": "AL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Huntsville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Huntsville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Madison County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "HPD confirmed to WAFF 48 News in August 2026 that Flock cameras are in active use: fewer than 10% of officers have access, searches require case numbers, audits occur daily, and 28 stolen vehicles were recovered.", "id": "al-huntsville-pd", "notes": "Active use firmly confirmed by WAFF reporting (Aug and Sep 2026 articles, including a Sept 2026 community forum on the cameras). Camera count of 2 comes from the EFF Atlas lead (April 2024) and is not independently verified; nulled per methodology (Atlas is a lead, not a citation). No cost, contract start/end, or renewal date found in fetched sources.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Huntsville police detail privacy safeguards for Flock cameras", "url": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/27/huntsville-police-detail-privacy-safeguards-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/27/huntsville-police-detail-privacy-safeguards-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Huntsville Flock camera forum put access, oversight questions before police", "url": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/16/huntsville-flock-camera-forum-put-access-oversight-questions-before-police/", "date": "2026-09-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/16/huntsville-flock-camera-forum-put-access-oversight-questions-before-police" }, { "title": "Huntsville police detail privacy safeguards for Flock cameras", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6169089/Huntsville/Madison-County/Alabama/Huntsville-police-detail-privacy-safeguards-for-Flock-cameras", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6169089/Huntsville/Madison-County/Alabama/Huntsville-police-detail-privacy-safeguards-for-Flock-cameras" } ], "state": "AL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/huntsville-al-pd" }, { "agency": "Jefferson County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Birmingham", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Jefferson County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The Sheriff's Office published an official statement describing FLOCK cameras added in Center Point and deputies recovering two stolen vehicles in one day (August 2) through the system.", "id": "al-jefferson-county-so", "notes": "Official agency statement confirms active operational use of Flock. WBRC reporting from Feb 2021 described JCSO use, indicating the deployment dates to at least 2021. No camera count, cost, contract start/end, or renewal date found in fetched sources.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "FLOCK Cameras in Center Point Prove Effective", "url": "https://jeffcosheriffal.com/flock-cameras-in-center-point-prove-effective/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jeffcosheriffal.com/flock-cameras-in-center-point-prove-effective" } ], "state": "AL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Decatur Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 40, "city": "Decatur", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Morgan County", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "WAFF reported in July 2026 that more than 40 Flock cameras were operating in Decatur and had been in place for about three years. The Decatur Daily (March 2025) confirmed DPD uses Flock cameras to solve crimes.", "id": "al-decatur-pd", "notes": "WAFF phrasing is 'more than 40'; cameras=40 is the reported lower bound, July 2026. The EFF Atlas lead lists 44 as of Sept 2025 (unverified, not used). No cost, contract start/end, or renewal date found. Not to be confused with Decatur, Illinois records or Decatur AL's separate Axon contract.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Decatur residents push back against Flock cameras", "url": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/07/31/decatur-residents-push-back-against-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/07/31/decatur-residents-push-back-against-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Decatur police officer under investigation for alleged misuse of Flock safety cameras", "url": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/15/decatur-officer-reassigned-under-investigation-license-plate-reader-misuse/", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-waff-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/15/decatur-officer-reassigned-under-investigation-license-plate-reader-misuse" }, { "title": "License Plate Readers Help Police in Alabama Cities Solve Crimes", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/license-plate-readers-help-police-in-alabama-cities-solve-crimes", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/license-plate-readers-help-police-in-alabama-cities-solve-crimes" } ], "state": "AL", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Ridgeland Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 20, "city": "Ridgeland", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "county": "Madison County", "decision_date": "2021-10-19", "decision_summary": "Ridgeland Board of Aldermen approved an agreement with Flock Safety on 2021-10-19 adding 12 ALPR cameras to the 8 the department already had from its initial 2020 partnership, for $33,000 for the new cameras.", "id": "ms-ridgeland-pd", "notes": "Camera count (20) reflects the 2021 authorized total (8 + 12); current fleet size is not established and may be larger. The $33,000 was the expansion purchase figure, not necessarily recurring annual cost, so annual_cost_usd is left null. 2026 reporting (Clarion Ledger camera map; EFF public-records report) shows Flock cameras still active in the Ridgeland/Jackson area. Per-camera pricing of $2,500 plus a $250 implementation fee was reported but annual recurring cost was not confirmed.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Ridgeland adds 12 license plate reader cameras", "url": "https://thebeatofthecapital.com/2021/10/26/ridgeland-adds-12-license-plate-reader-cameras/", "date": "2021-10-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thebeatofthecapital.com/2021/10/26/ridgeland-adds-12-license-plate-reader-cameras" }, { "title": "Where Flock cameras are located in Jackson MS: Can license plate readers issue tickets?", "url": "https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2026/09/01/where-flock-cameras-are-located-in-jackson-ms-can-license-plate-readers-issue-tickets/91338937007/", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://clarionledger.com/story/news/2026/09/01/where-flock-cameras-are-located-in-jackson-ms-can-license-plate-readers-issue-tickets/91338937007" } ], "state": "MS", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Scottsdale Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 370000, "cameras": 85, "city": "Scottsdale", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2028-06", "contract_start": "2023-06-21", "decision_date": "2026-08-28", "decision_summary": "City Council voted to keep the 85-camera Flock system while ordering an independent review and added safeguards, bucking the statewide cancellation wave.", "id": "az-scottsdale-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "$370k/yr and $1.2M five-year term from contract records obtained by Scottsdale Progress; azcentral reports expiry June 2028. No misuse complaints found in quarterly audits per SPD.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Scottsdale keeps Flock cameras but orders independent review, safeguards", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2026/08/28/scottsdale-chooses-oversight-over-removal-of-flock-cameras/91512992007/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2026/08/28/scottsdale-chooses-oversight-over-removal-of-flock-cameras/91512992007" }, { "title": "Scottsdale keeps cameras on despite 'Flock fury'", "url": "https://www.scottsdale.org/city_news/scottsdale-keeps-cameras-on-despite-flock-fury/article_9670e344-0d7a-47fb-b7a8-d9f51747d359.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://scottsdale.org/city_news/scottsdale-keeps-cameras-on-despite-flock-fury/article_9670e344-0d7a-47fb-b7a8-d9f51747d359.html" }, { "title": "These metro Phoenix cities are using Flock cameras after audit fallout", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2026/08/16/these-metro-phoenix-cities-use-flock-safety-cameras/91275430007/", "date": "2026-08-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2026/08/16/these-metro-phoenix-cities-use-flock-safety-cameras/91275430007" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Tempe Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 33, "city": "Tempe", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-26", "decision_summary": "City turned off all 33 Flock cameras and announced it will end its contract and not seek a replacement vendor, citing misuse risk despite finding no misuse in its own monthly audits.", "id": "az-tempe-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Annual cost disputed: Scottsdale Progress reports ~$100k/yr average; Fortune via Startup Fortune reports $80k contract. Left null. Tempe also pursuing a first-in-Arizona ALPR ban ordinance (Sept 2026).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Tempe turns off Flock license plate reader system, ends program (City of Tempe news release)", "url": "https://mailchi.mp/tempe/tempe-turns-off-flock-license-plate-reader-system-ends-program", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://mailchi.mp/tempe/tempe-turns-off-flock-license-plate-reader-system-ends-program" }, { "title": "Tempe, Cave Creek become latest Valley cities to remove Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2026/08/26/tempe-removes-flock-cameras-privacy-concerns/91476662007/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2026/08/26/tempe-removes-flock-cameras-privacy-concerns/91476662007" }, { "title": "'We needed to get rid of these': City turns off Flock cameras, cites misuse concerns", "url": "https://gray-kolo-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/28/we-needed-get-rid-these-city-turns-off-flock-cameras-cites-misuse-concerns/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gray-kolo-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/28/we-needed-get-rid-these-city-turns-off-flock-cameras-cites-misuse-concerns" }, { "title": "Tempe aims to be first AZ city to ban automated license plate readers", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/metro-phoenix/2026/09/11/tempe-to-become-first-az-city-ban-flock-like-cameras/91691228007/", "date": "2026-09-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/metro-phoenix/2026/09/11/tempe-to-become-first-az-city-ban-flock-like-cameras/91691228007" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Chandler Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 153000, "cameras": 40, "city": "Chandler", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-03", "decision_date": "2026-08-07", "decision_summary": "City terminated its $153,000 Flock contract after a routine audit found an officer used the system to track a family member; the officer resigned before the investigation concluded.", "id": "az-chandler-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Pilot began March 2024 with 14 cameras, expanded to 40 in May 2025. A May 2026 council vote on a $153,400 renewal was delayed to Aug 13 but never happened.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Misuse of Chandler Flock data leads to termination of traffic cameras", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler-breaking/2026/08/07/chandler-arizona-discontinues-flock-cameras/91218403007/", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler-breaking/2026/08/07/chandler-arizona-discontinues-flock-cameras/91218403007" }, { "title": "Chandler police officer accused of misusing Flock system resigns", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2026/08/13/chandler-az-officer-accused-of-misusing-flock-system-resigns/91294425007/", "date": "2026-08-13", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2026/08/13/chandler-az-officer-accused-of-misusing-flock-system-resigns/91294425007" }, { "title": "These metro Phoenix cities are using Flock cameras after audit fallout", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2026/08/16/these-metro-phoenix-cities-use-flock-safety-cameras/91275430007/", "date": "2026-08-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2026/08/16/these-metro-phoenix-cities-use-flock-safety-cameras/91275430007" }, { "title": "594 agencies run 3.8M searches of Prescott PD's ALPRs, half without case number", "url": "https://journalaz.com/2026/09/03/594-agencies-run-3-8m-searches-of-prescott-pds-alprs-half-without-case-number/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://journalaz.com/2026/09/03/594-agencies-run-3-8m-searches-of-prescott-pds-alprs-half-without-case-number" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Surprise Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 28, "city": "Surprise", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2023-12", "decision_date": "2026-08-13", "decision_summary": "City canceled its Flock contract and asked for camera removal days after suspending use over an audit 'anomaly' later determined to be a technical error, not officer misuse.", "id": "az-surprise-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Use began December 2023. City notified Flock Aug 13; councilmember confirmed cancellation Aug 14. No cost figures found in reporting.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Surprise the latest to suspend Flock cameras, place officer on leave", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2026/08/12/surprise-suspends-flock-safety-cameras/91280900007/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2026/08/12/surprise-suspends-flock-safety-cameras/91280900007" }, { "title": "Surprise cancels Flock contract, asks company to remove its cameras", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2026/08/14/surprise-cancels-flock-camera-contract-after-anomaly-found/91314065007/", "date": "2026-08-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2026/08/14/surprise-cancels-flock-camera-contract-after-anomaly-found/91314065007" }, { "title": "Flock 'anomaly' in Surprise linked to tech error, not officer misuse", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2026/08/26/tech-error-led-to-flock-anomaly-not-police-officer-misuse/91482625007/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2026/08/26/tech-error-led-to-flock-anomaly-not-police-officer-misuse/91482625007" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Pinal County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Pinal County", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-09-30", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Ross Teeple ended the county's Flock contract over unanswered privacy concerns, later testifying before a U.S. Senate subcommittee about an 'AI-driven surveillance state.'", "id": "az-pinal-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Non-renewal confirmed Aug 2026; contract expired end of September 2026 covering unincorporated areas. Camera count not reported. Teeple testified Sept 23, 2026 before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Arizona sheriff ends Flock camera contract, warns of 'AI-driven surveillance state'", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/arizona-sheriff-ends-flock-camera-contract/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/arizona-sheriff-ends-flock-camera-contract" }, { "title": "Sheriff Ross Teeple testifies before Senate subcommittee on Flock camera technology", "url": "https://pinaltoday.com/sheriff-ross-teeple-testifies-before-senate-subcommittee-on-flock-camera-technology", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://pinaltoday.com/sheriff-ross-teeple-testifies-before-senate-subcommittee-on-flock-camera-technology" }, { "title": "Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say", "url": "https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/24/repub/flock-surveillance-cameras-raise-constitutional-questions-bipartisan-us-senators-say/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/24/repub/flock-surveillance-cameras-raise-constitutional-questions-bipartisan-us-senators-say" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Sedona Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 11, "city": "Sedona", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2025-03", "decision_date": "2025-09-09", "decision_summary": "City Council unanimously voted to sever the Flock contract and remove 11 cameras installed in June 2025 without prior public notice, after Flock disclosed federal data-sharing pilots.", "id": "az-sedona-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "First Arizona city to fully terminate. Two-year contract via cooperative purchasing agreement with Tempe. First-year cost $51,146 reported only by consumerrights.wiki (unverified); left null. Mayor Scott Jablow later resigned.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Sedona Council Terminates License Plate Reader Program", "url": "https://azfreenews.com/2025/09/sedona-council-terminates-license-plate-reader-program/", "date": "2025-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://azfreenews.com/2025/09/sedona-council-terminates-license-plate-reader-program" }, { "title": "Sedona rejects license plate readers, ends contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/10/05/sedona-removes-flock-safety-license-plate-readers/86268179007/", "date": "2025-10-05", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/10/05/sedona-removes-flock-safety-license-plate-readers/86268179007" }, { "title": "Cottonwood residents fight Flock cameras", "url": "https://journalaz.com/2026/08/14/cottonwood-residents-fight-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://journalaz.com/2026/08/14/cottonwood-residents-fight-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Sedona City Council tells staff to get Flock out of town (Councilmember Pete Furman)", "url": "https://sedonapete.com/2025/09/10/sedona-city-council-tells-staff-to-get-flock-out-of-town/", "date": "2025-09-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://sedonapete.com/2025/09/10/sedona-city-council-tells-staff-to-get-flock-out-of-town" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Flagstaff Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 32, "city": "Flagstaff", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-16", "decision_summary": "City Council unanimously voted to end the Flock contract; all 32 cameras were deactivated immediately and slated for physical removal by Feb 5, 2026.", "id": "az-flagstaff-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cameras deployed summer 2024. Annual cost $143,100 reported only by consumerrights.wiki (unverified); city FY25-26 amendment funded $112,000 plus fees per council presentation. Police had shortened retention to 14 days and barred immigration-enforcement use before the vote.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flagstaff deactivates all 32 flock safety cameras after unanimous city council vote", "url": "https://www.theflagstaffpost.com/flagstaff-deactivates-all-32-flock-safety-cameras-after-unanimous-city-council-vote/", "date": "2026-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://theflagstaffpost.com/flagstaff-deactivates-all-32-flock-safety-cameras-after-unanimous-city-council-vote" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Cameras to Be Removed From City Streets", "url": "https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/flock-safety-cameras-to-be-removed-from-city-streets/", "date": "2026-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://signalsaz.com/articles/flock-safety-cameras-to-be-removed-from-city-streets" }, { "title": "City's break with Flock Safety highlights growing AI privacy debate", "url": "https://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/city-s-break-with-flock-safety-highlights-growing-ai-privacy-debate", "date": "2026-01-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://securitysystemsnews.com/article/city-s-break-with-flock-safety-highlights-growing-ai-privacy-debate" }, { "title": "Flagstaff City Council Votes to Cancel Flock Safety Camera Contract", "url": "https://flagscanner.com/flagstaff-city-council-votes-to-cancel-flock-safety-camera-contract/", "date": "2025-12-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://flagscanner.com/flagstaff-city-council-votes-to-cancel-flock-safety-camera-contract" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Cottonwood Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Cottonwood", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-04", "decision_summary": "City shut off and bagged its Flock cameras Sept 4, 2026 amid community discord; a Sept 22 council work session could take no formal action, leaving the final decision pending.", "id": "az-cottonwood-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status is suspended-pending-decision, not a confirmed termination; re-check after council acts. Camera count not reported. 4,335 Flock searches logged in the year before shutdown per JournalAZ.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City of Cottonwood suspends Flock cameras, effective immediately", "url": "https://journalaz.com/2026/09/04/city-of-cottonwood-suspends-flock-cameras-effective-immediately/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://journalaz.com/2026/09/04/city-of-cottonwood-suspends-flock-cameras-effective-immediately" }, { "title": "4,335 searches in, CPD shuts off and bags Flock", "url": "https://journalaz.com/2026/09/18/4335-searches-in-cpd-shuts-off-and-bags-flock/", "date": "2026-09-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://journalaz.com/2026/09/18/4335-searches-in-cpd-shuts-off-and-bags-flock" }, { "title": "Cottonwood residents fight Flock cameras", "url": "https://journalaz.com/2026/08/14/cottonwood-residents-fight-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://journalaz.com/2026/08/14/cottonwood-residents-fight-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "2 more Arizona communities drop Flock license plate cameras", "url": "https://fox10phoenix.com/news/2-more-arizona-communities-drop-flock-license-plate-cameras", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox10phoenix.com/news/2-more-arizona-communities-drop-flock-license-plate-cameras" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "University of Arizona Police Department", "agency_type": "university_police", "annual_cost_usd": 160000, "cameras": 62, "city": "Tucson", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2025-02-25", "decision_date": "2025-02", "decision_summary": "UA signed a five-year $870,000 Flock contract for 62 campus ALPR cameras; community groups continue to press for cancellation over data-sharing concerns.", "id": "az-university-of-arizona-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Total contract value $870k per records obtained by Tucson Spotlight; annual recurring reported as ~$160k. Contract auto-renews yearly unless canceled 30 days out. External agencies need UAPD approval or court order for data access per UAPD.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "UA approved $870K Flock Safety deal for campus surveillance", "url": "https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/ua-approved-870k-flock-safety-deal-for-campus-surveillance/", "date": "2025-11-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tucsonspotlight.org/ua-approved-870k-flock-safety-deal-for-campus-surveillance" }, { "title": "FACT BRIEF: Did the University of Arizona spend over $800,000 on surveillance cameras accessible by federal law enforcement?", "url": "https://azcir.org/news/2025/11/14/did-university-of-arizona-spend-over-800000-on-surveillance-cameras-accessible-by-federal-law-enforcement-yes/", "date": "2025-11-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcir.org/news/2025/11/14/did-university-of-arizona-spend-over-800000-on-surveillance-cameras-accessible-by-federal-law-enforcement-yes" }, { "title": "Groups Ask University of Arizona to Not Use Certain Cameras", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/groups-ask-university-of-arizona-to-not-use-certain-cameras", "date": "2025-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/education/higher-ed/groups-ask-university-of-arizona-to-not-use-certain-cameras" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Queen Creek Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 62, "city": "Queen Creek", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-02", "decision_summary": "Town Council unanimously criminalized misuse of the town's Flock system (up to 6 months jail, $2,500 fine) while keeping the contract, the first Arizona city with such penalties.", "id": "az-queen-creek-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 62 per Sept 2026 reporting; azcentral's Aug 16 list said 47, suggesting expansion. Town is also testing 15 Axon ALPR cameras separately.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Queen Creek could become first AZ city to criminalize Flock camera misuse", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/metro-phoenix/2026/09/04/queen-creek-license-plate-reader-misuse-crime/91584262007/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/metro-phoenix/2026/09/04/queen-creek-license-plate-reader-misuse-crime/91584262007" }, { "title": "Queen Creek considers license plate readers, police drones, and body cameras in single consent vote", "url": "https://poliscopic.com/articles/2026-06-02-queen-creek-considers-license-plate-readers-police-drones-body-cameras-single-consent-vote", "date": "2026-06-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://poliscopic.com/articles/2026-06-02-queen-creek-considers-license-plate-readers-police-drones-body-cameras-single-consent-vote" }, { "title": "These metro Phoenix cities are using Flock cameras after audit fallout", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2026/08/16/these-metro-phoenix-cities-use-flock-safety-cameras/91275430007/", "date": "2026-08-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2026/08/16/these-metro-phoenix-cities-use-flock-safety-cameras/91275430007" } ], "state": "AZ", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Los Angeles Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 138, "city": "Los Angeles", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-07-11", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-07-11", "decision_summary": "LAPD let its three-year Flock Safety contract expire without renewal on July 11, 2026, cutting off access to 138 pole-mounted ALPR cameras. The move followed a July 2026 Inspector General audit that found 161 false hot-list alerts and recommended pausing deployments until enforceable data-privacy safeguards exist; the Police Commission voted July 14 to pause new camera installations.", "id": "ca-los-angeles-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract start not pinned to an exact date (reporting says cameras operated since July 2023); left null. Multiple outlets report LAPD began renegotiating a new deal within days of expiry; status may need revisiting if a new contract is signed.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "LAPD hits pause on license plate readers but local cameras still in force", "url": "https://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/lapd-hits-pause-on-license-plate-readers-but-local-cameras-still-in-force/", "date": "2026-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/lapd-hits-pause-on-license-plate-readers-but-local-cameras-still-in-force" }, { "title": "LAPD Cuts Off Flock Safety After Audit Finds One-in-Three Hot-List Alerts Were False", "url": "https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320800/20260717/lapd-cuts-off-flock-safety-after-audit-finds-one-three-hot-list-alerts-were-false.htm", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://techtimes.com/articles/320800/20260717/lapd-cuts-off-flock-safety-after-audit-finds-one-three-hot-list-alerts-were-false.htm" }, { "title": "LAPD Ends Flock Safety Contract, Phases Out Cameras and Automated License Plate Readers", "url": "https://www.itechpost.com/articles/236675/20260713/lapd-ends-flock-safety-contract-phases-out-cameras-automated-license-plate-readers.htm", "date": "2026-07-13", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://itechpost.com/articles/236675/20260713/lapd-ends-flock-safety-contract-phases-out-cameras-automated-license-plate-readers.htm" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "expired", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Santa Cruz Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 8, "city": "Santa Cruz", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-02-12", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-01-13", "decision_summary": "On January 13, 2026, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 to terminate the city's Flock Safety contract, making it the first California jurisdiction to do so. The termination followed the police chief's admission that camera data had been illegally shared with out-of-state agencies, including 190 searches run for ICE.", "id": "ca-santa-cruz-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract end ~2026-02-12 reflects the 30-day termination notice (contract had been scheduled to expire 2026-03-27). Camera count (8) and ~300k vehicles/month figure from secondary reporting; primary council record confirms the vote, not the count.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City council votes to end Santa Cruz's contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://lookout.co/city-council-votes-to-end-santa-cruzs-contract-with-flock-safety/story", "date": "2026-01-13", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookout.co/city-council-votes-to-end-santa-cruzs-contract-with-flock-safety/story" }, { "title": "After Santa Cruz banned Flock cameras, activists push to expand fight against license plate readers", "url": "https://lookout.co/after-santa-cruz-banned-flock-cameras-activists-push-to-expand-fight-against-license-plate-readers/story", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookout.co/after-santa-cruz-banned-flock-cameras-activists-push-to-expand-fight-against-license-plate-readers/story" }, { "title": "Santa Cruz the first in California to terminate its contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.kqed.org/news/12069705/santa-cruz-the-first-in-california-to-terminate-its-contract-with-flock-safety", "date": "2026-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kqed.org/news/12069705/santa-cruz-the-first-in-california-to-terminate-its-contract-with-flock-safety" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/santa-cruz-ca-pd/" }, { "agency": "Mountain View Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 30, "city": "Mountain View", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-02-24", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-02-24", "decision_summary": "On February 24, 2026, the Mountain View City Council voted unanimously to terminate the city's Flock Safety ALPR pilot contract. Police Chief Mike Canfield had already shut off all 30 cameras on February 2 after a department audit found federal and out-of-state agencies had accessed city ALPR data for over a year without authorization.", "id": "ca-mountain-view-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary source is the city's own news release. The unauthorized-access discovery (a 'national lookup' setting enabled without city knowledge) is what triggered the shutdown and is documented across all three sources.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City Council Terminates ALPR Contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.mountainview.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1211/284", "date": "2026-02-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://mountainview.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1211/284" }, { "title": "City Council terminates Mountain View's license plate camera contract", "url": "https://www.paloaltoonline.com/city-government/2026/02/25/city-council-terminates-mountain-views-license-plate-camera-contract/", "date": "2026-02-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://paloaltoonline.com/city-government/2026/02/25/city-council-terminates-mountain-views-license-plate-camera-contract" }, { "title": "Mountain View Council votes to get rid of license plate cameras", "url": "https://padailypost.com/2026/02/24/mountain-view-council-votes-to-get-rid-of-license-plate-cameras/", "date": "2026-02-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://padailypost.com/2026/02/24/mountain-view-council-votes-to-get-rid-of-license-plate-cameras" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Grass Valley Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Grass Valley", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-08-11", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-11", "decision_summary": "Grass Valley PD cancelled its Flock Safety contract in August 2026 following a 60-day internal review that found hundreds of thousands of outside-agency queries against department data, and removed all cameras within days. In early September, at least two cameras were reinstalled without department permission after Flock's systems treated the takedown as equipment failure; the department removed them again.", "id": "ca-grass-valley-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cancellation letter dated 2026-08-11; public announcement 2026-08-12. Camera count not reported in any source; left null. The unauthorized reinstallation episode is corroborated by TechSpot, KCRA, and GVPD statements.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "California city canceled Flock, removed its cameras, then found the company had put some of them back", "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113769-california-city-canceled-flock-removed-cameras-found-company.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://techspot.com/news/113769-california-city-canceled-flock-removed-cameras-found-company.html" }, { "title": "Grass Valley police remove re-installed Flock cameras after contract ends (KCRA 3)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznL25CDjuo", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=sznL25CDjuo" }, { "title": "Woodland, Calif., Police Defend Flock Safety Amid Concern", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/woodland-calif-police-defend-flock-safety-amid-concern", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/woodland-calif-police-defend-flock-safety-amid-concern" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "San Jose Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 516, "city": "San Jose", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "San Jose PD operates one of the largest Flock ALPR networks in California (516 cameras as of 2026), expanded from a 2021-2022 pilot under council authorizations that allow option terms through June 30, 2034. The program faces two lawsuits over warrantless database searches, and in 2026 the council tightened controls (30-day retention, installation limits) and directed staff to explore alternative vendors.", "id": "ca-san-jose-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count grew 474 (2025) to 516 (Sept 2026); using the latest figure. Contract structure is option-based rather than a single fixed term, so contract_end is null; the nine one-year options run through 2034-06-30 per 2023 council action. A SJPD officer was fired in 2026 for abusing ALPR database access.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Fact Brief: Has San Jose been using Automated License Plate Reader cameras for at least 15 years?", "url": "https://sanjosespotlight.com/fact-brief-has-san-jose-been-using-automated-license-plate-reader-cameras-for-at-least-15-years/", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sanjosespotlight.com/fact-brief-has-san-jose-been-using-automated-license-plate-reader-cameras-for-at-least-15-years" }, { "title": "San Jose again tries to tighten controls on license plate readers", "url": "https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-again-attempts-to-tighten-controls-on-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-again-attempts-to-tighten-controls-on-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "ACLU and EFF Sue a City Blanketed With Flock Surveillance Cameras", "url": "https://www.404media.co/aclu-and-eff-sue-a-city-blanketed-with-flock-surveillance-cameras/", "date": "2025-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://404media.co/aclu-and-eff-sue-a-city-blanketed-with-flock-surveillance-cameras" }, { "title": "San Jose pushes for tighter controls on Flock camera data after police officer abuse", "url": "https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/san-jose-pushes-for-tighter-controls-on-flock-camera-data-after-police-officer-abuse/article_ebdb4ffe-1e74-5036-b6bc-e9731dea189b.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://swoknews.com/ap/national/san-jose-pushes-for-tighter-controls-on-flock-camera-data-after-police-officer-abuse/article_ebdb4ffe-1e74-5036-b6bc-e9731dea189b.html" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Fresno Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 499563, "cameras": 70, "city": "Fresno", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2024-02-22", "decision_summary": "On February 22, 2024, the Fresno City Council approved an updated three-year Flock Safety agreement not to exceed $1,498,690.41 covering ALPR cameras and software; the department reports 70 cameras deployed. The contract is set to expire later in 2026 and a renewal vote is expected, with community groups already petitioning against renewal.", "id": "ca-fresno-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Annual cost is derived ($1,498,690.41 / 3 years), not a billed figure. Contract start is ambiguous across sources (2023 per local TV, 2024 per council action); left null. Flock order form on file with the city confirms a 36-month initial term and 30-day retention.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "ID 24-204: Approve the updated Agreement between the City of Fresno Police Department and Flock Safety", "url": "https://fresno.granicusideas.com/meetings/776-city-council-on-2024-02-22-9-00-am-regular-meeting/agenda_items/65cfdd83f395e7e05600c6fb-2-dot-z-id-24-204-approve-the-updated-agreement-betw", "date": "2024-02-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fresno.granicusideas.com/meetings/776-city-council-on-2024-02-22-9-00-am-regular-meeting/agenda_items/65cfdd83f395e7e05600c6fb-2-dot-z-id-24-204-approve-the-updated-agreement-betw" }, { "title": "Now, Fresno's real transportation fight begins (Finding Flock in Fresno)", "url": "https://fresnoland.org/newsletter/now-fresnos-real-transportation-fight-begins/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://fresnoland.org/newsletter/now-fresnos-real-transportation-fight-begins" }, { "title": "Flock Safety order form: CA - Fresno PD (36-month initial term)", "url": "https://agendas.fresno.gov/api/v1/attachments/cmq0gq83x25k8peeiia47sczk/file", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://agendas.fresno.gov/api/v1/attachments/cmq0gq83x25k8peeiia47sczk/file" }, { "title": "What the Flock? (Community Alliance / Flock Outta Fresno)", "url": "https://fresnoalliance.com/what-the-flock/", "date": "2026-05", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://fresnoalliance.com/what-the-flock" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Woodland Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 150000, "cameras": 38, "city": "Woodland", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2028-02-03", "contract_start": "2026-02-03", "decision_date": "2026-02-03", "decision_summary": "On February 3, 2026, the Woodland City Council unanimously approved a two-year Flock Safety contract extension not to exceed $300,000, covering 36-38 ALPR cameras. The department publishes ALPR usage data on a city transparency page and conducts monthly audits of Flock database searches.", "id": "ca-woodland-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Annual cost derived ($300,000 / 2 years); ~$160,000 of the total is reimbursed by local cannabis dispensaries per the staff report, so the city's net cost is lower. Contract end 2028-02-03 assumes a full two-year term from approval; not explicitly stated.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Woodland, Calif., Extends License Plate Cam Program Amid Concern", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/transportation/woodland-calif-extends-license-plate-cam-program-amid-concern", "date": "2026-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/transportation/woodland-calif-extends-license-plate-cam-program-amid-concern" }, { "title": "Woodland, Calif., Police Defend Flock Safety Amid Concern", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/woodland-calif-police-defend-flock-safety-amid-concern", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/woodland-calif-police-defend-flock-safety-amid-concern" }, { "title": "Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) - City of Woodland", "url": "https://www.cityofwoodland.gov/1704/Automated-License-Plate-Readers-ALPR", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://cityofwoodland.gov/1704/Automated-License-Plate-Readers-ALPR" }, { "title": "Flock cameras continue to scan license plates in Woodland CA", "url": "https://www.abridged.org/news/woodland-flock-contract/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://abridged.org/news/woodland-flock-contract" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Stockton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 120, "city": "Stockton", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2031-04-14", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-03-31", "decision_summary": "On March 31, 2026, the Stockton City Council voted 7-0 to approve a $3.15 million Flock amendment adding six 'Drone as First Responder' drones, bringing the total Flock contract to about $5.4 million through April 14, 2031. The department operates 120 Flock ALPR cameras; residents urged the council in August 2026 to terminate the contract over privacy and data-sharing concerns.", "id": "ca-stockton-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Annual cost left null because the $5.4M bundles cameras, drones, and software over varying terms. Vice Mayor Jason Lee floated a special public-safety meeting on Flock in Sept 2026; no date set. Camera count (120) stated at the March meeting.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Stockton advances Flock expansion despite strong opposition from residents", "url": "https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/04/02/stockton-police-flock-drone-program-public-raises-surveillance-concerns/89414806007/", "date": "2026-04-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/04/02/stockton-police-flock-drone-program-public-raises-surveillance-concerns/89414806007" }, { "title": "'Get the Flock out': Residents urge Stockton City Council to end Flock contract", "url": "https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/09/01/stockton-pushed-to-end-flock-contract-privacy-concerns/91361717007/", "date": "2026-09-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/09/01/stockton-pushed-to-end-flock-contract-privacy-concerns/91361717007" }, { "title": "Stockton weighs Flock police drone expansion amid surveillance concerns", "url": "https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/03/30/stockton-city-council-flock-police-drone-surveillance-expansion/89382772007/", "date": "2026-03-30", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/03/30/stockton-city-council-flock-police-drone-surveillance-expansion/89382772007" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Oxnard Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 19, "city": "Oxnard", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Oxnard PD suspended use of all 19 fixed Flock cameras in February 2026 after a 2025 audit revealed unauthorized nationwide database access to the department's ALPR data despite 'California only' settings. Police Chief Jason Benites said the suspension remains until the department is fully confident data is secure; the department planned to revisit a fixed-platform ALPR system later.", "id": "ca-oxnard-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Suspended, not terminated: no council termination vote found as of 2026-09-25, so status is pending rather than cancelled. Exact suspension date not pinned (February 2026 per multiple outlets); a city news release dated 2026-02-27 exists but was not directly retrievable.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras draw criticism at Camarillo City Council meeting", "url": "https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/camarillo/2026/08/27/camarillo-council-criticism-flock-cameras/91482788007/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/camarillo/2026/08/27/camarillo-council-criticism-flock-cameras/91482788007" }, { "title": "Residents sound the alarm over license plate readers", "url": "https://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/residents-sound-the-alarm-over-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/residents-sound-the-alarm-over-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Crosses 100,000 Cameras as 53 Cities Cancel Over Unauthorized Federal Data Access", "url": "https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319317/20260629/flock-safety-crosses-100000-cameras-53-cities-cancel-over-unauthorized-federal-data-access.htm", "date": "2026-06-29", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://techtimes.com/articles/319317/20260629/flock-safety-crosses-100000-cameras-53-cities-cancel-over-unauthorized-federal-data-access.htm" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Berkeley Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 52, "city": "Berkeley", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-03-24", "decision_summary": "On March 24, 2026, the Berkeley City Council delayed a vote on a roughly $2 million Flock Safety expansion (cameras, investigative software, drones) after hundreds of residents spoke against it past 1:30 a.m.; the item was continued to June 2. The city's existing 52-ALPR Flock network remains active under an interim extension while the city runs a competitive RFP for surveillance technology.", "id": "ca-berkeley-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Mayor Adena Ishii reversed course to oppose any Flock renewal; the Police Accountability Board recommended against the contract. The interim-extension-during-RFP detail comes from meeting summaries; the June 2 outcome was not confirmed as of 2026-09-25.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City council to vote on controversial Flock Safety contract", "url": "https://www.dailycal.org/news/city/city-council-to-vote-on-controversial-flock-safety-contract/article_da4ee75a-f326-43c8-b33c-b79c2a36b8e7.html", "date": "2026-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dailycal.org/news/city/city-council-to-vote-on-controversial-flock-safety-contract/article_da4ee75a-f326-43c8-b33c-b79c2a36b8e7.html" }, { "title": "Berkeley Delays Vote on $2M Flock Safety Deal After Public Backlash", "url": "https://insider.govtech.com/california/news/berkeley-delays-vote-on-2m-flock-safety-deal-after-public-backlash", "date": "2026-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://insider.govtech.com/california/news/berkeley-delays-vote-on-2m-flock-safety-deal-after-public-backlash" }, { "title": "Annotated agenda, Berkeley City Council meeting (Item 26 continued to June 2, 2026)", "url": "https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/city-council-meetings/2026-03-24%20Annotated%20Agenda%20-%20Council.pdf", "date": "2026-03-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/city-council-meetings/2026-03-24%20Annotated%20Agenda%20-%20Council.pdf" } ], "state": "CA", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Denver Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 110, "city": "Denver", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-03-31", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-03-31", "decision_summary": "Flock contract expired 2026-03-31; city council voted 7-6 the same day to approve a one-year $150,000 Axon contract for 50 replacement cameras. All 110 Flock cameras were decommissioned and removed.", "id": "co-denver-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Vendor switch, not outright removal: Flock network ended and Axon replacement approved same day. Annual cost left null because the reported $498,500 was a partial-period mayoral extension, not an annualized Flock figure, and $150,000 is the Axon replacement price. Historical sequence per reporting: council rejected a $666,000 two-year Flock extension 2025-05-05; mayor signed a $498,500 bridge running through 2025-10-31, then a no-cost extension through 2026-03-31.", "renewal_date": "2026-03-31", "sources": [ { "title": "Resolution CR26-0246: Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for ALPR system (50 cameras)", "url": "https://denver.legistar1.com/denver/attachments/f31b1d7b-3fc3-4b2c-b88e-b825fb3bca04.pdf", "date": "2026-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://denver.legistar1.com/denver/attachments/f31b1d7b-3fc3-4b2c-b88e-b825fb3bca04.pdf" }, { "title": "Denver Drops Flock, Hires Axon as New License Plate Camera Vendor", "url": "https://www.mymetmedia.com/denver-drops-flock-hires-axon-as-new-license-plate-camera-vendor/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://mymetmedia.com/denver-drops-flock-hires-axon-as-new-license-plate-camera-vendor" }, { "title": "Communities Nationwide Tearing Down Flock Cameras, Quietly Replacing Them With These Brands", "url": "https://www.military.com/communities-nationwide-tearing-down-flock-cameras-quietly-replacing-them-with-these-brands", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://military.com/communities-nationwide-tearing-down-flock-cameras-quietly-replacing-them-with-these-brands" }, { "title": "Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers", "url": "http://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-surveillance/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-surveillance/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Aurora Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Aurora", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Aurora PD actively uses Flock license-plate readers (department video tour and Flock case-study press release). At the Aug 25, 2026 council meeting residents urged termination, but the council took no action to end the contract.", "id": "co-aurora-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Active use confirmed by department materials and press coverage, but no primary contract document, camera count, cost, or dates located. A public commenter at the Aug 2026 meeting claimed ~100 cameras; unverified and not used. Citizen Portal summaries are AI-generated meeting leads, not citations.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Aurora Police Real Time Information Center / Flock license plate readers (FOX31)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF5AJULxgWw", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=TF5AJULxgWw" }, { "title": "Flock Safety and Aurora Police Department Celebrate Major Milestone in the Fight Against Violent Crime", "url": "https://www.compuserve.com/pf/story/0022/20260420/9692753.htm", "date": "2026-04-20", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://compuserve.com/pf/story/0022/20260420/9692753.htm" }, { "title": "Aurora police Flock ALPR coverage (Tech Times)", "url": "https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325025/20260115/aurora-pd-flock-safety-cameras-gunpoint-incident.htm", "date": "2026-01-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://techtimes.com/articles/325025/20260115/aurora-pd-flock-safety-cameras-gunpoint-incident.htm" }, { "title": "Coloradan stopped by police over data errors, Flock alerts", "url": "https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/coloradan-stopped-by-police-data-errors-flock-alerts/73-593a3772-f43d-46b1-8744-af888b9bd7f2", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://9news.com/article/news/local/coloradan-stopped-by-police-data-errors-flock-alerts/73-593a3772-f43d-46b1-8744-af888b9bd7f2" }, { "title": "Multiple Aurora residents urge council to terminate Flock ALPR contracts (Citizen Portal)", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9613472/illinois/dupage-county/aurora/multiple-aurora-residents-urge-council-to-terminate-flock-alpr-contracts-cite-privacy-and-oversight-concerns", "date": "2026-08-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9613472/illinois/dupage-county/aurora/multiple-aurora-residents-urge-council-to-terminate-flock-alpr-contracts-cite-privacy-and-oversight-concerns" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Englewood Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 64500, "cameras": 12, "city": "Englewood", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "City council voted 6-0 on 2026-09-08 to terminate the Flock contract. The system had 12 stationary cameras at $64,500/yr per the police presentation; the prior contract had auto-renewed 2026-07-20 with at-will cancellation.", "id": "co-englewood-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Police presentation breakdown: 10 stationary cameras at $3,000 each, 2 Flex cameras at $3,500 each, camera trailer $25,000, advanced search $2,500 = $64,500 total. Later reporting discussed a possible $27,500 annual service fee and $6,000 removal charge, but the final termination settlement was unresolved; no contract-end or camera-removal date established.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Englewood Council Votes to End Flock Camera Contract, Rejects Axon Replacement", "url": "https://denver.thebadger.news/articles/2026-09-09-englewood-council-votes-to-end-flock-camera-contract-rejects-axon-replacement", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://denver.thebadger.news/articles/2026-09-09-englewood-council-votes-to-end-flock-camera-contract-rejects-axon-replacement" }, { "title": "Discussion with Council reference contracts (council packet, official)", "url": "https://englewoodgov.civicweb.net/document/464269/Discussion%20with%20Council%20reference%20contracts%20for.pdf?handle=EC8535D70AA04227AA0BCBE5FDF66045", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://englewoodgov.civicweb.net/document/464269/Discussion%20with%20Council%20reference%20contracts%20for.pdf?handle=EC8535D70AA04227AA0BCBE5FDF66045" }, { "title": "Englewood Drops Flock Cameras Amid Privacy and Surveillance Concerns", "url": "https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/09/14/englewood-drops-flock-cameras-amid-privacy-and-surveillance-concerns/", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/09/14/englewood-drops-flock-cameras-amid-privacy-and-surveillance-concerns" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Fort Collins Police Services", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 15, "city": "Fort Collins", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-06-16", "decision_summary": "City council voted 6-1 on 2026-06-16 to terminate the Flock contract. All 15 cameras were removed in stages on 2026-07-02 and 2026-07-07; a city spokesperson confirmed removal on 2026-07-23.", "id": "co-fort-collins-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No exact annual cost or contract start/end dates located; left null rather than derived. The city later scheduled a responsible-technology-use discussion for Sept 17, 2026, consistent with a post-cancellation policy review.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Fort Collins Police Services Flock Safety cameras have been removed", "url": "https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2026/07/23/fort-collins-police-services-flock-safety-cameras-have-been-removed/91021962007/", "date": "2026-07-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2026/07/23/fort-collins-police-services-flock-safety-cameras-have-been-removed/91021962007" }, { "title": "Fort Collins police to discuss responsible technology use Sept. 17", "url": "https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/fort-collins/2026/09/17/fort-collins-police-to-discuss-responsible-technology-use-sept-17/91790862007/", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://coloradoan.com/story/news/local/fort-collins/2026/09/17/fort-collins-police-to-discuss-responsible-technology-use-sept-17/91790862007" }, { "title": "Fort Collins cancels Flock Safety contract as cameras are removed statewide", "url": "https://collegian.com/articles/news/2026/08/category-news-fort-collins-cancels-flock-safety-contract-as-cameras-are-removed-statewide/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://collegian.com/articles/news/2026/08/category-news-fort-collins-cancels-flock-safety-contract-as-cameras-are-removed-statewide" }, { "title": "Fort Collins Drops Flock, But the License Plate Cameras Keep Spreading", "url": "https://kimmonson.com/news/fort-collins-drops-flock-but-the-license-plate-cameras-keep-spreading/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kimmonson.com/news/fort-collins-drops-flock-but-the-license-plate-cameras-keep-spreading" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Steamboat Springs Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 6, "city": "Steamboat Springs", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-26", "decision_summary": "Police chief ordered immediate deactivation of all 6 SSPD-contracted Flock cameras on 2026-08-26, one day after a packed town hall; network access was disabled 2026-08-27 and all cameras were officially decommissioned by 2026-09-03.", "id": "co-steamboat-springs-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Only one fully independent verified outlet located (Yampa Valley Bugle, which covers Steamboat's decision in its Routt County investigation); the other source is a reprint of Steamboat Pilot & Today reporting. An earlier Bugle article described a 2022 order with 7 intended Steamboat cameras, but all later reporting consistently describes 6 department-contracted cameras; using 6. Exact cost and contract dates not established.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Police chief updates Steamboat City Council on decommissioning Flock cameras", "url": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6aa2244f5e5503b6ffd5f2c1?type=article", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6aa2244f5e5503b6ffd5f2c1?type=article" }, { "title": "Routt County Sheriff to cancel Flock contract after records show local cameras were included in 8 million searches", "url": "https://www.yampavalleybugle.com/post/routt-county-sheriff-to-cancel-flock-contract-after-records-show-local-cameras-were-included-in-8-mi", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://yampavalleybugle.com/post/routt-county-sheriff-to-cancel-flock-contract-after-records-show-local-cameras-were-included-in-8-mi" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Routt County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": 18050, "cameras": 6, "city": "Steamboat Springs", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-02", "decision_summary": "Sheriff announced on 2026-09-02 that the office would end its Flock contract and begin immediate deactivation, after audit logs showed the county's cameras were included in over 8 million outside-agency searches since Jan 2025. County paid $18,050/yr.", "id": "co-routt-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Original 2022 order covered 13 cameras total (6 sheriff's office, 7 Steamboat Springs); using 6 for this office. County paid $18,800 in 2024, $18,050 in 2025, and budgeted $18,050 for 2026. Contract signed July 2022 (exact day unknown) and first cameras installed Feb 2023; dates left null. Reprint sources are not independent of the original Steamboat Pilot reporting.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Routt County Sheriff to cancel Flock contract after records show local cameras were included in 8 million searches", "url": "https://www.yampavalleybugle.com/post/routt-county-sheriff-to-cancel-flock-contract-after-records-show-local-cameras-were-included-in-8-mi", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://yampavalleybugle.com/post/routt-county-sheriff-to-cancel-flock-contract-after-records-show-local-cameras-were-included-in-8-mi" }, { "title": "Routt County Sheriff's Office ending Flock contract, in process of deactivating cameras", "url": "https://www.operanewsapp.com/us/en/share/detail?news_id=6db53191c5f63ead04a0d1ff5687b570&news_entry_id=4a54754d260902en_us&open_type=transcoded&from=localnews&request_id=share_request&share_from", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://operanewsapp.com/us/en/share/detail?from=localnews&news_entry_id=4a54754d260902en_us&news_id=6db53191c5f63ead04a0d1ff5687b570&open_type=transcoded&request_id=share_request&share_from=" }, { "title": "Police chief updates Steamboat City Council on decommissioning Flock cameras", "url": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6aa2244f5e5503b6ffd5f2c1?type=article", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6aa2244f5e5503b6ffd5f2c1?type=article" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Hayden Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 6000, "cameras": 2, "city": "Hayden", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-03", "decision_summary": "Town council directed the police chief at its 2026-09-03 meeting to terminate the Flock contract; the department's 2 cameras ($6,000/yr) were to be deactivated and covered with plastic bags while termination proceeds.", "id": "co-hayden-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Detailed reporting comes via reprints of Steamboat Pilot & Today articles; the Yampa Valley Bugle confirms the Hayden decision independently but in passing. No official town minutes located; treat camera-removal completion as unconfirmed.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Hayden Police Department terminating Flock contract, bagging cameras", "url": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6a9f6abcb5221344e09c9d3c?type=article", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6a9f6abcb5221344e09c9d3c?type=article" }, { "title": "Routt County Sheriff to cancel Flock contract after records show local cameras were included in 8 million searches", "url": "https://www.yampavalleybugle.com/post/routt-county-sheriff-to-cancel-flock-contract-after-records-show-local-cameras-were-included-in-8-mi", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://yampavalleybugle.com/post/routt-county-sheriff-to-cancel-flock-contract-after-records-show-local-cameras-were-included-in-8-mi" }, { "title": "Police chief updates Steamboat City Council on decommissioning Flock cameras", "url": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6aa2244f5e5503b6ffd5f2c1?type=article", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://postgoo.com/posts/6aa2244f5e5503b6ffd5f2c1?type=article" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Thornton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 48500, "cameras": 16, "city": "Thornton", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "PD operates 16 Flock cameras (10 stationary added 2022; 5 stationary + 1 portable added 2024) at $48,500/yr. The contract was due to expire 2026-06-03 with renewal planned from the 2026 operating budget; council debate in 2026 produced no action to stop it, and the system was still in use as of Aug 2026.", "id": "co-thornton-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract figures come from the department's own presentation (in use 2022 to present, cancellable on 30 days' notice). Renewal after the 2026-06-03 expiry was planned but no signed renewal document was located; status is active based on the 9news misuse reporting and Aug 2026 council debate, not on confirmed renewal paperwork.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "ALPR / Flock presentation (official Thornton PD)", "url": "https://www.thorntonpd.org/s/PowerPoint-ALPR.pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thorntonpd.org/s/PowerPoint-ALPR.pdf" }, { "title": "Thornton police complaint: officer ran 20,000 Flock searches", "url": "https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/thornton-police-complaint-officer-ran-20000-flock-searches/73-cf59c995-f38b-4b5b-a883-ee36a5b06c50", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/thornton-police-complaint-officer-ran-20000-flock-searches/73-cf59c995-f38b-4b5b-a883-ee36a5b06c50" }, { "title": "Pushback Against Flock Cameras Comes to Denver Suburb", "url": "https://reportwire.org/pushback-against-flock-cameras-comes-to-denver-suburb-the-latest-colorado-city-to-enter-debate/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://reportwire.org/pushback-against-flock-cameras-comes-to-denver-suburb-the-latest-colorado-city-to-enter-debate" }, { "title": "Residents demand public forum and oversight after council debate over Flock ALPRs (Citizen Portal)", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7824952/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/Thornton-City/Adams-County/Colorado/Residents-demand-public-forum-and-oversight-after-council-debate-over-Flock-ALPRs", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7824952/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/colorado/adams-county/thornton-city/Thornton-City/Adams-County/Colorado/Residents-demand-public-forum-and-oversight-after-council-debate-over-Flock-ALPRs" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Douglas County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 50, "city": "Castle Rock", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-07-14", "decision_summary": "Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 on 2026-07-14 to approve a ~$22.8M 10-year Axon contract replacing the county's ~50 Flock cameras with 100 Axon Outpost readers plus a first-responder drone program.", "id": "co-douglas-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Vendor switch, not outright removal. Camera count: undersheriff quoted 'replace our existing 50 license plate readers'; one outlet reported 64 fixed Flock cameras. Using 50 per the official quote. The $22.8M figure is the 10-year Axon program total ($1,925,275.42 due in year one), not the Flock cost, so annual_cost_usd stays null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "DCSO approved to use Drones as First Responders technology", "url": "https://www.parkerchronicle.net/news/article_01bdde33-6b4a-4c71-89f9-1ca64415be1c.html", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://parkerchronicle.net/news/article_01bdde33-6b4a-4c71-89f9-1ca64415be1c.html" }, { "title": "DCSO approved to use Drones as First Responders technology", "url": "https://www.castlerocknewspress.net/news/article_f09f8077-351a-4f7e-b8f9-c5621744d712.html", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://castlerocknewspress.net/news/article_f09f8077-351a-4f7e-b8f9-c5621744d712.html" }, { "title": "Douglas County Replaces Flock Cameras With $22.8 Million Axon Public Safety System", "url": "https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/07/16/douglas-county-replaces-flock-cameras-with-22-8-million-axon-public-safety-system/", "date": "2026-07-16", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/07/16/douglas-county-replaces-flock-cameras-with-22-8-million-axon-public-safety-system" }, { "title": "Douglas County sheriff shifts surveillance system from Flock to Axon", "url": "https://www.prismnews.com/local/douglas-co/douglas-county-sheriff-shifts-surveillance-system-from", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://prismnews.com/local/douglas-co/douglas-county-sheriff-shifts-surveillance-system-from" }, { "title": "Douglas County commissioners approved a nearly $22.8 million Axon contract on July 14 that replaces the county's Flock cameras", "url": "https://kimmonson.com/news/douglas-county-axon-contract-replaces-flock-alpr-drones/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kimmonson.com/news/douglas-county-axon-contract-replaces-flock-alpr-drones" }, { "title": "Communities Nationwide Tearing Down Flock Cameras, Quietly Replacing Them With These Brands", "url": "https://www.military.com/communities-nationwide-tearing-down-flock-cameras-quietly-replacing-them-with-these-brands", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://military.com/communities-nationwide-tearing-down-flock-cameras-quietly-replacing-them-with-these-brands" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Fountain Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Fountain", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "PD operates Flock cameras under a current two-year contract totaling approximately $156,000 (department statement, Aug 2026). At the Aug 2026 council meeting the chief defended the system and discussed retention/audit safeguards; no action was taken to end it.", "id": "co-fountain-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Active use confirmed by the department's own statements and official sheriff's office release. Camera count left null: Atlas reports 24 cameras as of Sept 2025, but that is a discovery feed, not a citation, and no primary source confirms the count. Cost left null: $156,000 is a two-year total, not annualized.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Cameras Bring Public Safety and Privacy Debate to Fountain", "url": "https://www.elpaso-journal.com/post/flock-cameras-bring-public-safety-and-privacy-debate-to-fountain", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://elpaso-journal.com/post/flock-cameras-bring-public-safety-and-privacy-debate-to-fountain" }, { "title": "Fountain Police Department (official city page)", "url": "https://fountain.colorado.gov/government/fountain-police-department", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fountain.colorado.gov/government/fountain-police-department" }, { "title": "FLOCK Safety Cameras Assist in Arrest of Attempted Murder Suspect (El Paso County Sheriff's Office)", "url": "https://epcsheriffsoffice.com/flock-safety-cameras-assist-in-arrest-of-attempted-murder-suspect/", "date": "2025-09-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://epcsheriffsoffice.com/flock-safety-cameras-assist-in-arrest-of-attempted-murder-suspect" }, { "title": "Fountain police report staffing gains, Flock stats and new Axon access through CSPD (Citizen Portal)", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9644192/colorado/el-paso-county/fountain-city/fountain-police-report-staffing-gains-flock-stats-and-new-axon-access-through-cspd", "date": "2026-08-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9644192/colorado/el-paso-county/fountain-city/fountain-police-report-staffing-gains-flock-stats-and-new-axon-access-through-cspd" } ], "state": "CO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "id": "ks-wichita-pd", "agency": "Wichita Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Wichita", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Wichita PD operates one of the largest Flock LPR networks in Kansas (sources variously describe 191 or about 200 cameras). In October 2024 the city council approved adding 31 Flock devices: 10 under a five-year agreement and 21 under a two-year agreement including a Raven gunshot-detection component. In July 2026 resident Mason Grimmett sued the city via the Kansas Justice Institute, alleging the warrantless network violates the Kansas Constitution.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City of Wichita agenda report re: Flock LPR devices (Item VI-7)", "url": "https://wichitaks.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/2912126/Agenda_Report_VI-7.pdf", "date": "2024-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wichitaks.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/2912126/Agenda_Report_VI-7.pdf", "publisher": "City of Wichita (legistarweb/Graniucs PDF)" }, { "title": "Flock Group Inc. Law Enforcement Agreement - Wichita PD", "url": "https://wichitaks.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/2900778/KS_-_Wichita_PD_-_Law_Enforcement_Agreement_-___8_.pdf", "date": "2024-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wichitaks.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/2900778/KS_-_Wichita_PD_-_Law_Enforcement_Agreement_-___8_.pdf", "publisher": "City of Wichita (legistarweb/Graniucs PDF)" }, { "title": "Flock Group Inc. order form - Wichita 10-camera package", "url": "https://wichitaks.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/2900779/Wichita-10Falcons.pdf", "date": "2024-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://wichitaks.granicus.com/services/legistar/download/pdf/2900779/Wichita-10Falcons.pdf", "publisher": "City of Wichita (legistarweb/Graniucs PDF)" }, { "title": "Kansas Lawsuit: ALPRs Turn a License Plate Into the Functional Equivalent of a GPS Tracking Device", "url": "https://reason.com/2026/07/31/kansas-lawsuit-alprs-turn-a-license-plate-into-the-functional-equivalent-of-a-gps-tracking-device/", "date": "2026-07-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://reason.com/2026/07/31/kansas-lawsuit-alprs-turn-a-license-plate-into-the-functional-equivalent-of-a-gps-tracking-device", "publisher": "Reason" }, { "title": "Can I find out if I've been recorded by a Flock camera? How to check for license plate in database", "url": "https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/27/can-i-find-out-if-ive-been-recorded-by-a-flock-camera-how-to-check-for-license-plate-in-database/91466124007/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cjonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/27/can-i-find-out-if-ive-been-recorded-by-a-flock-camera-how-to-check-for-license-plate-in-database/91466124007", "publisher": "CJOnline (Topeka Capital-Journal)" }, { "title": "Wichita City Council to Consider Gunshot-Detecting Devices, Water Plant Agreement", "url": "https://ransonfinancial.com/2024/10/15/wichita-city-council-to-consider-gunshot-detecting-devices-water-plant-agreement/", "date": "2024-10-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://ransonfinancial.com/2024/10/15/wichita-city-council-to-consider-gunshot-detecting-devices-water-plant-agreement", "publisher": "Ranson Financial" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count deliberately left null: cited sources disagree (191 per advocacy source, about 200 per news sources, 31-camera expansion documented in primary docs) and scope (city-owned vs network-accessible) is unresolved. Exact decision/approval date of the October 2024 council vote not confirmed in cited sources. Cost detail: Oct 2024 council package: 10-camera five-year agreement totaling $151,500 ($30,000 annual payments + $1,500 implementation fee); 21-camera/Raven two-year package at $186,150 year one and $183,000 recurring. Total network cost not stated as a single annual figure; left null rather than derived." }, { "id": "ks-gardner-pd", "agency": "Gardner Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Gardner", "state": "KS", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-17", "decision_summary": "On 2026-08-17 the Gardner City Council decided to end its Flock agreement, amid community privacy pressure. Cameras were to be turned off and the agreement not renewed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Kansas residents challenge police surveillance from Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/31/kansas-residents-challenge-police-surveillance-from-flock-cameras/91495686007/", "date": "2026-08-31", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/31/kansas-residents-challenge-police-surveillance-from-flock-cameras/91495686007", "publisher": "CJOnline (Topeka Capital-Journal)" }, { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "publisher": "Iowa Public Radio" }, { "title": "Wellsville, Kansas police department ends Flock camera program after community privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/ca-us-and-world/2026/08/21/wellsville-kansas-police-department-ends-flock-camera-program-after-community-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nbcpalmsprings.com/ca-us-and-world/2026/08/21/wellsville-kansas-police-department-ends-flock-camera-program-after-community-privacy-concerns", "publisher": "NBC Palm Springs (syndicated)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Terminal claim supported by three independent established news sources. Official city council minutes not yet located; exact camera count and contract dates unknown. Cost detail: No contract value or camera count found in cited sources." }, { "id": "ks-wellsville-pd", "agency": "Wellsville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Wellsville", "state": "KS", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 2, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-20", "decision_summary": "On 2026-08-20 Wellsville Police Chief Danny Hackler announced termination of the department's Flock agreements, which had been in place since October 2023. The department had two actual cameras (a camera map had shown three); cameras were to be covered and staff access removed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wellsville, Kansas police department ends Flock camera program after community privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/ca-us-and-world/2026/08/21/wellsville-kansas-police-department-ends-flock-camera-program-after-community-privacy-concerns", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nbcpalmsprings.com/ca-us-and-world/2026/08/21/wellsville-kansas-police-department-ends-flock-camera-program-after-community-privacy-concerns", "publisher": "NBC Palm Springs (syndicated)" }, { "title": "Can I find out if I've been recorded by a Flock camera? How to check for license plate in database", "url": "https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/27/can-i-find-out-if-ive-been-recorded-by-a-flock-camera-how-to-check-for-license-plate-in-database/91466124007/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cjonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/27/can-i-find-out-if-ive-been-recorded-by-a-flock-camera-how-to-check-for-license-plate-in-database/91466124007", "publisher": "CJOnline (Topeka Capital-Journal)" }, { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "publisher": "Iowa Public Radio" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Terminal claim supported by three independent established news sources. Official chief statement or city record not yet located; contract start/end dates beyond the reported October 2023 start not confirmed. Cost detail: No contract value found in cited sources." }, { "id": "ks-salina-pd", "agency": "Salina Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Salina", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": 24, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-06-01", "decision_summary": "On 2026-06-01 the Salina City Commission voted 4-1 to renew the Flock Safety contract for three years covering 22 fixed and 2 portable ALPRs, despite public opposition over privacy. The prior contract dated to 2023 and expired in April 2026.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "FLOCK cameras contract renewed within Salina for 3 more years", "url": "https://salinapost.com/posts/d902070a-cc14-4b63-ac30-a19ef2b8ee3f", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://salinapost.com/posts/d902070a-cc14-4b63-ac30-a19ef2b8ee3f", "publisher": "Salina Post" }, { "title": "4 To 1 Vote: Salina City Commission Approves Flock Camera Renewal After Privacy, Safety and Data Debate", "url": "https://www.salina311.com/stories/2026-06-01-4-to-1-vote-salina-city-commission-approves-flock-camera-renewal-after-privacy-safety-and-data-debate/", "date": "2026-06-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://salina311.com/stories/2026-06-01-4-to-1-vote-salina-city-commission-approves-flock-camera-renewal-after-privacy-safety-and-data-debate", "publisher": "salina311" }, { "title": "Salina Police share information on Flock cameras to local media for the community", "url": "https://salinapost.com/posts/c5f80797-64e7-4ffe-b729-3332334ec4ae", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://salinapost.com/posts/c5f80797-64e7-4ffe-b729-3332334ec4ae", "publisher": "Salina Post" }, { "title": "SPD Releases New Details on Flock Camera's Role in Homicide Suspect Arrest", "url": "https://www.salina311.com/stories/2026-09-20-spd-releases-new-details-on-flock-cameras-role-in-homicide-suspect-arrest/", "date": "2026-09-20", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://salina311.com/stories/2026-09-20-spd-releases-new-details-on-flock-cameras-role-in-homicide-suspect-arrest", "publisher": "salina311" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Renewal date confirmed by two independent local outlets (Salina Post and salina311). Contract end date of the renewed term not stated in cited sources; left null rather than inferred. Cost detail: June 2026 three-year renewal: $198,000 for 22 fixed ALPRs and $21,000 for 2 portable ALPRs (three-year totals). Prior 2023 contract ($169,950 fixed + $18,000 portable) expired April 2026. Annual figures left null rather than derived from multi-year totals." }, { "id": "ks-derby-pd", "agency": "Derby Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Derby", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": 16, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2021-10-26", "decision_summary": "The Derby City Council approved Flock LPR funding in 2021; a two-month free trial was to begin in November 2021 with 7 cameras. Local reporting later described 16 cameras (9 purchased in 2021, 7 added in 2022). In 2026 two Derby Flock cameras were cut down and vandalism charges were filed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock License Plate Reader Cameras - Consent Agenda Item, City Council", "url": "https://derby.civicweb.net/document/21142/Flock%20License%20Plate%20Reader%20Cameras.pdf?handle=D1F9EFA8485941DC8A177D0D117C152B", "date": "2021-10-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://derby.civicweb.net/document/21142/Flock%20License%20Plate%20Reader%20Cameras.pdf?handle=D1F9EFA8485941DC8A177D0D117C152B", "publisher": "City of Derby (civicweb)" }, { "title": "Flock cameras vandalized in Derby", "url": "https://www.1025theriver.com/local/flock-cameras-vandalized/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://1025theriver.com/local/flock-cameras-vandalized", "publisher": "1025 The River" }, { "title": "Charges filed against man accused of vandalizing Derby Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.1025theriver.com/local/charges-filed-against-man-accused-of-vandalizing-derby-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://1025theriver.com/local/charges-filed-against-man-accused-of-vandalizing-derby-flock-cameras", "publisher": "1025 The River" }, { "title": "Flock cameras vandalized in Derby, police investigating", "url": "https://brightgram.com/wichita-ks/10511520/flock-cameras-vandalized-in-derby-police-investigating/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://brightgram.com/wichita-ks/10511520/flock-cameras-vandalized-in-derby-police-investigating", "publisher": "Brightgram (aggregator repost of KWCH)" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary city council consent agenda confirms the 2021 Flock procurement. Current 16-camera count rests on local radio reporting; the KWCH vandalism story was seen only via an aggregator repost. Renewal history and current contract dates unknown. Cost detail: Oct 2021 consent agenda: $36,750 for the first two years of use (7 cameras, reduced from 10 after vendor change), with recurring cost of approximately $2,500 per camera annually beginning in 2024. Later expansion to 16 cameras reported by local radio; post-expansion cost not found." }, { "id": "ks-park-city-pd", "agency": "Park City Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Park City", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": 14, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Park City PD has used Flock Safety ALPRs since 2021 (5 Falcon cameras on the initial order form). The EFF Atlas of Surveillance describes 14 Flock ALPRs in operation as of July 2025, and a 2025 council meeting summary describes approval of three additional stationary readers.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Group Inc. Services Agreement Order Form - City of Park City KS", "url": "https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1005584/Flock_Safety-Contract_Park_City_PD_KS__1___1_.pdf", "date": "2021-07-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1005584/Flock_Safety-Contract_Park_City_PD_KS__1___1_.pdf", "publisher": "Flock Group Inc. (via legistarweb S3)" }, { "title": "Park City, KS | Atlas of Surveillance", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Park+City%2C+KS", "date": "2025-07", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Park+City%2C+KS", "publisher": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance" }, { "title": "Park City council approves Champtown infrastructure contract, North Park engineering agreement and three license-plate readers", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6310008/Park-City/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Park-City-council-approves-Champtown-infrastructure-contract-North-Park-engineering-agreement-and-three-licenseplate-readers", "date": "2025-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6310008/Park-City/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Park-City-council-approves-Champtown-infrastructure-contract-North-Park-engineering-agreement-and-three-licenseplate-readers", "publisher": "Citizen Portal (AI-generated meeting summary)" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Only the 2021 order form is a primary/verified source. The 14-camera count and the 3-camera expansion rest on advocacy (EFF Atlas) and AI-generated meeting-summary sources; treat the current count as a lead-grade figure pending official confirmation. Cost detail: 2021 Flock order form: $13,125 year one ($12,500 recurring annually) for 5 Falcon cameras. A 2025 council vote reportedly added 3 stationary readers on a 24-month lease ($10,950 first year including $650/unit installation, $9,000 second year) per an AI-generated meeting summary; exact execution not confirmed." }, { "id": "ks-harvey-county-so", "agency": "Harvey County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": "Newton", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": 4, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The Harvey County Sheriff's Office operates four Flock cameras to monitor vehicles, per February 2026 reporting. In June 2026 Newton Police and the sheriff's office used a Flock LPR alert from a Chase County camera to intercept three homicide suspects on I-135.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "'A Great Crime-Fighting Tool': Flock cameras boost sheriff's office", "url": "https://kspress.com/news/2026/02/09/‘a-great-crime-fighting-tool’-flock-cameras-boost-sheriff’s-office", "date": "2026-02-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kspress.com/news/2026/02/09/‘a-great-crime-fighting-tool’-flock-cameras-boost-sheriff’s-office", "publisher": "Kansas Press Association (Newton Kansan)" }, { "title": "Flock LPR Alert Leads to Arrest of Three Homicide Suspects on Kansas Interstate", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/17/3329299/0/en/Flock-LPR-Alert-Leads-to-Arrest-of-Three-Homicide-Suspects-on-Kansas-Interstate.html", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/17/3329299/0/en/Flock-LPR-Alert-Leads-to-Arrest-of-Three-Homicide-Suspects-on-Kansas-Interstate.html", "publisher": "GlobeNewswire (vendor-issued Flock Safety release)" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Only one established-outlet citation located (Kansas Press Association/Newton Kansan); second source is a vendor-issued press release, so the record is lead-grade pending a second independent outlet or official record. Cost detail: No contract value found in cited sources." }, { "id": "ks-riley-county-pd", "agency": "Riley County Police Department", "agency_type": "county_police", "city": "Manhattan", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": 11, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Riley County PD began implementing camera technology in 2024, installing 11 ALPRs in partnership with Flock Safety around Manhattan's perimeter, per the agency's Law Board agenda. In 2026 RCPD officials defended the system at a city commission meeting amid privacy debate, crediting ALPRs with over 150 positive case outcomes.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board Meeting", "url": "https://www.rileycountypolice.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192025-90", "date": "2025-05-19", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://rileycountypolice.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192025-90", "publisher": "Riley County Police Department (Law Board agenda)" }, { "title": "Manhattan Flock cameras spark privacy debate", "url": "https://b1047.com/manhattan-flock-cameras-spark-privacy-debate/", "date": "2026-06", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://b1047.com/manhattan-flock-cameras-spark-privacy-debate", "publisher": "B104.7 / News Radio KMAN" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary government source confirms the Flock partnership and camera count. Second verified citation is local radio/news coverage of the 2026 commission debate. Contract dates and cost unknown; a third independent citation is needed for the verified tier. Cost detail: No contract value found in cited sources." }, { "id": "ks-kansas-city-kansas-pd", "agency": "Kansas City, Kansas Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Kansas City", "state": "KS", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "KCKPD operates Flock surveillance cameras in Kansas City, Kansas, per KCTV reporting. A KCUR investigation found data from Kansas City, Kansas Flock cameras was searched more than a million times in 30 days, mostly by out-of-state police departments via freeform national-database searches.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Kansas City, Kansas detective charged after Wyandotte County DA investigation", "url": "https://gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/kansas-city-kansas-detective-charged-after-wyandotte-county-da-investigation/", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/kansas-city-kansas-detective-charged-after-wyandotte-county-da-investigation", "publisher": "KCTV" }, { "title": "Data from Kansas City Flock cameras was searched over a million times in 30 days. Who was looking?", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FTz_Z_9tP3Q", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/shorts/FTz_Z_9tP3Q", "publisher": "KCUR (YouTube Shorts)" }, { "title": "What the Flock: Cameras in Wyandotte County - What do we know? Community Qs", "url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-the-flock-cameras-in-wyandotte-county-what-do-we-know-community-qs-tickets-1999112707924", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://eventbrite.com/e/what-the-flock-cameras-in-wyandotte-county-what-do-we-know-community-qs-tickets-1999112707924", "publisher": "Eventbrite" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Low confidence: Flock use by KCKPD is confirmed by KCTV and KCUR, but no procurement record, camera count, cost, or contract dates were located. The KCUR finding is currently only sourced from the station's own video description; the full written investigation should be located before upgrade. Cost detail: No contract value, camera count, or contract dates found in cited sources." }, { "agency": "Baton Rouge Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Baton Rouge", "confidence": "high", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "BRPD has used Flock ALPR cameras for at least five years, publicly defending their use amid nationwide privacy concerns; WBRZ independently confirmed active use in solved cases.", "id": "la-baton-rouge-pd", "notes": "BRPD has used Flock cameras for at least five years as of Aug 2026 (WAFB). Camera count, contract dates, and cost not found in public reporting. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Baton Rouge police defend Flock cameras as privacy concerns mount nationwide", "url": "https://gray-wafb-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/baton-rouge-police-defend-flock-cameras-privacy-concerns-mount-nationwide/", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gray-wafb-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/baton-rouge-police-defend-flock-cameras-privacy-concerns-mount-nationwide", "publisher": "WAFB" }, { "title": "Baton Rouge police credit license plate cameras with helping solve crimes", "url": "https://d3nqdp0e3r32g8.cloudfront.net/news/baton-rouge-police-credit-license-plate-cameras-with-helping-solve-crimes", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://d3nqdp0e3r32g8.cloudfront.net/news/baton-rouge-police-credit-license-plate-cameras-with-helping-solve-crimes", "publisher": "WBRZ" }, { "title": "What the Flock?", "url": "https://www.redeyebr.com/what-the-flock/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://redeyebr.com/what-the-flock", "publisher": "Red Eye BR" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Baton Rouge", "confidence": "medium", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "EBRSO is an active Flock user; WBRZ confirmed use in a 2026 school-bus shooting case and a Flock press release describes the agency's growing network of Flock cameras.", "id": "la-east-baton-rouge-so", "notes": "EBRSO credited Flock LPRs in solving a May 2026 school-bus shooting case (WBRZ). Flock's own July 2026 press release describes a growing EBRSO network of license plate readers including Flock cameras. Camera count, contract dates, and cost not found in public reporting. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Baton Rouge police credit license plate cameras with helping solve crimes", "url": "https://d3nqdp0e3r32g8.cloudfront.net/news/baton-rouge-police-credit-license-plate-cameras-with-helping-solve-crimes", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://d3nqdp0e3r32g8.cloudfront.net/news/baton-rouge-police-credit-license-plate-cameras-with-helping-solve-crimes", "publisher": "WBRZ" }, { "title": "What the Flock?", "url": "https://www.redeyebr.com/what-the-flock/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://redeyebr.com/what-the-flock", "publisher": "Red Eye BR" }, { "title": "Flock LPR Helps East Baton Rouge Deputies Arrest Three Suspects in School Bus Shooting Within Minutes", "url": "https://pr.chestercounty.com/article/Flock-LPR-Helps-East-Baton-Rouge-Deputies-Arrest-Three-Suspects-in-School-Bus-Shooting-Within-Minutes/6a68c4cd0b3f8c67775208a0", "date": "2026-07-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://pr.chestercounty.com/article/Flock-LPR-Helps-East-Baton-Rouge-Deputies-Arrest-Three-Suspects-in-School-Bus-Shooting-Within-Minutes/6a68c4cd0b3f8c67775208a0", "publisher": "Flock Safety (GlobeNewswire paid placement)" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Gretna", "confidence": "high", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "JPSO is an active Flock user; a deputy was fired in Aug 2026 for 3,200+ unauthorized Flock searches tracking an ex-fiancee, prompting scrutiny of the agency's Flock use.", "id": "la-jefferson-parish-so", "notes": "In Aug 2026 a JPSO deputy was fired after 3,200+ unauthorized Flock searches used to track an ex-fiancee's vehicle over several years (WVUE; confirmed by Louisiana First). Sheriff Lopinto stated the agency had no policy for the new tech. Camera count, contract dates, and cost not found. Louisiana First's article intro mislabels the location as Jefferson Davis Parish, but the named agency is Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Jefferson Parish deputy fired for misusing Flock camera to track ex-fiancee's vehicle, Lopinto says", "url": "https://gray-wafb-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/19/jefferson-parish-deputy-fired-misusing-flock-camera-track-ex-fiancees-vehicle-lopinto-says/", "date": "2026-08-19", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gray-wafb-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/19/jefferson-parish-deputy-fired-misusing-flock-camera-track-ex-fiancees-vehicle-lopinto-says", "publisher": "WVUE (Fox 8)" }, { "title": "Louisiana deputy fired for allegedly tracking ex-fiancee via Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/louisiana-news/louisiana-deputy-fired-for-allegedly-tracking-ex-fiancee-via-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://louisianafirstnews.com/news/louisiana-news/louisiana-deputy-fired-for-allegedly-tracking-ex-fiancee-via-flock-cameras", "publisher": "Louisiana First News (KLFY)" }, { "title": "Deputy Fired Using Flock Cameras to Track Ex-Fiance", "url": "https://classicrock1051.com/ixp/34/p/deputy-fired-using-flock-cameras-track-ex-fiance/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://classicrock1051.com/ixp/34/p/deputy-fired-using-flock-cameras-track-ex-fiance", "publisher": "Classic Rock 105.1 (Townsquare)" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Kenner Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 55, "city": "Kenner", "confidence": "high", "decision_date": "2022-12", "decision_summary": "City Council approved a two-year, $294,250 Flock ALPR contract in Dec 2022, growing the network to 55 cameras; still reported active in 2026.", "id": "la-kenner-pd", "notes": "City Council approved a two-year Flock contract totaling $294,250 in Dec 2022 (GovTech/Tribune News Service); annual figure not published and not derived here. The city's 2023 newsletter confirms the $294,250 system. Shreveport Times lists 55 ALPRs as of July 2026, and Aug 2026 news of police warning after a Flock camera was destroyed indicates the deployment remains active, suggesting renewal; renewal terms not found. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Kenner, La., to More Than Double License Plate Reader Network", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/kenner-la-to-more-than-double-license-plate-reader-network", "date": "2022-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/kenner-la-to-more-than-double-license-plate-reader-network", "publisher": "GovTech (Tribune News Service)" }, { "title": "End of Year District 3 Newsletter 2023", "url": "https://kenner.la.us/DocumentCenter/View/1381/End-Of-Year-District-3-Newsletter---2023-PDF", "date": "2023", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kenner.la.us/DocumentCenter/View/1381/End-Of-Year-District-3-Newsletter---2023-PDF", "publisher": "City of Kenner (official)" }, { "title": "Where are Flock cameras in Louisiana? See sheriff, police that have them", "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007/", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007", "publisher": "Shreveport Times (USA Today Network)" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Central Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 11, "city": "Central", "confidence": "medium", "decision_date": "2022-04-12", "decision_summary": "City Council approved nine Flock devices at $2,500 each in April 2022; the department now has 11 cameras and publishes a public Flock transparency portal.", "id": "la-central-pd", "notes": "City Council approved nine Flock devices at $2,500 each on 2022-04-12 (Governing); total contract cost not stated and not derived here. Atlas of Surveillance / Shreveport Times reported 11 cameras as of July 2026. Central also launched a public-facing Flock transparency portal for police camera data (citizenportal.ai). Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Advocates Worry as Central, La., Police Increase Surveillance", "url": "https://www.governing.com/security/advocates-worry-as-central-la-police-increase-surveillance", "date": "2022-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://governing.com/security/advocates-worry-as-central-la-police-increase-surveillance", "publisher": "Governing" }, { "title": "Where are Flock cameras in Louisiana? See sheriff, police that have them", "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007/", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007", "publisher": "Shreveport Times (USA Today Network)" }, { "title": "City announces public-facing Flock transparency portal for police camera data", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6207367/Central/East-Baton-Rouge-Parish/Louisiana/City-announces-public-facing-Flock-transparency-portal-for-police-camera-data", "date": "2026", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6207367/Central/East-Baton-Rouge-Parish/Louisiana/City-announces-public-facing-Flock-transparency-portal-for-police-camera-data", "publisher": "citizenportal.ai" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lafayette Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Lafayette", "confidence": "high", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Lafayette PD is an active Flock user; Aug 2026 arrests of two men who tore down a Flock camera confirmed the deployment, amid an ongoing local privacy debate.", "id": "la-lafayette-pd", "notes": "In Aug 2026 two men were arrested for tearing down a Lafayette Flock camera (KLFY), confirming active deployment; local commentary reports regular police use and a privacy debate. Camera count, contract dates, and cost not found in public reporting. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Two men accused of tearing down Flock camera in Louisiana", "url": "https://www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/two-men-accused-of-tearing-down-flock-camera-in-louisiana/", "date": "2026-08-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://louisianafirstnews.com/news/two-men-accused-of-tearing-down-flock-camera-in-louisiana", "publisher": "KLFY (Louisiana First News)" }, { "title": "Lafayette Flock Camera Arrests, Privacy Debate", "url": "https://classicrock1051.com/ixp/34/p/lafayette-flock-camera-arrests-privacy-debate/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://classicrock1051.com/ixp/34/p/lafayette-flock-camera-arrests-privacy-debate", "publisher": "Classic Rock 105.1 (Townsquare)" }, { "title": "Where are Flock cameras in Louisiana? See sheriff, police that have them", "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007/", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007", "publisher": "Shreveport Times (USA Today Network)" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 54, "city": "Thibodaux", "confidence": "high", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office operates 54 Flock cameras, used daily per its public information officer; two independent Gannett outlets confirmed the count.", "id": "la-lafourche-parish-so", "notes": "LPSO operates 54 Flock cameras; its public information officer says the system is used daily (Houma Today, 2026-08-03). Shreveport Times independently lists 54 cameras as of July 2026. Contract dates and cost not found in public reporting. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Terrebonne, Lafourche examine use of Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/terrebonne-lafourche-officials-look-into-flock-cameras/91113258007/", "date": "2026-08-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://houmatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/terrebonne-lafourche-officials-look-into-flock-cameras/91113258007", "publisher": "Houma Today / Courier (Gannett)" }, { "title": "Where are Flock cameras in Louisiana? See sheriff, police that have them", "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007/", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/17/where-are-flock-cameras-in-louisiana-see-sheriff-police-that-have-them/90943464007", "publisher": "Shreveport Times (USA Today Network)" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 39, "city": "Houma", "confidence": "medium", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office operates 39 Flock cameras and spent $465,000 in opioid-settlement funds on them; Flock presented to the parish council in May 2023.", "id": "la-terrebonne-parish-so", "notes": "TPSO has 39 Flock cameras installed throughout the parish (Houma Today, 2026-08-03); the agency spent $465,000 in opioid-settlement funds on Flock cameras (investigative reporting, Sept 2026). A Flock presentation to the Terrebonne Parish Council occurred May 2023. Contract dates and annual cost not found; the $465,000 is a one-time expenditure, not an annual cost. Extra: {\"vendor\": \"Flock Safety\", \"verified\": true}", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Terrebonne, Lafourche examine use of Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/terrebonne-lafourche-officials-look-into-flock-cameras/91113258007/", "date": "2026-08-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://houmatoday.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/terrebonne-lafourche-officials-look-into-flock-cameras/91113258007", "publisher": "Houma Today / Courier (Gannett)" }, { "title": "A state gave sheriffs 20% of its opioid settlement cash. We followed the money", "url": "https://www.akronnewsreporter.com/2026/09/13/follow-opioid-settlement-cash/", "date": "2026-09-13", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://akronnewsreporter.com/2026/09/13/follow-opioid-settlement-cash", "publisher": "Akron News Reporter" } ], "state": "LA", "status": "active", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "St. Charles County Police Department", "agency_type": "county_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "St. Charles", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-20", "decision_summary": "County announced the department ended use of Flock cameras and opted out of its contract after an internal audit found a civilian employee ran personal, non-law-enforcement Flock searches; the employee was fired and resigned, and the matter was referred to an outside agency for criminal investigation. The county's roughly 150 non-Flock LPR cameras under another vendor remain in use.", "id": "mo-st-charles-county-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Official county release (via EIN Presswire) says 28 Flock cameras; an AI-generated Sept 1 council-meeting summary says 29 county-controlled cameras were discontinued. Camera count left null pending resolution of the 28/29 conflict. Decision date 2026-08-20 from the official release.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "St. Charles County Cuts Ties with Flock Cameras", "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/938840554/st-charles-county-cuts-ties-with-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://einpresswire.com/article/938840554/st-charles-county-cuts-ties-with-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Hawley Expands Investigation into Surveillance Cameras, Warns Flock Competitors", "url": "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-expands-investigation-into-surveillance-cameras-warns-flock-competitors/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://hawley.senate.gov/hawley-expands-investigation-into-surveillance-cameras-warns-flock-competitors" }, { "title": "Senator Josh Hawley launching investigation into Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.kjluradio.com/newsroom/senator-josh-hawley-launching-investigation-into-flock-cameras/article_e6674592-628f-4230-8562-f922cb759cb5.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kjluradio.com/newsroom/senator-josh-hawley-launching-investigation-into-flock-cameras/article_e6674592-628f-4230-8562-f922cb759cb5.html" }, { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change.", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Pulaski County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Waynesville", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-19", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Stacy Ball announced the office will discontinue use of Flock cameras and not renew its contract, sharing the decision in an August 19 letter; cameras to be removed.", "id": "mo-pulaski-county-sheriff", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Decision date is the date of the sheriff's August 19 letter announcing non-renewal (per Springfield News-Leader), not necessarily the decision date itself. A Substack reports the contract runs through 2026-10-07, but that is a single unverified source, so contract_end is null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Pulaski County Sheriff's Office to stop using Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.krps.org/missouri-news/2026-08-21/pulaski-county-sheriffs-office-to-stop-using-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://krps.org/missouri-news/2026-08-21/pulaski-county-sheriffs-office-to-stop-using-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Pulaski County Sheriff says he will end use of Flock Safety cameras", "url": "https://www.kjluradio.com/newsroom/pulaski-county-sheriff-says-he-will-end-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/article_7c89469e-d84c-49c6-90cd-9cafe5206922.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kjluradio.com/newsroom/pulaski-county-sheriff-says-he-will-end-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/article_7c89469e-d84c-49c6-90cd-9cafe5206922.html" }, { "title": "Springfield council stalls Flock camera report, crowd erupts", "url": "https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007/", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007" }, { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change.", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change" }, { "title": "Another Missouri sheriff cancels", "url": "https://thecommercedispatch.substack.com/p/another-missouri-sheriff-cancels", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://thecommercedispatch.substack.com/p/another-missouri-sheriff-cancels" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Willard Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Willard", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-21", "decision_summary": "Police Chief Tom McClain announced the department will not renew its Flock Safety contract when the current agreement expires; elected leaders voted not to renew, citing privacy concerns.", "id": "mo-willard-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Decision date is the announcement date; the exact board vote date was not found. Only two independent outlets (KSMU, News-Leader); the third citation is a second News-Leader article and does not add independence.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Willard Police Department decides not to renew its contract with Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.ksmu.org/news/2026-08-21/willard-police-department-decides-not-to-renew-its-contract-with-flock-safety", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ksmu.org/news/2026-08-21/willard-police-department-decides-not-to-renew-its-contract-with-flock-safety" }, { "title": "Willard police ending Flock contract over privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/08/21/willard-police-ending-flock-contract-privacy-concerns/91408851007/", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/08/21/willard-police-ending-flock-contract-privacy-concerns/91408851007" }, { "title": "Springfield council stalls Flock camera report, crowd erupts", "url": "https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007/", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bolivar Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 5, "city": "Bolivar", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City board voted in July 2026 not to renew the Flock contract; the city requested removal of its five cameras and is forfeiting the remaining prepaid contract value.", "id": "mo-bolivar-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Board voted in July 2026; the exact vote date was not found, so decision_date is null. Five-camera count from KSMU. Only two independent outlets identified.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Bolivar takes next steps to cut ties with Flock", "url": "https://www.ksmu.org/news/2026-08-12/bolivar-takes-next-steps-to-cut-ties-with-flock", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ksmu.org/news/2026-08-12/bolivar-takes-next-steps-to-cut-ties-with-flock" }, { "title": "Willard police ending Flock contract over privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/08/21/willard-police-ending-flock-contract-privacy-concerns/91408851007/", "date": "2026-08-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/08/21/willard-police-ending-flock-contract-privacy-concerns/91408851007" }, { "title": "Springfield council stalls Flock camera report, crowd erupts", "url": "https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007/", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Jefferson City Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Jefferson City", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Jefferson City Council voted to renew the city's Flock Safety agreement in August 2026 despite privacy concerns; Police Chief Eric Wilde defended the technology, saying it had helped solve three homicides.", "id": "mo-jefferson-city-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Renewal is corroborated by two KJLU articles (same newsroom) and a blog citing an Aug. 17, 2026 ABC 17 report that the vote was 'overwhelming.' The ABC 17 article itself was not directly located, so the exact vote date is null and confidence is medium.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Governor Mike Kehoe becomes first in nation to issue executive order on Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.kjluradio.com/newsroom/governor-mike-kehoe-becomes-first-in-nation-to-issue-executive-order-on-flock-cameras/article_1ae3e0ea-edfe-4aec-af09-218e7b049262.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kjluradio.com/newsroom/governor-mike-kehoe-becomes-first-in-nation-to-issue-executive-order-on-flock-cameras/article_1ae3e0ea-edfe-4aec-af09-218e7b049262.html" }, { "title": "City of Columbia to hold public hearing on use of Flock Safety cameras", "url": "https://www.kjluradio.com/newsroom/city-of-columbia-to-hold-public-hearing-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/article_7c80b87a-a13b-47b4-993e-bdecd8be05f4.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kjluradio.com/newsroom/city-of-columbia-to-hold-public-hearing-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/article_7c80b87a-a13b-47b4-993e-bdecd8be05f4.html" }, { "title": "Flock Camera Helps Troopers Locate Teen and Stolen Car, But Some are Still Skeptical About Their Use", "url": "https://guessingheadlights.com/flock-camera-helps-troopers-locate-teen-and-stolen-car-most-effective-tool-ive-used-in-my-career/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://guessingheadlights.com/flock-camera-helps-troopers-locate-teen-and-stolen-car-most-effective-tool-ive-used-in-my-career" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Columbia Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Columbia", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2024-10-07", "decision_summary": "City Council approved a 5-2 ordinance authorizing the Flock Safety camera contract on Oct. 7, 2024. The contract runs through March 2027; in Sept. 2026 the council unanimously approved holding a public hearing on continued Flock use.", "id": "mo-columbia-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The $539,400 figure in the Sept. 2024 council memo is an appropriation covering Flock plus other camera systems for the Police and Parks and Recreation departments, not an annual Flock contract cost, so annual_cost_usd is null. Contract end is only described as 'March 2027' with no exact date, so contract_end is null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Columbia City Council adopts Flock Safety surveillance ordinance", "url": "https://themaneater.com/122229/news/columbia-city-council-adopts-flock-safety-surveillance-ordinance/", "date": "2024-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://themaneater.com/122229/news/columbia-city-council-adopts-flock-safety-surveillance-ordinance" }, { "title": "B236-24 - Council Memo (City of Columbia)", "url": "https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2024/09/Council-Memo.pdf", "date": "2024-09-16", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2024/09/Council-Memo.pdf" }, { "title": "Gov. Kehoe orders privacy protections for use of Flock police cameras", "url": "https://www.threeriverspublishing.com/stories/gov-kehoe-orders-privacy-protections-for-use-of-flock-police-cameras,294791", "date": "2026-09-18", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://threeriverspublishing.com/stories/gov-kehoe-orders-privacy-protections-for-use-of-flock-police-cameras,294791" }, { "title": "City of Columbia to hold public hearing on use of Flock Safety cameras", "url": "https://www.kjluradio.com/newsroom/city-of-columbia-to-hold-public-hearing-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/article_7c80b87a-a13b-47b4-993e-bdecd8be05f4.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kjluradio.com/newsroom/city-of-columbia-to-hold-public-hearing-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/article_7c80b87a-a13b-47b4-993e-bdecd8be05f4.html" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Louisiana Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 7, "city": "Louisiana", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Police department temporarily disabled its Flock cameras in mid-August 2026 pending a public hearing on two competing ordinances: one to repeal the camera-enabling ordinance and one to formalize rules for their use.", "id": "mo-louisiana-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Permanent outcome is unresolved, hence pending. The seven-camera count and the June 2025 approval / March 2026 installation chronology come from a single unverified local-news repost; the temporary disable is confirmed by IPR and a KHQA broadcast clip.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change.", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change" }, { "title": "Louisiana Police Department temporarily disables Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siapjqp3fSY", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=Siapjqp3fSY" }, { "title": "Louisiana Police Disable Flock Cameras Ahead of Public Hearing", "url": "https://mbatchelo0.wixsite.com/rivernewslive-1/post/louisiana-police-disable-flock-cameras-ahead-of-public-hearing", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://mbatchelo0.wixsite.com/rivernewslive-1/post/louisiana-police-disable-flock-cameras-ahead-of-public-hearing" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Parkville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Parkville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City suspended its Flock program and temporarily turned off all cameras in early September 2026 while gathering information and considering policies; a future work session was planned. No permanent decision reported.", "id": "mo-parkville-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Temporary suspension only, not a cancellation, hence pending. The KCTV article URL is the station's CDN syndication copy. Exact suspension date not confirmed.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Parkville looks at implementing policies for Flock cameras as residents voice concerns", "url": "https://gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/11/parkville-look-implementing-policies-flock-cameras-residents-voice-concerns/", "date": "2026-09-11", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/09/11/parkville-look-implementing-policies-flock-cameras-residents-voice-concerns" }, { "title": "Parkville, MO suspends its Flock license plate camera program", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lTyB6wgQBGk", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/shorts/lTyB6wgQBGk" }, { "title": "Missouri governor issues executive order for Flock, other cameras; see new rules", "url": "https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/missouri-governor-issues-executive-order-for-flock-other-cameras-see-new-rules/article_797d10d1-2515-550a-adc4-8f14a79c958e.html", "date": "2026-09-16", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://swoknews.com/ap/national/missouri-governor-issues-executive-order-for-flock-other-cameras-see-new-rules/article_797d10d1-2515-550a-adc4-8f14a79c958e.html" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Springfield Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Springfield", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Flock program remains active. On Sept. 22, 2026 the City Council voted 5-3 to refer a resolution calling for a public review of the Flock program to committee; one protester was arrested after public comment was restricted.", "id": "mo-springfield-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Sept. 22 was a review-resolution referral, not a contract decision, so decision_date is null. A secondary source claims the Flock transparency portal lists 41 Springfield cameras; the portal was not directly verified, so cameras is null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Springfield council stalls Flock camera report, crowd erupts", "url": "https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007/", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2026/09/22/springfield-council-stalls-flock-camera-report-crowd-erupts/91827433007" }, { "title": "Mayor, council member, concerned citizen weigh in on Flock camera resolution vote", "url": "https://www.krps.org/missouri-news/2026-09-23/mayor-council-member-concerned-citizen-weigh-in-on-flock-camera-resolution-vote", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://krps.org/missouri-news/2026-09-23/mayor-council-member-concerned-citizen-weigh-in-on-flock-camera-resolution-vote" }, { "title": "Woman arrested after city council denies residents right to speak on Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.404media.co/woman-arrested-after-city-council-denies-residents-right-to-speak-on-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://404media.co/woman-arrested-after-city-council-denies-residents-right-to-speak-on-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Two Arrested in Springfield After City Council Stalls Public Review of Flock Surveillance Cameras", "url": "https://factinface.com/news/272625-two_arrested_in_springfield_after_city_council_stalls_public_review_of_flock_surveillance_cameras", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://factinface.com/news/272625-two_arrested_in_springfield_after_city_council_stalls_public_review_of_flock_surveillance_cameras" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Brentwood Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Brentwood", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "A Brentwood officer was accused of using license plate reader data to track his ex-wife; St. Louis County police determined it was a policy violation but broke no law. No cancellation or suspension of the Flock program has been reported.", "id": "mo-brentwood-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Both sources mention the Brentwood incident only in passing within broader Flock coverage; no dedicated article on the incident or the department's Flock status was located. Program treated as active since no discontinuation was reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras escalate the battle between privacy and safety in St. Louis", "url": "https://www.krps.org/missouri-news/2026-09-14/flock-cameras-escalate-the-battle-between-privacy-and-safety-in-st-louis", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://krps.org/missouri-news/2026-09-14/flock-cameras-escalate-the-battle-between-privacy-and-safety-in-st-louis" }, { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change.", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change" } ], "state": "MO", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "id": "ok-oklahoma-city-pd", "agency": "Oklahoma City Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Oklahoma City", "state": "OK", "status": "active", "cameras": 90, "annual_cost_usd": 270000, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-18", "decision_summary": "City Council voted 5-3 to renew the Flock contract for one year at $270,000 with new restrictions on federal data sharing, audits, and retention. The prior agreement had expired 2026-06-30. Council had delayed the vote from Aug 4 over privacy concerns.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety license plate reader (LPR) usage in Oklahoma City", "url": "https://www.okc.gov/Services/Public-Safety/Police/Flock-Safety-license-plate-reader-LPR-usage-in-Oklahoma-City", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://okc.gov/Services/Public-Safety/Police/Flock-Safety-license-plate-reader-LPR-usage-in-Oklahoma-City", "publisher": "City of Oklahoma City" }, { "title": "Get the Flock Out: OKC renews camera contract with new privacy guardrails", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/get-the-flock-out-okc-renews-camera-contract-with-new-privacy-guardrails", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/get-the-flock-out-okc-renews-camera-contract-with-new-privacy-guardrails", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "OKC Police seek new restrictions on federal access to Flock camera data", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/okc-police-seek-new-restrictions-on-federal-access-to-flock-camera-data", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/okc-police-seek-new-restrictions-on-federal-access-to-flock-camera-data", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "OKC City Council renews Flock Safety contract in contentious meeting", "url": "https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/oklahoma-city/2026/08/18/okc-council-renews-flock-safety-contract-in-contentious-meeting/91356272007/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://oklahoman.com/story/news/local/oklahoma-city/2026/08/18/okc-council-renews-flock-safety-contract-in-contentious-meeting/91356272007", "publisher": "The Oklahoman" }, { "title": "OKC City Council to vote on Flock contract renewal", "url": "https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/oklahoma-city/2026/08/03/okc-stalls-vote-flock-cameras-renewal/91159028007/", "date": "2026-08-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://oklahoman.com/story/news/local/oklahoma-city/2026/08/03/okc-stalls-vote-flock-cameras-renewal/91159028007", "publisher": "The Oklahoman" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "One of the strongest OK records. 90 readers confirmed on the official city page (contract began 2023). Renewal explicitly dated 2026-08-18 by two independent outlets. Contract end of the renewed term not explicitly stated in cited sources, left null rather than inferred. Cost detail: One-year renewal value $270,000 approved Aug 2026. Original 2023 contract value and per-camera cost not in cited sources." }, { "id": "ok-tulsa-pd", "agency": "Tulsa Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Tulsa", "state": "OK", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Tulsa PD has used Flock LPRs since summer 2022 and remains an active user as of 2026, including use in protest investigations and a public transparency portal with 30-day retention.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety", "url": "https://www.tulsapolice.org/flock-safety", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tulsapolice.org/flock-safety", "publisher": "Tulsa Police Department" }, { "title": "Flock cameras used to investigate protests", "url": "https://tulsaflyer.org/2026/03/13/government/post/flock-cameras-used-investigate-protests/", "date": "2026-03-13", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://tulsaflyer.org/2026/03/13/government/post/flock-cameras-used-investigate-protests", "publisher": "Tulsa Flyer" }, { "title": "Flock updates privacy, transparency safeguards; recommends seven-day data retention limit", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "publisher": "News9" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Official department page confirms use since summer 2022. Camera count, cost, contract dates, and portal URL not in cited sources. Cost detail: No contract value or camera count found in cited sources." }, { "id": "ok-tulsa-county-so", "agency": "Tulsa County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": null, "state": "OK", "status": "active", "cameras": 25, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "County commissioners approved a 25-camera pilot in June 2022; Sheriff Vic Regalado later inked a contract and the office was still actively using Flock as of Aug 2026 while reviewing a seven-day retention recommendation.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Tulsa County Sheriff's Office to install 25 license plate reading cameras", "url": "https://theokeagle.com/2022/06/22/tulsa-county-sheriffs-office-to-install-25-license-plate-reading-cameras-2/", "date": "2022-06-22", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://theokeagle.com/2022/06/22/tulsa-county-sheriffs-office-to-install-25-license-plate-reading-cameras-2", "publisher": "The Oklahoma Eagle / News on 6" }, { "title": "Flock updates privacy, transparency safeguards; recommends seven-day data retention limit", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "Tulsa County Sheriff Inks Contract For License Plate Readers", "url": "https://vimarsana.com/newscast/newson6-com/ktul-channel-8-news/tulsa-county-sheriff-inks-contract-for-license-plate-readers/", "date": "2022-06", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://vimarsana.com/newscast/newson6-com/ktul-channel-8-news/tulsa-county-sheriff-inks-contract-for-license-plate-readers", "publisher": "KTUL (via vimarsana mirror)" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Exact transition from free pilot to paid contract and current contract terms not verified. News9 Aug 2026 reporting confirms continued active use. Medium confidence, not high, until a current contract or official statement is found. Cost detail: Free-trial pilot of 25 cameras in 2022. Current paid-contract terms not found in cited sources." }, { "id": "ok-norman-pd", "agency": "Norman Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Norman", "state": "OK", "status": "rejected", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Norman's nine-member City Council declined Flock after two presentations over three years, with privacy, data security, 30-day retention, and federal access cited as deal breakers. No contract was signed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "The Mayor Who Said No When Flock Came To Town", "url": "https://www.404media.co/the-mayor-who-said-no-when-flock-came-to-town/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://404media.co/the-mayor-who-said-no-when-flock-came-to-town", "publisher": "404 Media" }, { "title": "Norman, Oklahoma City Council says no to Flock license plate readers", "url": "https://reclaimthenet.org/norman-oklahoma-flock-license-plate-readers-county-sheriff", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://reclaimthenet.org/norman-oklahoma-flock-license-plate-readers-county-sheriff", "publisher": "Reclaim the Net" }, { "title": "Norman council studies Flock license plate readers amid privacy and legal questions", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6494495/Norman/Cleveland-County/Oklahoma/Norman-council-studies-Flock-license-plate-readers-amid-privacy-and-legal-questions", "date": "2025-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6494495/Norman/Cleveland-County/Oklahoma/Norman-council-studies-Flock-license-plate-readers-amid-privacy-and-legal-questions", "publisher": "CitizenPortal (AI-generated)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "404 Media is the strong anchor. Reclaim the Net largely republishes the same reporting, so it is not counted as independent. Exact decision date not established; the rejection unfolded across two study sessions over three years." }, { "id": "ok-bartlesville-pd", "agency": "Bartlesville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Bartlesville", "state": "OK", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City Council approved the Flock system in August 2024; it has been installed and operational since September 2024, with a public FAQ and a transparency portal reporting 30-day retention.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Police Department hosts Flock Safety camera forum", "url": "https://www.cityofbartlesville.org/police-department-hosts-flock-safety-camera-forum-2/", "date": "2025-01-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityofbartlesville.org/police-department-hosts-flock-safety-camera-forum-2", "publisher": "City of Bartlesville" }, { "title": "Flock cameras FAQ", "url": "https://www.cityofbartlesville.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Flock-cameras-FAQ.pdf", "date": "2024-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityofbartlesville.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Flock-cameras-FAQ.pdf", "publisher": "City of Bartlesville" }, { "title": "Flock updates privacy, transparency safeguards; recommends seven-day data retention limit", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "Flock Regulation Ordinance (final clean copy)", "url": "https://www.aaronforward4.com/s/Flock-Regulation-Ordinance-Final-clean-copy.pdf", "date": "2025-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://aaronforward4.com/s/Flock-Regulation-Ordinance-Final-clean-copy.pdf", "publisher": "City of Bartlesville (hosted on campaign site)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Two official city sources (forum article + FAQ PDF) plus independent News9 coverage of the transparency portal. City page and FAQ are the same government source; News9 provides independence. Cost detail: Cost and camera count not in cited sources. An ordinance passed in Bartlesville regulates use, audits, and data-sharing limits." }, { "id": "ok-muskogee-pd", "agency": "Muskogee Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Muskogee", "state": "OK", "status": "active", "cameras": 10, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Muskogee PD is an active Flock user with 10 license plate readers as of early 2026, a public transparency portal, and 30-day retention.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Muskogee police brief council on recent shootings", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7274821/Oklahoma/Muskogee-police-brief-council-on-recent-shootings-NAACP-launches-Safe-Storage-Saves-Lives-campaign", "date": "2026-01-12", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7274821/Oklahoma/Muskogee-police-brief-council-on-recent-shootings-NAACP-launches-Safe-Storage-Saves-Lives-campaign", "publisher": "CitizenPortal (AI-generated)" }, { "title": "Flock updates privacy, transparency safeguards; recommends seven-day data retention limit", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "Finding Flock cancellation tracker", "url": "https://findingflock.com", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://findingflock.com", "publisher": "Finding Flock" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count (10) and chief's Jan 2026 statement come only from an AI-generated CitizenPortal summary, an unverified lead. News9 confirms active use and a public portal. Needs a Muskogee Phoenix article or official minutes to reach high confidence." }, { "id": "ok-guthrie-pd", "agency": "Guthrie Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Guthrie", "state": "OK", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Guthrie, described as Oklahoma's first Flock adopter, discontinued the system. The police chief told Flock in Feb 2025 the city would not renew and later confirmed to News9 that the department acted on privacy concerns and discontinued use.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "House interim study examines Flock camera privacy issues", "url": "https://www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-20251016_3", "date": "2025-10-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://okhouse.gov/posts/news-20251016_3", "publisher": "Oklahoma House of Representatives" }, { "title": "Oklahoma lawmakers examine privacy issues with Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-politics-statewide/oklahoma-lawmakers-examine-privacy-issues-with-flock-cameras", "date": "2025-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-politics-statewide/oklahoma-lawmakers-examine-privacy-issues-with-flock-cameras", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "The Government Is Watching", "url": "https://soonersentinel.substack.com/p/the-government-is-watching", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://soonersentinel.substack.com/p/the-government-is-watching", "publisher": "Sooner Sentinel (Substack)" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Two strong verified sources confirm discontinuation, but fewer than three independent verified citations, so medium confidence and non-verified tier. Exact non-renewal date and camera count unresolved. Cost detail: An unverified Substack report claims continuation would have cost about $35,000/year; not confirmed. Cost left null per no-approximation rule." }, { "id": "ok-tahlequah-pd", "agency": "Tahlequah Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Tahlequah", "state": "OK", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 6, "annual_cost_usd": 21900, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "Council voted not to renew the $21,900 Flock contract after poor performance: three of six cameras vandalized, one never worked, two operational. Cameras to be removed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Tahlequah council to weigh Flock camera renewal", "url": "https://www.cnhinews.com/oklahoma/news/article_0e3e40ec-0e00-5fbe-bb5e-4c7a110680ec.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cnhinews.com/oklahoma/news/article_0e3e40ec-0e00-5fbe-bb5e-4c7a110680ec.html", "publisher": "CNHI Oklahoma" }, { "title": "Tahlequah police chief recommends dropping Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.cnhinews.com/oklahoma/news/article_ce058b56-5212-5443-baf7-583231f60ce6.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cnhinews.com/oklahoma/news/article_ce058b56-5212-5443-baf7-583231f60ce6.html", "publisher": "CNHI Oklahoma" }, { "title": "City Council approves $21,900 contract for Flock Safety license plate readers", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5330760/Oklahoma/Telecoid-City-Council-approves-21900-contract-for-Flock-Safety-license-plate-readers?loc=OK&source=bluesky", "date": "2025-07-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5330760/Oklahoma/Telecoid-City-Council-approves-21900-contract-for-Flock-Safety-license-plate-readers?loc=OK&source=bluesky", "publisher": "CitizenPortal (AI-generated)" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The two CNHI stories are the same outlet, so they are not independent of each other; combined with only one other lead source, this stays medium confidence. The vote date 2026-09-08 is inferred from the Sept 15 removal report referencing the Sept 8 council meeting; an official agenda item would firm it up. Cost detail: Original one-year contract $21,900 approved 2025-07-08. Auto-renewal in July 2026 was never paid before the non-renewal vote." }, { "id": "ok-coweta-pd", "agency": "Coweta Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Coweta", "state": "OK", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 2, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Police Chief Mike Bell ended the city's Flock relationship in mid-August 2026 after residents raised privacy concerns about the two cameras in use.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Coweta Police Chief explains decision to remove license plate reading cameras", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KoW0y3Ln26U", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/shorts/KoW0y3Ln26U", "publisher": "News on 6 (via YouTube)" }, { "title": "Oklahoma police chief cancels city's Flock Safety contract after citizens raise privacy concerns", "url": "https://americanpoliticalreport.com/oklahoma-police-chief-cancels-citys-flock-safety-contract-after-citizens-raise-privacy-concerns/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://americanpoliticalreport.com/oklahoma-police-chief-cancels-citys-flock-safety-contract-after-citizens-raise-privacy-concerns", "publisher": "American Political Report" }, { "title": "Flock updates privacy, transparency safeguards; recommends seven-day data retention limit", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-updates-privacy-transparency-safeguards-recommends-seven-day-data-retention-limit", "publisher": "News9" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Sourcing is weaker than ideal: the core evidence is a News on 6 video segment (only the YouTube short is reachable; newson6.com article blocked to fetchers), an unverified republication, and a News9 related-story mention. Medium confidence. An official city statement or the full News on 6 article would strengthen this." }, { "id": "ok-latimer-county-so", "agency": "Latimer County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": null, "state": "OK", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-07-21", "decision_summary": "Sheriff Adam Woodruff terminated the department's Flock agreement on July 21, 2026, citing constitutional privacy concerns, and pledged no Flock or comparable cameras while he serves as sheriff.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock camera technology won't be used in Latimer County, sheriff says", "url": "https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-camera-technology-wont-be-used-in-latimer-county", "date": "2026-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/flock-camera-technology-wont-be-used-in-latimer-county", "publisher": "News9" }, { "title": "OKC City Council to vote on police contract for Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/okc-council-will-vote-on-police-contract-for-flock-cameras/90958514007/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://oklahoman.com/story/news/local/2026/08/03/okc-council-will-vote-on-police-contract-for-flock-cameras/90958514007", "publisher": "The Oklahoman" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Two independent verified outlets. Status set to cancelled because The Oklahoman reports the sheriff terminated the department's Flock agreement (not merely declined a proposal). Only two verified citations, so medium confidence, not high." }, { "id": "or-eugene-pd", "agency": "Eugene Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Eugene", "state": "OR", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 57, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-05", "decision_summary": "Department announced termination of its Flock Safety contract on Dec 5, 2025, after an unauthorized camera reactivation during a city pause. City later ordered cameras removed and data deleted.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Eugene announces termination of Flock contract", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/05/eugene-announces-termination-of-flock-contract/", "date": "2025-12-05", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/05/eugene-announces-termination-of-flock-contract", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "Timeline: The brief, troubled history of Flock cameras in Eugene, Springfield", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/16/timeline-the-brief-troubled-history-of-flock-cameras-in-eugene-springfield/", "date": "2025-12-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/16/timeline-the-brief-troubled-history-of-flock-cameras-in-eugene-springfield", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "City Council looks to develop surveillance technology policy by end of 2026", "url": "https://dailyemerald.com/189945/community-news/city-council-looks-to-develop-surveillance-technology-policy-by-end-of-2026/", "date": "2026-06", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://dailyemerald.com/189945/community-news/city-council-looks-to-develop-surveillance-technology-policy-by-end-of-2026", "publisher": "Daily Emerald" }, { "title": "Eugene police report: six new hires, Flock contract terminated and deputy chief to retire", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7199555/Eugene/Lane-County/Oregon/Eugene-police-report-six-new-hires-Flock-contract-terminated-and-deputy-chief-to-retire", "date": "2025-12-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7199555/Eugene/Lane-County/Oregon/Eugene-police-report-six-new-hires-Flock-contract-terminated-and-deputy-chief-to-retire", "publisher": "Citizen Portal (AI-generated meeting summary)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "One of Oregon's highest-profile Flock exits. 57 cameras confirmed. Termination date firm across sources. Contract value and start date left null (conflicting reports on signing year). Cost detail: Two-year contract value reported around $342,000 in earlier research but the exact figure could not be re-verified against a live citation in this session, left null." }, { "id": "or-springfield-pd", "agency": "Springfield Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Springfield", "state": "OR", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 25, "annual_cost_usd": 77000, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-05", "decision_summary": "Department announced an end to its Flock Safety deal on Dec 5, 2025, citing concerns about the system's ability to meet operational needs, data security requirements, and community expectations. Cameras, installed in September 2025 and never formally activated, were covered pending removal; Flock began removing them in January 2026.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Eugene announces termination of Flock contract", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/05/eugene-announces-termination-of-flock-contract/", "date": "2025-12-05", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/05/eugene-announces-termination-of-flock-contract", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "Timeline: The brief, troubled history of Flock cameras in Eugene, Springfield", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/16/timeline-the-brief-troubled-history-of-flock-cameras-in-eugene-springfield/", "date": "2025-12-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/16/timeline-the-brief-troubled-history-of-flock-cameras-in-eugene-springfield", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "Flock Safety removes license plate reader cameras in Springfield", "url": "https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2026/01/21/flock-safety-removes-license-plate-cameras-springfield/88286152007/", "date": "2026-01-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://registerguard.com/story/news/local/2026/01/21/flock-safety-removes-license-plate-cameras-springfield/88286152007", "publisher": "Register-Guard" }, { "title": "Flock Safety removing Springfield cameras, police say", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2026/01/21/flock-safety-removing-springfield-cameras-police-say/", "date": "2026-01-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2026/01/21/flock-safety-removing-springfield-cameras-police-say", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Termination date firm across three independent outlets. Cameras were briefly activated without authorization on Nov 7, 2025 after a Flock repair. Cost detail: $77,000 per year funded by a state grant." }, { "id": "or-lane-county-so", "agency": "Lane County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": "Eugene", "state": "OR", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 22, "annual_cost_usd": 66000, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-10", "decision_summary": "Sheriff's office announced on Dec 10, 2025 it was ending its Flock Safety contract. 22 planned cameras were never installed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Lane County Sheriff's Office suspends Flock Safety contract", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/latest-news/2025/12/10/lane-county-sheriffs-office-suspends-flock-safety-contract/", "date": "2025-12-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/latest-news/2025/12/10/lane-county-sheriffs-office-suspends-flock-safety-contract", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "Timeline: The brief, troubled history of Flock cameras in Eugene, Springfield", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/16/timeline-the-brief-troubled-history-of-flock-cameras-in-eugene-springfield/", "date": "2025-12-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2025/12/16/timeline-the-brief-troubled-history-of-flock-cameras-in-eugene-springfield", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Suspension Costs Oregon City $7,000", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "publisher": "Government Technology" }, { "title": "Targeted and vandalized: Oregon sheriff's office ends Flock camera contract", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppkKszL8hII", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=ppkKszL8hII", "publisher": "KOIN 6 (YouTube)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The KOIN broadcast segment could not be fully reviewed in this session; it is included as an established-outlet lead on the same event, not as the primary citation. Cost detail: $66,000 was the year-one cost of a two-year contract; total contract value not in cited sources." }, { "id": "or-albany-pd", "agency": "Albany Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Albany", "state": "OR", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 4, "annual_cost_usd": 14000, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": "2026-06-29", "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-05-28", "decision_summary": "City council voted to end the Flock contract (reported 4-2 vote; one source dates the vote May 27); formal termination letter made the cancellation effective June 29, 2026. The single operating camera had been switched off in February 2026 after reports that federal and out-of-state agencies searched Oregon Flock networks.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety Suspension Costs Oregon City $7,000", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "publisher": "Government Technology (via Albany Democrat-Herald / TNS)" }, { "title": "Council votes to end Flock camera contract", "url": "https://hh-today.com/council-votes-to-end-flock-camera-contract/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://hh-today.com/council-votes-to-end-flock-camera-contract", "publisher": "Hasso Hering Today" }, { "title": "Albany council cancels Flock contract", "url": "https://albanyrecordsproject.com/articles/albany-council-cancels-flock-contract", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://albanyrecordsproject.com/articles/albany-council-cancels-flock-contract", "publisher": "Albany Records Project" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Vote date has a one-day discrepancy across sources (May 27 vs May 28); effective termination date June 29 is firm. Cost detail: $14,000 per year; early-termination fee around $7,000. Four cameras contracted, only one ever deployed (on Ellsworth Street; it was later stolen)." }, { "id": "or-woodburn-pd", "agency": "Woodburn Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Woodburn", "state": "OR", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 23, "annual_cost_usd": 84000, "contract_start": "2025-03-03", "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-06-23", "decision_summary": "City confirmed cancellation in June 2026 and Flock cameras were removed; council had first suspended use in November 2025 after discovering federal immigration agencies ran more than 6,000 searches of the city's Flock data, in violation of Oregon law.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock license-plate reader cameras removed in Woodburn, Oregon", "url": "https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/06/24/flock-license-plate-reader-cameras-removed-in-woodburn-oregon/90662372007/", "date": "2026-06-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/06/24/flock-license-plate-reader-cameras-removed-in-woodburn-oregon/90662372007", "publisher": "Statesman Journal" }, { "title": "Oregon town shuts down license-plate camera network after federal agencies run more than 6,000 searches", "url": "https://www.dailytidings.com/oregon-town-shuts-down-license-plate-camera-network-after-federal-agencies-run-more-than-6000-searches/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dailytidings.com/oregon-town-shuts-down-license-plate-camera-network-after-federal-agencies-run-more-than-6000-searches", "publisher": "Ashland Daily Tidings" }, { "title": "Flock Public Q and A", "url": "https://woodburn-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3299/Flock-Public-Q-and-A-FINAL-2-3-26", "date": "2026-02-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://woodburn-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3299/Flock-Public-Q-and-A-FINAL-2-3-26", "publisher": "City of Woodburn (official Q&A document)" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Suspension Costs Oregon City $7,000", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "publisher": "Government Technology" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Strongest Oregon record on federal-access concerns. One report dates council termination to end of April 2026 with removal completed May 13; the city-confirmed cancellation date used here is June 23, 2026. Cost detail: First-year cost $96,000; recurring annual cost $84,000. Cameras operated March 3, 2025 through November 11, 2025." }, { "id": "or-bend-pd", "agency": "Bend Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Bend", "state": "OR", "status": "expired", "cameras": 4, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-01", "decision_summary": "City allowed the Flock contract to expire and directed it not be renewed; cameras were switched off in January 2026 while privacy and data-sharing protections are reviewed.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Council liaison updates: immigration policy, ALPR cameras turned off, and electrification work", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7277191/Bend/Deschutes-County/Oregon/Council-liaison-updates-immigration-policy-ALPR-cameras-turned-off-and-electrification-work", "date": "2026-01-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7277191/Bend/Deschutes-County/Oregon/Council-liaison-updates-immigration-policy-ALPR-cameras-turned-off-and-electrification-work", "publisher": "Citizen Portal (AI-generated meeting summary)" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Suspension Costs Oregon City $7,000", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "publisher": "Government Technology" }, { "title": "Oregon Lawmakers Remove Privacy Safeguards From License Plate Camera Bill After Heavy Lobbying", "url": "https://www.dailytidings.com/oregon-lawmakers-remove-privacy-safeguards-from-license-plate-camera-bill-after-heavy-lobbying/", "date": "2026-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://dailytidings.com/oregon-lawmakers-remove-privacy-safeguards-from-license-plate-camera-bill-after-heavy-lobbying", "publisher": "Ashland Daily Tidings" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status mapped as expired rather than cancelled because sources describe the contract lapsing with a council directive not to renew. Exact decision date and expiration date not in cited sources. Cost detail: Contract reported at nearly $20,000 per year (KTVZ via Daily Tidings); treated as approximate, left null." }, { "id": "or-florence-pd", "agency": "Florence Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Florence", "state": "OR", "status": "active", "cameras": 6, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-02-02", "decision_summary": "City council voted 3-2 on Feb 2, 2026 to retain the Flock camera system after community input; the six cameras remain active.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety to remain in Florence after close vote", "url": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2026/02/03/flock-safety-to-remain-in-florence-after-close-vote/", "date": "2026-02-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2026/02/03/flock-safety-to-remain-in-florence-after-close-vote", "publisher": "Lookout Eugene-Springfield" }, { "title": "Council votes to keep Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.thesiuslawnews.com/news/council-votes-to-keep-flock-cameras/article_c8a3c463-cf09-4fa3-b468-85c32c116213.html", "date": "2026-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thesiuslawnews.com/news/council-votes-to-keep-flock-cameras/article_c8a3c463-cf09-4fa3-b468-85c32c116213.html", "publisher": "Siuslaw News" }, { "title": "Council votes 3-2 to keep Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.thesiuslawnews.com/news/council-votes-3-2-to-keep-flock-cameras/article_524d684c-ecaa-483b-ad4f-a6da9794a7f3.html", "date": "2026-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thesiuslawnews.com/news/council-votes-3-2-to-keep-flock-cameras/article_524d684c-ecaa-483b-ad4f-a6da9794a7f3.html", "publisher": "Siuslaw News" }, { "title": "Flock cameras approved, city manager evaluation, OCF grant cycle", "url": "https://kcfmradio.com/2026/02/03/flock-cameras-approved-city-manager-evaluation-ocf-grant-cycle/", "date": "2026-02-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kcfmradio.com/2026/02/03/flock-cameras-approved-city-manager-evaluation-ocf-grant-cycle", "publisher": "KCFM Radio" }, { "title": "City Council Work Session final action minutes", "url": "https://www.subluceo.com/source/5899fa9d-cd24-438f-a2a4-6107032d40f9", "date": "2026-01-22", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://subluceo.com/source/5899fa9d-cd24-438f-a2a4-6107032d40f9", "publisher": "City of Florence (council work session minutes)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "One of the few Oregon agencies to keep Flock after public debate. Cost and contract dates not in cited sources." }, { "id": "or-talent-pd", "agency": "Talent Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Talent", "state": "OR", "status": "pending", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2025-12-22", "decision_summary": "City council voted Dec 22, 2025 to keep the Flock ALPR program offline and stop sharing stored data with partner agencies while a surveillance policy is developed. As of April 20, 2026 the city records clerk confirmed cameras were off since December 2025 and Talent PD was in the process of terminating its contract.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Talent Police Department Flock Camera policy, invoice, map, and contracts", "url": "https://www.muckrock.com/foi/talent-6725/talent-police-department-flock-camera-policy-invoice-map-and-contracts-208246/", "date": "2026-04-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://muckrock.com/foi/talent-6725/talent-police-department-flock-camera-policy-invoice-map-and-contracts-208246", "publisher": "City of Talent (public records response via MuckRock)" }, { "title": "Talent council orders pause on Flock ALPR, directs staff to draft surveillance policy and to stop data sharing", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7304465/Talent/Jackson-County/Oregon/Talent-council-orders-pause-on-Flock-ALPR-directs-staff-to-draft-surveillance-policy-and-to-stop-data-sharing?loc=OR&source=bluesky", "date": "2026-01-12", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7304465/Talent/Jackson-County/Oregon/Talent-council-orders-pause-on-Flock-ALPR-directs-staff-to-draft-surveillance-policy-and-to-stop-data-sharing?loc=OR&source=bluesky", "publisher": "Citizen Portal (AI-generated meeting summary)" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Suspension Costs Oregon City $7,000", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "date": "2026-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/flock-safety-suspension-costs-oregon-city-7-000", "publisher": "Government Technology" }, { "title": "Left and Right unite as Oregonians turn against Flock camera network", "url": "https://prinevillereview.com/left-and-right-unite-as-oregonians-turn-against-flock-camera-network/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://prinevillereview.com/left-and-right-unite-as-oregonians-turn-against-flock-camera-network", "publisher": "Oregon Journalism Project (via Prineville Review)" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status is pending because termination was confirmed as in-process but not confirmed complete. Camera count and costs not in cited sources." }, { "agency": "Dallas Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 684, "city": "Dallas", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2028-06-14", "contract_start": "2025-06-15", "decision_date": "2025-06-15", "decision_summary": "City Council approved a three-year Flock contract (not to exceed $5,738,414.61) with two one-year renewal options. After Gov. Abbott paused state ALPR funding, 321 state-funded cameras were slated for deactivation on 2026-09-15, but on 2026-09-15 DPD reversed course, said it had not deactivated them, and is seeking new funding; the cameras remained operational.", "id": "tx-dallas-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null because $5,738,414.61 is a three-year ceiling, not an annual figure. Camera count 684 from DPD transparency portal via GovTech; over 300 city-funded cameras remain active while 321 state-funded units face an uncertain funding future.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City of Dallas Legislation: Flock Safety contract approval", "url": "https://cityofdallas.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7404358&GUID=FDDAEA7D-A941-4B35-8A9D-318FF351CAE4&FullText=1", "date": "2025-06-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityofdallas.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?FullText=1&GUID=FDDAEA7D-A941-4B35-8A9D-318FF351CAE4&ID=7404358" }, { "title": "With State Funding Pause, Dallas to Switch Off Flock Cameras | GovTech", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/with-state-funding-pause-dallas-to-switch-off-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/with-state-funding-pause-dallas-to-switch-off-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Dallas Police looking for new ways to keep over 300 Flock cameras operational as state funding ends | FOX 4", "url": "https://fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-looking-new-ways-keep-over-300-flock-cameras-operational-state-funding-ends", "date": "2026-09-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-looking-new-ways-keep-over-300-flock-cameras-operational-state-funding-ends" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Fort Worth Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 250, "city": "Fort Worth", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "An official 2024 City of Fort Worth council presentation lists approximately 250 Flock cameras deployed; a 2021 deployment report cited $2,000 per camera per year. No current exact contract dates or total cost established.", "id": "tx-fort-worth-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The $2,000/camera/year figure is from a 2021 report and was not combined with the current 250-camera count; annual_cost_usd left null. A newer contract record would raise confidence.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Briefing on Police Technology (City Council presentation, 2024-06-04) | City of Fort Worth", "url": "https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/communications/documents/city-council-presentations/2024/06-04-2024/briefing-on-police-technology.pdf", "date": "2024-06-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/communications/documents/city-council-presentations/2024/06-04-2024/briefing-on-police-technology.pdf" }, { "title": "High-Tech Cameras Agree With Fort Worth | Security Today", "url": "https://securitytoday.com/articles/2021/03/16/high-tech-cameras-agree-with-fort-worth.aspx?admgarea=ht.government", "date": "2021-03-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://securitytoday.com/articles/2021/03/16/high-tech-cameras-agree-with-fort-worth.aspx?admgarea=ht.government" }, { "title": "Texas police surveillance: cell trackers, license plate readers | CUN News", "url": "https://cun.news/texas-police-surveillance-cell-trackers-license-plate-readers/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://cun.news/texas-police-surveillance-cell-trackers-license-plate-readers" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bexar County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 35, "city": "San Antonio", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The sheriff's office operates 35 Flock cameras; reporting says the contract began in May 2025, but only month-level precision is available, so no exact contract dates are set.", "id": "tx-bexar-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Two San Antonio Current pieces share a publisher but are separate reports; independence counted conservatively. Exact contract dates and cost still wanted.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras: what automated license plate readers are and why they're controversial in South Texas | KSAT", "url": "https://gmg-ksat-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/2026/08/11/flock-cameras-what-automated-license-plate-readers-are-and-why-theyre-controversial-in-south-texas/", "date": "2026-08-11", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gmg-ksat-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/2026/08/11/flock-cameras-what-automated-license-plate-readers-are-and-why-theyre-controversial-in-south-texas" }, { "title": "Bexar County sheriff tries to quell fears about department's use of Flock surveillance | San Antonio Current", "url": "https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/bexar-county-sheriff-tries-to-quell-fears-about-departments-use-of-flock-surveillance/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/bexar-county-sheriff-tries-to-quell-fears-about-departments-use-of-flock-surveillance" }, { "title": "There are more than 10,000 Flock cameras in Texas. Gina Hinojosa blames Gov. Greg Abbott. | San Antonio Current", "url": "https://www.sacurrent.com/news/there-are-more-than-10000-flock-cameras-in-texas-gina-hinojosa-blames-gov-greg-abbott/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sacurrent.com/news/there-are-more-than-10000-flock-cameras-in-texas-gina-hinojosa-blames-gov-greg-abbott" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "College Station Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 84, "city": "College Station", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-24", "decision_summary": "City Council approved renewal agreements for up to $158,000 in Flock readers on TxDOT roads and $141,062 in cameras on non-TxDOT roads. The original contract was approved in September 2025 for $395,098.10, with a grant later covering 80% of the license plate reader cost.", "id": "tx-college-station-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "annual_cost_usd left null: the approved figures are separate per-road ceilings and the $400,000/year figure from The Battalion is approximate. Exact contract term unknown.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Live from City Hall: Thursday's City Council meeting (Sept. 24) | City of College Station blog", "url": "https://blog.cstx.gov/2026/09/24/live-from-city-hall-thursdays-city-council-meeting-sept-24/", "date": "2026-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://blog.cstx.gov/2026/09/24/live-from-city-hall-thursdays-city-council-meeting-sept-24" }, { "title": "College Station City Council to vote on $400,000 Flock Safety contract | The Battalion", "url": "https://thebatt.com/news/college-station-city-council-to-vote-on-400000-flock-safety-contract/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thebatt.com/news/college-station-city-council-to-vote-on-400000-flock-safety-contract" }, { "title": "Students and residents press College Station council to reject Flock ALPR contract renewal | Citizen Portal", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9912162/texas/brazos-county/college-station/students-and-residents-press-college-station-council-to-reject-flock-alpr-contract-renewal", "date": "2026-09-11", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9912162/texas/brazos-county/college-station/students-and-residents-press-college-station-council-to-reject-flock-alpr-contract-renewal" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "El Paso Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 150, "city": "El Paso", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-15", "decision_summary": "EPPD halted its 150 Flock cameras in early September 2026 after state funding ended; on 2026-09-15 City Council unanimously ordered Flock to remove the cameras within 60 days and barred future fixed ALPR contracts.", "id": "tx-el-paso-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No exact contract start/end dates established; the cited $702,500 grant figure and a reported first-installation date were not treated as contract facts.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "El Paso City Council orders Flock camera removal, bans ALPR contracts | El Paso Times", "url": "https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/local/2026/09/15/el-paso-city-council-orders-flock-camera-removal-bans-alpr-contracts/91778242007/", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/local/2026/09/15/el-paso-city-council-orders-flock-camera-removal-bans-alpr-contracts/91778242007" }, { "title": "El Paso police halt Flock cameras after Gov. Abbott bans state funding | El Paso Times", "url": "https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2026/09/03/el-paso-police-halt-flock-cameras-after-gov-abbott-bans-state-funding/91595119007/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://elpasotimes.com/story/news/2026/09/03/el-paso-police-halt-flock-cameras-after-gov-abbott-bans-state-funding/91595119007" }, { "title": "Breaking news: City Council unanimously votes to order Flock to remove cameras within 60 days | El Paso Herald Post", "url": "https://elpasoheraldpost.com/2026/09/15/breaking-news-city-council-unanimously-votes-to-order-flock-to-remove-cameras-within-60-days/", "date": "2026-09-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://elpasoheraldpost.com/2026/09/15/breaking-news-city-council-unanimously-votes-to-order-flock-to-remove-cameras-within-60-days" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Austin Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Austin", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-03-28", "decision_date": "2025-06-21", "decision_summary": "APD's Flock pilot began 2024-03-28; the authorizing resolution stated it would terminate 2025-06-21 unless continued, and council voted not to renew/continue the Flock arrangement in June 2025.", "id": "tx-austin-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count left null: a Texas Observer report describes 540+ Axon and Flock readers combined, not a Flock-only count. contract_end left null because the primary 2025-06-21 termination date conflicts with a secondary report that the arrangement lapsed 2025-06-30.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "ALPR pilot program resolution | City of Austin", "url": "https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=452741", "date": "2025", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=452741" }, { "title": "Installation of new Flock cameras in Texas halted following funding pause | The Daily Texan", "url": "https://thedailytexan.com/2026/09/10/installation-of-new-flock-cameras-in-texas-halted-following-funding-pause/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thedailytexan.com/2026/09/10/installation-of-new-flock-cameras-in-texas-halted-following-funding-pause" }, { "title": "These groups are driving the DeFlock movement in Austin; now they're ready for statewide action | KTTZ", "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-16/these-groups-are-driving-the-deflock-movement-in-austin-now-theyre-ready-for-statewide-action", "date": "2026-09-16", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-16/these-groups-are-driving-the-deflock-movement-in-austin-now-theyre-ready-for-statewide-action" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "San Marcos Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "San Marcos", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City Council declined to renew the Flock Safety contract in a 3-3 vote with one abstention; per a council member's account, the June 2025 decision let the contract lapse in December 2025. Exact decision and expiration dates unconfirmed.", "id": "tx-san-marcos-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "A primary city record confirming the exact vote date would strengthen this record; dates left null rather than approximated.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City Council decided against Flock Safety contract renewal | The University Star", "url": "https://universitystar.com/34089/news/city-council-decided-against-flock-safety-contract-renewal/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://universitystar.com/34089/news/city-council-decided-against-flock-safety-contract-renewal" }, { "title": "San Marcos City Council ends ALPRs | Texas Observer", "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/san-marcos-city-council-end-alprs/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://texasobserver.org/san-marcos-city-council-end-alprs" }, { "title": "There are more than 10,000 Flock cameras in Texas. Gina Hinojosa blames Gov. Greg Abbott. | San Antonio Current", "url": "https://www.sacurrent.com/news/there-are-more-than-10000-flock-cameras-in-texas-gina-hinojosa-blames-gov-greg-abbott/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sacurrent.com/news/there-are-more-than-10000-flock-cameras-in-texas-gina-hinojosa-blames-gov-greg-abbott" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Manvel Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 16, "city": "Manvel", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "City Council voted 6-0 to stop funding the Flock program, issue a 30-day cancellation notice, and cover the 16 operational cameras.", "id": "tx-manvel-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract cost and dates not established from available reporting.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras: City of Manvel unanimously approves removing cameras | FOX 26 Houston", "url": "https://fox26houston.com/news/flock-cameras-city-manvel-unanimously-approves-remove-cameras", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox26houston.com/news/flock-cameras-city-manvel-unanimously-approves-remove-cameras" }, { "title": "Manvel votes to remove Flock cameras | The Alvin Sun", "url": "https://www.alvinsun.net/news/article_22f94e55-0e41-4281-87c5-7f97ac4f1b3a.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://alvinsun.net/news/article_22f94e55-0e41-4281-87c5-7f97ac4f1b3a.html" }, { "title": "Manvel to end Flock contract over privacy concerns | KPRC AM 950", "url": "https://kprcradio.iheart.com/content/2026-09-09-manvel-to-end-flock-contract-over-privacy-concerns/", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kprcradio.iheart.com/content/2026-09-09-manvel-to-end-flock-contract-over-privacy-concerns" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Pflugerville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 28, "city": "Pflugerville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-25", "decision_summary": "City Council unanimously declined to renew the Flock contract and directed staff to shut down and cover the 28 cameras. Police had used Flock since 2020, but exact contract start and end dates are unconfirmed.", "id": "tx-pflugerville-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Only one established outlet confirms the non-renewal; the Citizen Portal AI summary and GitHub records archive are leads. A city document or second independent outlet would raise confidence.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Hawley rips Flock's sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy, data fears | Fox News", "url": "https://foxnews.com/politics/hawley-rips-flocks-sprawling-surveillance-web-texas-cities-cut-cameras-privacy-data-fears", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://foxnews.com/politics/hawley-rips-flocks-sprawling-surveillance-web-texas-cities-cut-cameras-privacy-data-fears" }, { "title": "Pflugerville council directs staff to disable Flock ALPR system, decline contract renewal | Citizen Portal", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9613859/texas/travis-county/pflugerville-city/city-council/pflugerville-council-directs-staff-to-disable-flock-alpr-system-decline-contract-renewal-after-vendor-concerns-and-public-outcry", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9613859/texas/travis-county/pflugerville-city/city-council/pflugerville-council-directs-staff-to-disable-flock-alpr-system-decline-contract-renewal-after-vendor-concerns-and-public-outcry" }, { "title": "pflock-docs: public records archive on Pflugerville's Flock use | GitHub", "url": "https://github.com/todb/pflock-docs/blob/HEAD/README.md", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://github.com/todb/pflock-docs/blob/HEAD/README.md" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Willis Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Willis", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-08", "decision_summary": "The city shut off its Flock cameras on 2026-09-08 pending a City Council review; this is a suspension, not a confirmed permanent cancellation.", "id": "tx-willis-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The KPRC article is primarily about Manvel but independently notes Willis shut off its cameras on September 8 pending council review. Camera count and contract details unknown; status is pending until council acts.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras: City of Willis announces they've discontinued, shut off cameras | FOX 26 Houston", "url": "https://fox26houston.com/news/flock-cameras-city-willis-announces-theyve-discontinued-shut-off-cameras", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox26houston.com/news/flock-cameras-city-willis-announces-theyve-discontinued-shut-off-cameras" }, { "title": "Manvel to end Flock contract over privacy concerns | KPRC AM 950", "url": "https://kprcradio.iheart.com/content/2026-09-09-manvel-to-end-flock-contract-over-privacy-concerns/", "date": "2026-09-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kprcradio.iheart.com/content/2026-09-09-manvel-to-end-flock-contract-over-privacy-concerns" } ], "state": "TX", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Olympia Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 45000, "cameras": 15, "city": "Olympia", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-03", "decision_date": "2025-12-02", "decision_summary": "Interim Chief Shelby Parker recommended suspending the 2-year Flock pilot over privacy and public-records concerns; OPD asked Flock to deactivate the system on Dec 2, 2025 and staff hooded all 15 cameras on Dec 3. The cameras were later uninstalled and the pilot never resumed.", "id": "wa-olympia-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "City framed it as a suspension, but cameras were uninstalled Dec 2025 and the 24-month pilot term has lapsed with no renewal; treated as cancelled. Contract total $98,550 per The Olympian vs $90,000 on the order form (difference likely tax/fees); annual figure $45,000 taken from the order form.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "License Plate Cameras to Be Turned Off in Olympia, Wash.", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/gov-experience/license-plate-cameras-to-be-turned-off-in-olympia-wash", "date": "2025-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/gov-experience/license-plate-cameras-to-be-turned-off-in-olympia-wash" }, { "title": "Wash. Bill Would Regulate Automated License Plate Readers", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/wash-bill-would-regulate-automated-license-plate-readers", "date": "2026-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/em/safety/wash-bill-would-regulate-automated-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Flock Safety Order Form - WA Olympia PD (24-month, 15 Falcon cameras)", "url": "https://alprwatch.org/pub/muckrock/data/199260-flock-email-metadata-and-contracts/FLOCK_ALPR.pdf", "date": "2024-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://alprwatch.org/pub/muckrock/data/199260-flock-email-metadata-and-contracts/FLOCK_ALPR.pdf" }, { "title": "Olympia and Redmond halt Flock safety camera use amid privacy and data-access concerns", "url": "https://washingtonretail.org/olympia-and-redmond-halt-flock-safety-camera-use-amid-privacy-and-data-access-concerns-2/", "date": "2026-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://washingtonretail.org/olympia-and-redmond-halt-flock-safety-camera-use-amid-privacy-and-data-access-concerns-2" } ], "state": "WA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Everett Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 250000, "cameras": 71, "city": "Everett", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2024-05", "decision_summary": "City Council approved a Flock contract in late May 2024 (71 leased ALPR cameras, grant-funded two-year agreement). After a Feb 2026 court ruling made Flock images public records, the mayor paused all 71 cameras; the network was reactivated in April 2026 once SB 6002 exempted ALPR data from disclosure.", "id": "wa-everett-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Reactivation (April 2026) is reported by Tygart Media and Seattle Red (both blogs); no major-outlet confirmation found, but the contract was never terminated and the June 2026 Tribune settlement story treats the program as ongoing. Camera count 71 per Tribune and mayor's statement; a 2024 advocacy scorecard said 74.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Public monitoring cameras coming to Everett", "url": "http://www.snoho.com/news/2024/jul/10/public-monitoring-cameras-coming-to-everett/", "date": "2024-07", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://snoho.com/news/2024/jul/10/public-monitoring-cameras-coming-to-everett" }, { "title": "Everett settles Flock cameras records lawsuit", "url": "http://www.snoho.com/news/2026/jun/10/everett-settles-flock-cameras-records-lawsuit/", "date": "2026-06", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://snoho.com/news/2026/jun/10/everett-settles-flock-cameras-records-lawsuit" }, { "title": "Flock Safety search audits, network sharing, and general order (Everett PD records release)", "url": "https://www.muckrock.com/foi/everett-251/flock-safety-search-audits-network-sharing-and-general-order-197346/", "date": "2025-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://muckrock.com/foi/everett-251/flock-safety-search-audits-network-sharing-and-general-order-197346" }, { "title": "Everett Flock Cameras: SB 6002 and the 2026 Reactivation", "url": "https://tygartmedia.com/everett-flock-cameras-sb-6002/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://tygartmedia.com/everett-flock-cameras-sb-6002" }, { "title": "Mayor Puts Use Of Flock Automated License Plate Readers On Pause In Everett Washington", "url": "https://seenineverett.com/mayor-puts-use-of-flock-automated-license-plate-readers-on-pause-in-everett-washington/", "date": "2026-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://seenineverett.com/mayor-puts-use-of-flock-automated-license-plate-readers-on-pause-in-everett-washington" } ], "state": "WA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Chelan County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 12, "city": "Chelan County", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Sheriff Mike Morrison deployed Flock cameras under a two-year trial funded by a Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority grant; as of Sept 2026 the cameras are operational for stolen-vehicle and missing-person cases, though Morrison says he is 'not convinced that we keep this technology' over vendor transparency concerns.", "id": "wa-chelan-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count (12) and two-year trial framing come from single/less-established sources; contract start date unknown. KOZI reported an $85,000 WATPA grant in Aug 2024 with cameras expected by Jan 2025, but Q13 reporting suggests they were not yet operational during the mid-2025 Decker manhunt.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Sheriff: License plate readers could save lives, but abuse would cost deputy their job", "url": "http://www.cashmerevalleyrecord.com/stories/sheriff-license-plate-readers-could-save-lives-but-abuse-would-cost-deputy-their-job,188848", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://cashmerevalleyrecord.com/stories/sheriff-license-plate-readers-could-save-lives-but-abuse-would-cost-deputy-their-job,188848" }, { "title": "Chelan County Sheriff to use license plate identifying cameras to assist in crime investigations", "url": "https://www.kozi.com/post/chelan-county-sheriff-to-use-license-plate-identifying-cameras-to-assist-in-crime-investigations", "date": "2024-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kozi.com/post/chelan-county-sheriff-to-use-license-plate-identifying-cameras-to-assist-in-crime-investigations" }, { "title": "Washington law enforcement expands Flock camera use amid concerns", "url": "https://q13fox.com/news/washington-expands-flock-camera-use", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://q13fox.com/news/washington-expands-flock-camera-use" }, { "title": "Washington cities spend millions on Flock cameras. Do they solve crime?", "url": "https://www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com/washington/news-washington/washington-cities-spend-millions-on-flock-cameras-do-they-solve-crime/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://brushwoodmedianetwork.com/washington/news-washington/washington-cities-spend-millions-on-flock-cameras-do-they-solve-crime" } ], "state": "WA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "id": "wa-redmond-pd", "agency": "Redmond Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Redmond", "state": "WA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 24, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-07-21", "decision_summary": "Redmond cameras ran only four months (installed Aug 2025, disabled Nov 2025 after ICE arrests near camera locations and privacy backlash); the city council unanimously voted to terminate the Flock contract on July 21, 2026. Launch was funded by $7,500 city general fund plus ~$95,000 Dept. of Commerce and $44,100 WATPA state grants; termination created no repayment obligation.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras cost Washington taxpayers millions as backlash grows", "url": "https://www.omakchronicle.com/news/state/flock-cameras-cost-washington-taxpayers-millions-as-backlash-grows/article_88a9ba00-78ac-51be-8642-eed75a7e9f72.html", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://omakchronicle.com/news/state/flock-cameras-cost-washington-taxpayers-millions-as-backlash-grows/article_88a9ba00-78ac-51be-8642-eed75a7e9f72.html" }, { "title": "Washington cities spend millions on Flock cameras. Do they solve crime?", "url": "https://www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com/washington/news-washington/washington-cities-spend-millions-on-flock-cameras-do-they-solve-crime/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://brushwoodmedianetwork.com/washington/news-washington/washington-cities-spend-millions-on-flock-cameras-do-they-solve-crime" }, { "title": "Washington state cities turn off license plate reader cameras amid ruling on data access", "url": "https://www.geekwire.com/2025/washington-state-cities-turn-off-license-plate-reader-cameras-amid-ruling-on-data-access/", "date": "2025-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://geekwire.com/2025/washington-state-cities-turn-off-license-plate-reader-cameras-amid-ruling-on-data-access" }, { "title": "Redmond City Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Nov 18, 2025) - public comment on FLOCK cameras", "url": "https://redmond.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=redmond_ee6e4cc93d61f9c52c60b636cd0d460b.pdf&view=1", "date": "2025-11-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://redmond.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=redmond_ee6e4cc93d61f9c52c60b636cd0d460b.pdf&view=1" }, { "title": "City of Renton Public Safety Committee Agenda (Nov 24, 2025) - notes Redmond and Lynnwood each used about two dozen Flock cameras", "url": "https://renton.civicweb.net/document/305496/Public%20Safety%20Committee%20-%2024%20Nov%202025.pdf?handle=04A9B10E6C4B9E96B6518DED96953E", "date": "2025-11-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://renton.civicweb.net/document/305496/Public%20Safety%20Committee%20-%2024%20Nov%202025.pdf?handle=04A9B10E6C4B9E96B6518DED96953E" }, { "title": "Redmond City Council May 26, 2026 study session: state grants closed, termination vote scheduled", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8086514/washington/king-county/redmond/washington/king-county/redmond/washington/king-county/redmond/washington/king-county/redmond/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Staff-state-grants-for-paused-ALPR-program-are-closed-council-moves-to-schedule-action-to-end-vendor-contract", "date": "2026-05", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8086514/washington/king-county/redmond/washington/king-county/redmond/washington/king-county/redmond/washington/king-county/redmond/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Staff-state-grants-for-paused-ALPR-program-are-closed-council-moves-to-schedule-action-to-end-vendor-contract" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Brushwood Media Network marked unverified (small outlet of uncertain stature); 4 remaining verified citations. Camera count 24 comes from a WA Retail Association repost (unverified) but is corroborated by an official Renton committee document saying 'about two dozen' cameras. No annual subscription figure published; costs cited are launch/grant funding." }, { "id": "wa-lynnwood-pd", "agency": "Lynnwood Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Lynnwood", "state": "WA", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 25, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": "2025-01", "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-02-23", "decision_summary": "City Council voted 7-0 on Feb 23, 2026 to terminate the two-year Flock contract after a UW report found out-of-state agencies accessed Lynnwood's network in ways suggesting immigration-enforcement use, prompting De-Flock Lynnwood activism. The 25-camera, $171,153.50 contract was approved Jan 2025 and mostly covered by a Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority grant ($38,000 city police budget share).", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Lynnwood becomes one of the 1st in the state to terminate Flock contract", "url": "https://www.newsbeep.com/408507/", "date": "2026-02-23", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newsbeep.com/408507" }, { "title": "Edmonds cancels contract with Flock license plate reader system", "url": "https://myedmondsnews.com/2026/05/edmonds-cancels-contract-with-flock-license-plate-reader-system/", "date": "2026-05", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://myedmondsnews.com/2026/05/edmonds-cancels-contract-with-flock-license-plate-reader-system" }, { "title": "Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network", "url": "https://myedmondsnews.com/2026/08/flock-safety-tightens-safeguards-as-states-cities-question-surveillance-network/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://myedmondsnews.com/2026/08/flock-safety-tightens-safeguards-as-states-cities-question-surveillance-network" }, { "title": "City of Lynnwood PD ALPR Program - Waiver Request & Contract Approval (official procurement document: 25 cameras, $171,153.50, 2-year)", "url": "https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3078028/PD_ALPR_Program_-_Waiver_Request___Contract_Approval_final.pdf", "date": "2024-10-30", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3078028/PD_ALPR_Program_-_Waiver_Request___Contract_Approval_final.pdf" }, { "title": "KING 5: Lynnwood City Council votes to end Flock Safety camera contract (25-camera network launched June 2025)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGAHyMhca_4", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=CGAHyMhca_4" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Exact vote date (Feb 23, 2026) comes from a NewsBeep wire copy and corroborating aggregator copies, not a verified outlet; consistent with My Edmonds News (Feb 2026), KOMO's 'Monday night' report (Feb 23, 2026 was a Monday), and camera network launch June 2025 (KING 5). Contract start Jan 2025 and cost split also from the wire copy; the official procurement doc independently confirms 25 cameras and $171,153.50 two-year total. annual_cost_usd left null because only the two-year total is published." }, { "id": "wa-mill-creek-pd", "agency": "Mill Creek Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Mill Creek", "state": "WA", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": "2024-11-01", "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Program is active: service agreement entered Nov 1, 2024; first camera installed Sept 29, 2025 and validated Oct 1, 2025; national lookup disabled Oct 1, 2025; network access restricted since Oct 27, 2025 to Snohomish County law enforcement agencies with signed data-sharing agreements. City reports no federal agency access and no immigration-enforcement use.", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/mill-creek-wa-pd", "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety Cameras | City of Mill Creek", "url": "https://millcreekwa.gov/topics/flock-safety-cameras", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://millcreekwa.gov/topics/flock-safety-cameras" }, { "title": "Flock Safety - Mill Creek WA PD Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/mill-creek-wa-pd", "date": "2026-07-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/mill-creek-wa-pd" }, { "title": "Wash. Bill Would Regulate Automated License Plate Readers", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/wash-bill-would-regulate-automated-license-plate-readers", "date": "2026-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/em/safety/wash-bill-would-regulate-automated-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Mill Creek police defend Flock camera program as residents raise privacy and data-sharing concerns", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7346398/washington/snohomish-county/mill-creek/washington/snohomish-county/mill-creek/washington/snohomish-county/mill-creek/Mill-Creek/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mill-Creek-police-defend-Flock-camera-program-as-residents-raise-privacy-and-data-sharing-concerns", "date": "2026-01-27", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7346398/washington/snohomish-county/mill-creek/washington/snohomish-county/mill-creek/washington/snohomish-county/mill-creek/Mill-Creek/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mill-Creek-police-defend-Flock-camera-program-as-residents-raise-privacy-and-data-sharing-concerns" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Active status confirmed by the Flock transparency portal (updated Jul 24, 2026) and the city's Flock page. Camera count and cost could not be found in any source. Sharing-partner list has a mild conflict between the official city page ('Snohomish County agencies' generally) and the lead source (Everett/Lake Stevens/Mukilteo only); the three named agencies may be the only ones with signed data-sharing agreements." }, { "id": "wa-kent-pd", "agency": "Kent Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Kent", "state": "WA", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": "2025-02-05", "decision_date": "2025-02-05", "decision_summary": "Kent City Council voted Feb 5, 2025 to renew the Flock Safety ALPR contract after police said cameras in use since early 2023 helped solve homicides, stolen-vehicle and missing-person cases. In Nov 2025 the department disabled the national-lookup/federal-query feature and restricted access to Washington agencies after a UW report flagged data-sharing vulnerabilities. Cameras were still in use as of Aug 2026.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Council renews Flock Safety ALPR contract after police report cases solved", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6352674/Kent/King-County/Washington/Council-renews-Flock-Safety-ALPR-contract-after-police-report-cases-solved", "date": "2025-02-05", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6352674/Kent/King-County/Washington/Council-renews-Flock-Safety-ALPR-contract-after-police-report-cases-solved" }, { "title": "Kent police defend Flock license-plate readers, announce tighter controls after UW report", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7225344/Kent/King-County/Washington/Kent-police-defend-Flock-licenseplate-readers-announce-tighter-controls-after-UW-report", "date": "2025-11-18", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7225344/Kent/King-County/Washington/Kent-police-defend-Flock-licenseplate-readers-announce-tighter-controls-after-UW-report" }, { "title": "Kent Police change access to Flock cameras after UW report - Center for Human Rights", "url": "https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2025/10/24/kent-police-change-access-to-flock-cameras-after-uw-report/", "date": "2025-10-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2025/10/24/kent-police-change-access-to-flock-cameras-after-uw-report" }, { "title": "License Plate Readers Proliferate in Washington, Bringing Concerns over ICE Overreach", "url": "https://www.theurbanist.org/license-plate-readers-proliferate-in-washington-ice-overreach/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://theurbanist.org/license-plate-readers-proliferate-in-washington-ice-overreach" }, { "title": "Damages done to Covington Police Flock cameras over 2 months", "url": "https://www.issaquahreporter.com/2026/08/28/damages-done-to-covington-police-flock-cameras-over-2-months/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://issaquahreporter.com/2026/08/28/damages-done-to-covington-police-flock-cameras-over-2-months" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Renewal date (2025-02-05) is single-sourced to an AI-generated citizenportal.ai meeting summary; no established outlet or city document corroborates it, so treat the date as provisional. The Urbanist (advocacy outlet) used only as a lead. UWCHR (Oct 2025) confirms Kent restricted access after its report; Issaquah Reporter (Aug 2026) confirms Kent cameras still operational. No cost or contract-end date found; no per-agency Flock transparency portal located." }, { "id": "wa-renton-pd", "agency": "Renton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Renton", "state": "WA", "status": "active", "cameras": 24, "annual_cost_usd": 88240, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-05-04", "decision_summary": "Renton began a Flock trial in 2024 on a two-year contract at $88,240/yr with 24 cameras. After UW researchers found Border Patrol queries of Renton's system in 2025, the department locked down outside access. The city cycled the cameras off (Mar 31, 2026) and back on (Apr 21, 2026); on May 4, 2026 the council voted 4-3 to pause them again, and in Aug 2026 the cameras were physically covered while the council reviews the contract and researches third-party auditing.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Some sanctuary states discover feds mining local license plate data", "url": "https://www.knkx.org/2025-11-07/some-sanctuary-states-discover-feds-mining-local-license-plate-data", "date": "2025-11-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://knkx.org/2025-11-07/some-sanctuary-states-discover-feds-mining-local-license-plate-data" }, { "title": "Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement", "url": "https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/publication/9480/", "date": "2025-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/publication/9480" }, { "title": "City of Renton Agenda - Public Safety Committee Meeting (Flock cameras: began contracting 2024, trial period, two-year contract $88,240/yr)", "url": "https://renton.civicweb.net/document/305496/Public%20Safety%20Committee%20-%2024%20Nov%202025.pdf?handle=04A9B10E6A6C4B9E96B6518DED96953E", "date": "2025-11-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://renton.civicweb.net/document/305496/Public%20Safety%20Committee%20-%2024%20Nov%202025.pdf?handle=04A9B10E6A6C4B9E96B6518DED96953E" }, { "title": "Council Puts Flock Cameras on Hold - Again", "url": "https://rentonsignal.com/2026/05/06/council-puts-flock-cameras-on-hold-again/", "date": "2026-05-06", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://rentonsignal.com/2026/05/06/council-puts-flock-cameras-on-hold-again" }, { "title": "Damages done to Covington Police Flock cameras over 2 months", "url": "https://www.issaquahreporter.com/2026/08/28/damages-done-to-covington-police-flock-cameras-over-2-months/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://issaquahreporter.com/2026/08/28/damages-done-to-covington-police-flock-cameras-over-2-months" }, { "title": "Washington cities spend millions on Flock cameras. Do they solve crime?", "url": "https://www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com/washington/news-washington/washington-cities-spend-millions-on-flock-cameras-do-they-solve-crime/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://brushwoodmedianetwork.com/washington/news-washington/washington-cities-spend-millions-on-flock-cameras-do-they-solve-crime" }, { "title": "Renton council extends pause on Flock ALPR cameras, orders contract review and third-party audit study", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8571657/washington/king-county/renton/renton-council-extends-pause-on-flock-alpr-cameras-orders-contract-review-and-thirdparty-audit-study", "date": "2026-07-20", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8571657/washington/king-county/renton/renton-council-extends-pause-on-flock-alpr-cameras-orders-contract-review-and-thirdparty-audit-study" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count (24) from an Issaquah PD city government presentation (Feb 2025) and a KOMO News segment description; contract cost ($88,240/yr, 2-year, began 2024) from the Renton Public Safety Committee agenda (government document). Status is active-but-paused: contract not cancelled; cameras covered and idle while council reviews. No exact contract start/end dates found." }, { "id": "wa-spokane-county-so", "agency": "Spokane County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": "Spokane County", "state": "WA", "status": "active", "cameras": 46, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": "2023-12", "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-04", "decision_summary": "Sheriff John Nowels deactivated the 46-camera Flock network in April 2026, citing gross-misdemeanor risk under SB 6002 (Driver Privacy Act); the office said it was assessing how to keep using ALPR within the new law and working with vendors on a redeployment path. The underlying five-year contract (Dec 2023) was not confirmed terminated; no reactivation had been reported as of Sept 2026.", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/-spokane-county-wa-so", "sources": [ { "title": "Stanwood reactivates Flock cameras as Spokane County joins Pierce County in shutting them down", "url": "http://cmg-cmg-tv-10090-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/stanwood-reactivates-flock-cameras-spokane-county-joins-pierce-county-shutting-them-down/A7O7L5NXUNGYBJILWMIBGXOGSY/", "date": "2026-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://cmg-cmg-tv-10090-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/stanwood-reactivates-flock-cameras-spokane-county-joins-pierce-county-shutting-them-down/A7O7L5NXUNGYBJILWMIBGXOGSY" }, { "title": "Federal aid is supercharging local WA police surveillance tech", "url": "https://www.investigatewest.org/federal-aid-is-supercharging-local-wa-police-surveillance-tech/", "date": "2023-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://investigatewest.org/federal-aid-is-supercharging-local-wa-police-surveillance-tech" }, { "title": "Flock Safety - Spokane County WA SO Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/-spokane-county-wa-so", "date": "2026-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/-spokane-county-wa-so" }, { "title": "Spokane County's $806K Flock Camera Deal - Documents Reveal Policy Gaps", "url": "https://medium.com/@IamRonBurgandy/spokane-countys-806k-deal-for-flock-license-plate-cameras-what-public-records-reveal-249a6c31fc5d", "date": "2025-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://medium.com/@IamRonBurgandy/spokane-countys-806k-deal-for-flock-license-plate-cameras-what-public-records-reveal-249a6c31fc5d" }, { "title": "Spokane sheriff shuts down Flock cameras, cites SB 6002 risk", "url": "https://seattlered.com/legislature/spokane-sheriff-shuts-down-flock-cameras-sb-6002/4117761", "date": "2026-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://seattlered.com/legislature/spokane-sheriff-shuts-down-flock-cameras-sb-6002/4117761" }, { "title": "Spokane County Sheriff's Office deactivates license plate readers amid new state privacy law", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWoY-dK-2UI", "date": "2026-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=fWoY-dK-2UI" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status is active-with-dark-network, not cancelled: SCSO framed the shutdown as a deactivation pending an SB 6002-compliant redeployment, and the five-year contract (Dec 2023, ~Dec 2028) was never confirmed terminated. The $806,200 five-year total (sole-source, ARPA-funded) comes from an anonymous Medium writeup of a records release; no official primary contract source was found, so annual_cost_usd is left null rather than derived. Deactivation date inferred from the April 2026 CMG article ('announced Wednesday' -> 2026-04-01). Portal slug has an unusual leading hyphen; treat the URL as needing a live check." }, { "id": "wa-spokane-pd", "agency": "Spokane Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Spokane", "state": "WA", "status": "active", "cameras": 30, "annual_cost_usd": 91000, "contract_start": "2025-01-28", "contract_end": "2026-01-28", "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City of Spokane PD migrated fixed ALPR to Flock in 2025: 28 fixed Falcon cameras plus 2 Falcon Flex, funded by a $100,000 WATPA grant ($119,028 first year, $91,000/year after). The 12-month term ran Jan 2025-Jan 2026; Aug 2026 reporting still describes the city as an active Flock partner, implying renewal or extension.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "February 3, 2025 Public Safety and Community Health Meeting agenda - WATPA Grant Flock ALPR Purchase (City of Spokane)", "url": "https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/bcc/committees/public-safety-and-community-health/agendas/2025/02/psch-agenda-2025-02-03.pdf", "date": "2025-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/bcc/committees/public-safety-and-community-health/agendas/2025/02/psch-agenda-2025-02-03.pdf" }, { "title": "Spokane Police Department Policy Manual - Automated License Plate Readers policy", "url": "https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/police/accountability/police-policy-manual-2026-03-30.pdf", "date": "2026-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/police/accountability/police-policy-manual-2026-03-30.pdf" }, { "title": "Where to find nearly 2,000 Flock cameras in Washington", "url": "https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2026/08/17/flock-cameras-in-washington-state-where-to-find-them-near-me/91336758007/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kitsapsun.com/story/news/2026/08/17/flock-cameras-in-washington-state-where-to-find-them-near-me/91336758007" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 30 = city-funded count (28 fixed Falcon + 2 Falcon Flex) per the Feb 2025 agenda; DeFlock's crowdsourced map cited by the Kitsap Sun (Aug 2026) estimates ~100 for the City of Spokane, which likely overcounts or reflects expansion - discrepancy noted. The 12-month term (2025-01-28 to 2026-01-28) has passed, but Aug 2026 reporting still describes the city as an active Flock partner, implying renewal/extension; no official renewal source found." }, { "agency": "Little Rock Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 345000, "cameras": null, "city": "Little Rock", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-10-21", "decision_summary": "The Little Rock Board of Directors considered a resolution on October 21, 2025 to renew LRPD's Flock Safety software subscription for two one-year terms at $345,000 per year ($690,000 total) via Insight Public Sector. LRPD has used Flock Falcon LPR cameras since 2020, and the board previously approved 75 additional cameras in 2023.", "id": "ar-little-rock-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary city documents. Exact fleet camera count not stated in the renewal docs (75 additional Falcons purchased in 2023 per Res. 15,892/16,055); cameras left null. The Oct 2025 item is a board communication recommending adoption; final vote outcome not independently confirmed in the fetched text. $345,000/yr is the stated annual rate, not derived.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Board of Directors Communication: Flock Safety Camera Software Subscription Renewal (Oct 21, 2025 agenda)", "url": "https://www.littlerock.gov/city-administration/board-of-directors/meeting-agenda/AGENDA - WEB - 10-21-2025/BC - Flock License Plate.pdf", "date": "2025-10-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://littlerock.gov/city-administration/board-of-directors/meeting-agenda/AGENDA - WEB - 10-21-2025/BC - Flock License Plate.pdf" }, { "title": "Resolution authorizing two-year Flock software subscription renewal, $690,000", "url": "https://www.littlerock.gov/city-administration/board-of-directors/meeting-agenda/AGENDA - WEB - 10-21-2025/R%20-%20Flock%20License%20Plate%20Reader%20Camera%20Software.pdf", "date": "2025-10-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://littlerock.gov/city-administration/board-of-directors/meeting-agenda/AGENDA - WEB - 10-21-2025/R%20-%20Flock%20License%20Plate%20Reader%20Camera%20Software.pdf" }, { "title": "Board communication: one-year Flock subscription amendment, $77,500 (Feb 18, 2025 agenda)", "url": "https://www.littlerock.gov/city-administration/board-of-directors/meeting-agenda/AGENDA - WEB - 2-18-2025/R%20-%20LRPD%20Flock%20Safety%20Cameras%20with%20Insight%20Public%20Sector.pdf", "date": "2025-02-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://littlerock.gov/city-administration/board-of-directors/meeting-agenda/AGENDA - WEB - 2-18-2025/R%20-%20LRPD%20Flock%20Safety%20Cameras%20with%20Insight%20Public%20Sector.pdf" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Fort Smith Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 21, "city": "Fort Smith", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2027-11-30", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-27", "decision_summary": "On August 27, 2026, FSPD announced tightened Flock policies: retention cut from 30 to 7 days, outside-agency search access disabled, and searches limited to felonies, domestic battery within 12 hours, and missing persons. The department notified Flock it will review whether to renew; the existing contract runs through November 30, 2027, with any renewal subject to public Board of Directors review.", "id": "ar-fort-smith-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "21 is the ALPR camera count; the city reports 44 cameras total integrated with Flock OS (21 ALPR + 23 live-view, incl. WCCTV trailers). FSPD quoted $3,000/camera/yr and $12,500/trailer/yr unit rates but no exact total; annual cost left null rather than derived. An internal audit of FSPD Flock use was still underway as of Aug 2026.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "FSPD makes Flock camera policy changes, will review contract renewal", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fspd-makes-flock-camera-policy-changes-will-review-contract-renewal/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fspd-makes-flock-camera-policy-changes-will-review-contract-renewal" }, { "title": "Fort Smith Police Department evaluating Flock camera use, management", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fort-smith-police-department-evaluating-flock-camera-use-management/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fort-smith-police-department-evaluating-flock-camera-use-management" }, { "title": "Fort Smith police tighten limits on Flock license plate readers", "url": "https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2026/08/28/fort-smith-changes-rules-for-flock-automated-license-plate-readers/91508039007/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://swtimes.com/story/news/2026/08/28/fort-smith-changes-rules-for-flock-automated-license-plate-readers/91508039007" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Van Buren Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Van Buren", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-02", "decision_summary": "On September 2, 2026, Chief Johnathan Wear announced strengthened Flock policies: 7-day retention, direct access restricted to VBPD employees, outside searches limited to Arkansas agencies, and use restricted to felonies, missing persons, warrants, narcotics, and narrow misdemeanor categories. The department kept the system active while continuing talks with legislators and residents.", "id": "ar-van-buren-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single verified outlet so far; corroboration needed. EFF Atlas of Surveillance lists 16 Flock ALPRs for VBPD as of Sept 2025, but the Atlas is a discovery feed (lead only), so cameras is null. Contract dates and costs not publicly reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Van Buren Police chief makes changes to Flock camera policies", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/09/van-buren-police-chief-makes-changes-to-flock-camera-policies/", "date": "2026-09-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/09/van-buren-police-chief-makes-changes-to-flock-camera-policies" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Beebe Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Beebe", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": "2026-10-08", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-24", "decision_summary": "In an August 24, 2026 letter to the city council, Police Chief Barron Dickson said the department had stopped the auto-renewal of its Flock Safety camera contract. The contract is set to expire October 8, 2026, ending Beebe's participation in the Flock network.", "id": "ar-beebe-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single local outlet, but it cites the chief's letter directly and credits the Arkansas Advocate for contributed reporting. Non-renewal decision is made; expiry date is in the near future (2026-10-08). Camera count and costs not reported. Worth a second source before the expiry passes.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Beebe police chief: Auto-renewal of Flock camera contract stopped, to expire Oct. 8", "url": "https://www.whitecountycitizen.com/news/beebe-police-chief-auto-renewal-of-flock-camera-contract-stopped-to-expire-oct-8/article_ee8cd07b-8114-5998-91a0-4538e425c2a5.html", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://whitecountycitizen.com/news/beebe-police-chief-auto-renewal-of-flock-camera-contract-stopped-to-expire-oct-8/article_ee8cd07b-8114-5998-91a0-4538e425c2a5.html" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Searcy Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Searcy", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Police Chief Steve Hernandez asked the Searcy City Council to exit the city's Flock Safety camera contracts, citing a 'lack of communication' and the city 'not getting our money's worth.' The council voted unanimously in August 2026 to start that process.", "id": "ar-searcy-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The council vote was to 'start the process' of ending contracts; final termination not independently confirmed. Exact vote date not pinned (article ~Aug 13, 2026 says 'last week' / 'Tuesday'), so decision_date is null. Cost/usage was the stated reason, per the Arka Tech piece.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Searcy City Council starts process of ending city's Flock camera contracts", "url": "https://www.whitecountycitizen.com/news/searcy-city-council-starts-process-of-ending-citys-flock-camera-contracts/article_42916c74-34b5-537f-96d8-300b866aab0b.html", "date": "2026-08-13", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://whitecountycitizen.com/news/searcy-city-council-starts-process-of-ending-citys-flock-camera-contracts/article_42916c74-34b5-537f-96d8-300b866aab0b.html" }, { "title": "State News Spotlight: Privacy Concerns Fuel Fight Against Flock in Arkansas", "url": "https://www.arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Pea Ridge Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Pea Ridge", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Pea Ridge ended its Flock Safety participation in August 2026. Police Chief Lynn Hahn cited resident concerns, questions about return on investment, and the time and energy the controversy was consuming, after residents raised a public 'uproar' over the cameras.", "id": "ar-pea-ridge-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Only one verified-tier outlet directly confirms the end; chief Hahn's reasons come via secondhand reporting (Batesville Tribune, uncertain provenance; The Cooldown citing TXK Today). Exact end date not reported. One report describes Pea Ridge as 'suspended' rather than ended; the weight of reporting says ended.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Greenwood City Council, city residents discuss use of Flock system", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/greenwood-city-council-city-residents-discuss-use-of-flock-system/", "date": "2026-08-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/greenwood-city-council-city-residents-discuss-use-of-flock-system" }, { "title": "Flock Cameras Quietly Expand in Batesville as Residents Elsewhere Push Back", "url": "https://batesvilletribune.com/flock-cameras-quietly-expand-in-batesville-as-residents-elsewhere-push-back/", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://batesvilletribune.com/flock-cameras-quietly-expand-in-batesville-as-residents-elsewhere-push-back" }, { "title": "Arkansas mayor, not police chief, suspends Flock cameras over privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/cabot-arkansas-suspends-flock-camera-program/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/cabot-arkansas-suspends-flock-camera-program" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Greers Ferry Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Greers Ferry", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Greers Ferry contracted with Flock Safety for five cameras, including one installed across from residents Charlie and Angie Wolf's home in May 2025. After the Institute for Justice raised Fourth Amendment concerns in a July 2025 letter, the city removed the cameras and ended its Flock arrangement, per August 2026 statewide reporting.", "id": "ar-greers-ferry-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Reason documents the camera removal and IJ's urging not to renew; Talk Business lists Greers Ferry among cities that ended contracts. Whether the city formally voted to terminate vs. letting the term lapse is not confirmed; exact end date unknown. Police chief at the time was Kallen Lacy.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Arkansas town agrees to remove a license plate camera aimed at a home", "url": "https://reason.com/2025/07/29/an-arkansas-town-agrees-to-remove-a-license-plate-camera-aimed-at-a-couples-home/", "date": "2025-07-29", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://reason.com/2025/07/29/an-arkansas-town-agrees-to-remove-a-license-plate-camera-aimed-at-a-couples-home" }, { "title": "FSPD makes Flock camera policy changes, will review contract renewal", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fspd-makes-flock-camera-policy-changes-will-review-contract-renewal/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fspd-makes-flock-camera-policy-changes-will-review-contract-renewal" }, { "title": "Arkansas mayor, not police chief, suspends Flock cameras over privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/cabot-arkansas-suspends-flock-camera-program/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/cabot-arkansas-suspends-flock-camera-program" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Mayflower Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Mayflower", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Mayflower stopped using Flock license plate readers in August 2026, joining Cabot and Pea Ridge. A city statement said: 'The Mayflower Police Department will not participate in tactics which compromise or infringe upon liberties entitled to law-abiding citizens.'", "id": "ar-mayflower-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Two verified outlets confirm Mayflower ended use; the city statement is quoted secondhand via Talk Business. The original report was the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Aug 10, 2026), seen only via the Newsini aggregator (verified=false). Exact decision date and camera counts not reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Greenwood City Council, city residents discuss use of Flock system", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/greenwood-city-council-city-residents-discuss-use-of-flock-system/", "date": "2026-08-11", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/greenwood-city-council-city-residents-discuss-use-of-flock-system" }, { "title": "State News Spotlight: Privacy Concerns Fuel Fight Against Flock in Arkansas", "url": "https://www.arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas" }, { "title": "Mayflower joins Cabot, Pea Ridge in stopping use of Flock license plate readers", "url": "https://newsini.com/post/824673639214579712/mayflower-joins-cabot-pea-ridge-in-stopping-use", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newsini.com/post/824673639214579712/mayflower-joins-cabot-pea-ridge-in-stopping-use" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Cabot Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Cabot", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "In early August 2026, Cabot Mayor Ken Kincade suspended the city's Flock Safety camera deployment over citizen privacy concerns. All cameras were taken offline (unplugged and covered) pending a comprehensive review and public input on whether to end the program permanently.", "id": "ar-cabot-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status is pending, not cancelled: suspension is mayoral and under review, with no final termination confirmed. Contract status during suspension is unknown. Police Chief John Dodd is leading the review; outside agencies were cut off from the system.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City of Cabot suspends flock cameras, Mayor provides Friday update", "url": "https://www.triarkradio.com/local-news/city-of-cabot-suspends-flock-cameras-mayor-provides-friday-update", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://triarkradio.com/local-news/city-of-cabot-suspends-flock-cameras-mayor-provides-friday-update" }, { "title": "State News Spotlight: Privacy Concerns Fuel Fight Against Flock in Arkansas", "url": "https://www.arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas" }, { "title": "Arkansas mayor, not police chief, suspends Flock cameras over privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/cabot-arkansas-suspends-flock-camera-program/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/cabot-arkansas-suspends-flock-camera-program" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "pending", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Centerton Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Centerton", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The Centerton City Council voted unanimously in August 2026 to terminate the city's Flock Safety contract after residents raised concerns about performance, privacy, and data access. Council member Justin Cowgur, who had originally voted to install the cameras, said he no longer trusted the company with the data collected.", "id": "ar-centerton-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Two verified outlets confirm the unanimous termination vote; the 40/29 TV segment is video-platform (verified=false). Exact vote date not pinned (video ~Aug 11, 2026). Camera counts and contract value not reported.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "FSPD makes Flock camera policy changes, will review contract renewal", "url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fspd-makes-flock-camera-policy-changes-will-review-contract-renewal/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/08/fspd-makes-flock-camera-policy-changes-will-review-contract-renewal" }, { "title": "State News Spotlight: Privacy Concerns Fuel Fight Against Flock in Arkansas", "url": "https://www.arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas/", "date": "2026-09-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://arkatechnews.com/state-news-spotlight-privacy-concerns-fuel-fight-against-flock-in-arkansas" }, { "title": "City of Centerton votes to terminate contract with Flock (40/29 News)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUBejcUmkw", "date": "2026-08-11", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=YWUBejcUmkw" } ], "state": "AR", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Waukee Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 11, "city": "Waukee", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2023-07-26", "decision_date": "2026-08-14", "decision_summary": "Police chief announced on 2026-08-14 that the department will not renew its Flock Safety relationship and will stop using the 11 license plate cameras pending the 2027 Iowa legislative session.", "id": "ia-waukee-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Non-renewal is explicit and terminal for the current contract; cameras to be removed. Framed as a pause pending 2027 legislation, so a future re-adoption is possible. Contract start 2023-07-26 comes from the ACLU-IA report (advocacy source, unverified tier); Perry News independently reports citywide deployment began July 2023. None of the 11 cameras had been vandalized. No cost or contract end date found in verified sources.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Waukee ends Flock camera contract amid concerns, awaits legislation", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/waukee/2026/08/15/waukee-police-department-wont-renew-its-flock-contract-11-cameras-license-plate-reader/91318490007/", "date": "2026-08-15", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/waukee/2026/08/15/waukee-police-department-wont-renew-its-flock-contract-11-cameras-license-plate-reader/91318490007" }, { "title": "Waukee PD ends contract with license plate reader company", "url": "https://theperrynews.com/waukee-pd-ends-contract-with-license-plate-reader-company/", "date": "2026-08-14", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://theperrynews.com/waukee-pd-ends-contract-with-license-plate-reader-company" }, { "title": "There is little state regulation of Flock cameras in Iowa. That could soon change", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2026-09-23/there-is-little-state-regulation-of-flock-cameras-in-iowa-that-could-soon-change" }, { "title": "Police in this city just ended their controversial surveillance contract", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/waukee-iowa-police-flock-safety-contract-privacy-concerns/", "date": "2026-08-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/waukee-iowa-police-flock-safety-contract-privacy-concerns" }, { "title": "Automated License Plate Readers in Iowa (ACLU of Iowa report)", "url": "https://www.aclu-ia.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Final-Report-ALPRs-in-Iowa.pdf", "date": "2025-12-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://aclu-ia.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Final-Report-ALPRs-in-Iowa.pdf" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Indianola Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 24000, "cameras": 8, "city": "Indianola", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-17", "decision_summary": "Police suspended use of all 8 Flock cameras effective 2026-08-17 amid privacy concerns; cameras remain installed but deactivated while awaiting possible statewide standards.", "id": "ia-indianola-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Department described the action as suspending use while awaiting statewide standards; cameras remain physically installed pending coordination with Flock. Treated as cancelled per tracker convention that a publicized system shutdown counts as terminal even if framed as a pause. Annual cost $24,000 explicitly reported by KRNA. No contract start or end dates found; ACLU-IA report cites only an April 2024 invoice, not a contract.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras, privacy concerns, Indianola", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2026-08-27/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns-indianola", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2026-08-27/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns-indianola" }, { "title": "Flock cameras near me removed: Indianola Iowa", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-near-me-removed-indianola-iowa/91351913007/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-near-me-removed-indianola-iowa/91351913007" }, { "title": "Another Iowa town blinds Flock cameras, though some crimes may go unsolved", "url": "https://www.kjan.com/news/local-news/another-iowa-town-blinds-flock-cameras-though-some-crimes-may-go-unsolved/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kjan.com/news/local-news/another-iowa-town-blinds-flock-cameras-though-some-crimes-may-go-unsolved" }, { "title": "Indianola police Flock cameras", "url": "https://krna.com/ixp/675/p/indianola-police-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-19", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://krna.com/ixp/675/p/indianola-police-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Coralville Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 18000, "cameras": 4, "city": "Coralville", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2025-05-12", "decision_date": "2026-02-24", "decision_summary": "City Council voted 3-1 on 2026-02-24 to terminate the Flock agreement (Resolution 2026-16) and rescind the ALPR policy after the Iowa AG flagged the city's prohibition on sharing data for immigration enforcement.", "id": "ia-coralville-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Decision date 2026-02-24 is from the official council minutes filename and Resolution 2026-16 text (adopted 3-1, one member absent). Two-year contract signed 2025-05-12 for 4 cameras at $36,000 total ($18,000 annually per beaconjournal); only 2 cameras had been installed when cancellation occurred. Gazette reports the contract would otherwise have expired July 2027.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Coralville to remove license plate reader cams", "url": "https://cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com/?publink=3c7df1e6a_1351fa6", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com/?publink=3c7df1e6a_1351fa6" }, { "title": "Coralville City Council minutes, February 24, 2026 (Resolution 2026-16)", "url": "https://www.coralville.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02242026-1949", "date": "2026-02-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://coralville.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02242026-1949" }, { "title": "Flock ALPR cameras removed Coralville", "url": "https://littlevillagemag.com/flock-alpr-cameras-removed-coralville/", "date": "2026-02-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://littlevillagemag.com/flock-alpr-cameras-removed-coralville" }, { "title": "Coralville Flock contract license plate camera privacy concerns", "url": "https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2025/09/24/coralville-flock-contract-license-plate-camera-privacy-concerns/86315808007/", "date": "2025-09-24", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2025/09/24/coralville-flock-contract-license-plate-camera-privacy-concerns/86315808007" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Urbandale Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 50000, "cameras": 26, "city": "Urbandale", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2022-04-06", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. 60-month Flock agreement for 20 cameras; on 2026-04-07 the council amended the contract to require at least 10 days notice before Flock discloses data.", "id": "ia-urbandale-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Agreement doc states 20 Falcon cameras at $2,500 per camera per year ($50,900 Year 1 including implementation; $250,900 five-year total; cancellation without penalty allowed after 24 months with notice). Register reported 26 cameras in April 2026, suggesting expansion since the FY24 agreement; annual cost shown is the agreement's stated camera rate, not an annualization. Contract start 2022-04-06 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier) and may predate the FY24 agreement doc; treat as lead.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Professional Services Agreement - Automated License Plate Readers (Council Letter 7492, FY24)", "url": "https://urbandale.civicweb.net/document/35459/Professional%20Services%20Agreement%20-%20Automated%20Lic.pdf?handle=19EF686CDA154D40A9FDC715FC61F6FF", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://urbandale.civicweb.net/document/35459/Professional%20Services%20Agreement%20-%20Automated%20Lic.pdf?handle=19EF686CDA154D40A9FDC715FC61F6FF" }, { "title": "Flock cameras Des Moines privacy police", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007/", "date": "2026-04-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007" }, { "title": "Flock cameras, privacy concerns, Indianola", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2026-08-27/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns-indianola", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2026-08-27/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns-indianola" }, { "title": "Automated License Plate Readers in Iowa (ACLU of Iowa report)", "url": "https://www.aclu-ia.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Final-Report-ALPRs-in-Iowa.pdf", "date": "2025-12-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://aclu-ia.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Final-Report-ALPRs-in-Iowa.pdf" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "West Des Moines Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 57, "city": "West Des Moines", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2020-06-23", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. 57 cameras reported April 2026; active Flock transparency portal; department publicly defended the program against privacy and procurement criticism.", "id": "ia-west-des-moines-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract start 2020-06-23 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier); treat as lead. A resident at a council meeting claimed a $496,800 contract figure, reported only via AI-generated meeting summaries; left as null pending a primary procurement record. Note: the CivicWeb document found for 'Des Moines' is Des Moines, Washington, not Iowa, and was not used. Des Moines, Iowa PD itself uses Motorola readers, not Flock, and has no record here.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras Des Moines privacy police", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007/", "date": "2026-04-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007" }, { "title": "Flock cameras near me removed: Indianola Iowa", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-near-me-removed-indianola-iowa/91351913007/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-near-me-removed-indianola-iowa/91351913007" }, { "title": "West Des Moines IA PD transparency portal (Flock Safety)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/west-des-moines-ia-pd", "date": "2026-07-23", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/west-des-moines-ia-pd" }, { "title": "Surveillance AI ALPR Flock transparency", "url": "https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/surveillance-ai-alpr-flock-transparency/", "date": "2025-07-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/surveillance-ai-alpr-flock-transparency" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/west-des-moines-ia-pd" }, { "agency": "Cedar Rapids Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 70, "city": "Cedar Rapids", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-08-23", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. All 70 stationary Flock cameras installed under a $499,250 two-year contract; 48 outside agencies had access to the data via the Flock transparency portal.", "id": "ia-cedar-rapids-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "$499,250 is the stated two-year contract total, not an annual figure; annual cost left null rather than annualized. IPR reported 75 cameras in September 2025 versus 70 at install, suggesting later additions; record uses the Gazette's 70 as the contract figure. Contract start 2024-08-23 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier). Department also has older Vigilant mobile readers on squad cars, unrelated to the Flock contract.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "C.R. police using 70 new license plate cameras", "url": "https://cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com/?publink=0eeb16b1a_134f8f1", "date": "2025-01-02", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com/?publink=0eeb16b1a_134f8f1" }, { "title": "Cedar Rapids Police Department expands surveillance with 70 new license plate reader cameras", "url": "https://www.securityinfowatch.com/video-surveillance/license-plate-detection/news/55275267/cedar-rapids-police-department-using-70-new-license-plate-reader-cameras", "date": "2025-03-18", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://securityinfowatch.com/video-surveillance/license-plate-detection/news/55275267/cedar-rapids-police-department-using-70-new-license-plate-reader-cameras" }, { "title": "Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Deploys 70 New License Plate Readers", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/cedar-rapids-iowa-deploys-70-new-license-plate-readers", "date": "2025-03-19", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/cedar-rapids-iowa-deploys-70-new-license-plate-readers" }, { "title": "Flock AI surveillance police cameras eastern Iowa", "url": "https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-09-12/flock-ai-surveillance-police-cameras-eastern-iowa", "date": "2025-09-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-09-12/flock-ai-surveillance-police-cameras-eastern-iowa" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Ankeny Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 16, "city": "Ankeny", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2022-07-06", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. 16 cameras reported April 2026; four cameras were vandalized or damaged during 2026 and repaired in-house.", "id": "ia-ankeny-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "All coverage traces to Des Moines Register reporting (Iowa Starting Line republished the Register piece; KRNA's write-up attributes the Register). No primary contract or transparency portal found. Contract start 2022-07-06 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier). One camera was covered in tape, one rotated away from the roadway, one bent by a vehicle strike, and one damaged 2026-08-08; all fixed in-house per department spokesperson.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras Des Moines privacy police", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007/", "date": "2026-04-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007" }, { "title": "National backlash against Flock cameras reflected in Iowa communities", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/12/flock-cameras-iowa-backlash-vandalism/91216179007/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/12/flock-cameras-iowa-backlash-vandalism/91216179007" }, { "title": "National backlash against Flock cameras reflected in Iowa communities", "url": "https://iowastartingline.com/local/local-news/flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://iowastartingline.com/local/local-news/flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Flock Cameras are Being Vandalized All Around Iowa", "url": "https://krna.com/ixp/679/p/flock-camera-vandalism-iowa/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://krna.com/ixp/679/p/flock-camera-vandalism-iowa" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Altoona Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 51, "city": "Altoona", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-05-08", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. 51 Flock cameras reported April 2026; a Flock alert led to arrests in 27 burglaries in September 2026; department is piloting 25 Axon license plate reading cameras alongside Flock.", "id": "ia-altoona-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "All three citations are Des Moines Register reporting, so independence is limited. One camera damage incident reported in 2026. Contract start 2024-05-08 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier). No cost figures or transparency portal found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras Des Moines privacy police", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007/", "date": "2026-04-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007" }, { "title": "National backlash against Flock cameras reflected in Iowa communities", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/12/flock-cameras-iowa-backlash-vandalism/91216179007/", "date": "2026-08-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/12/flock-cameras-iowa-backlash-vandalism/91216179007" }, { "title": "Altoona police arrest suspects in 27 burglaries after Flock alert", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2026/09/25/altoona-car-burglaries-suspects-charged-flock-cameras/91925680007/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2026/09/25/altoona-car-burglaries-suspects-charged-flock-cameras/91925680007" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Clive Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 20, "city": "Clive", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2022-12-12", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. 20 cameras reported April 2026; contract confirmed active in August 2026 Register reporting.", "id": "ia-clive-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Verified coverage is limited to two Des Moines Register articles. Contract start 2022-12-12 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier); a local blog independently claims a 2022 contract, also unverified. No cost figures, contract end, or transparency portal found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras Des Moines privacy police", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007/", "date": "2026-04-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2026/04/17/flock-cameras-des-moines-privacy-police/88960083007" }, { "title": "Flock cameras near me removed: Indianola Iowa", "url": "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-near-me-removed-indianola-iowa/91351913007/", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/flock-cameras-near-me-removed-indianola-iowa/91351913007" }, { "title": "Surveillance AI ALPR Flock transparency", "url": "https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/surveillance-ai-alpr-flock-transparency/", "date": "2025-07-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/surveillance-ai-alpr-flock-transparency" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Story County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 2, "city": "Nevada", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-02-20", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No cancellation decision reported. Two Flock cameras; as of August 2026 the county was considering a contract extension while weighing privacy concerns after an audit found unauthorized external agency access.", "id": "ia-story-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Extension vote outcome not found; status active assumes the contract continued. An audit found Ankeny PD, West Des Moines PD, Oklahoma City PD, and a Missouri PD had access to Story County data on Oct 1-2, 2025 before Flock corrected it. Contract start 2024-02-20 comes from the ACLU-IA report (unverified tier). No cost figures found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Story County Sheriff's Office mulls Flock contract extension for 2 license plate cams", "url": "https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/county-news/2026/08/13/story-county-sheriffs-office-flock-cameras-license-plate-readers-iowa-state/91276634007/", "date": "2026-08-13", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://amestrib.com/story/news/county-news/2026/08/13/story-county-sheriffs-office-flock-cameras-license-plate-readers-iowa-state/91276634007" }, { "title": "Automated License Plate Readers in Iowa (ACLU of Iowa report)", "url": "https://www.aclu-ia.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Final-Report-ALPRs-in-Iowa.pdf", "date": "2025-12-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://aclu-ia.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Final-Report-ALPRs-in-Iowa.pdf" } ], "state": "IA", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Caldwell Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": 378000, "cameras": 87, "city": "Caldwell", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2023", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-caldwell-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cost is the initial three-year $378,000/year council-approved deal for 33 cameras reported by GovTech (2023); a later $42,000/year commitment for 28 more cameras is reported separately and not folded into annual_cost_usd. Live Flock transparency portal shows 87 total cameras labeled 'LPR and other cameras', so the count mixes ALPR and non-ALPR devices. GovTech/Governing both carry the same Idaho Statesman-derived reporting, so they may not be independent. GovTech's broader claim of $484,000+ per year in combined camera and drone spending is not used.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety transparency portal, Caldwell ID PD", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-" }, { "title": "GovTech: How Tech Is Transforming Police Work in Idaho", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/how-tech-is-transforming-police-work-in-idaho", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/how-tech-is-transforming-police-work-in-idaho" }, { "title": "Route Fifty: All Eyes on Flock as Idaho Navigates Surveillance Technology", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247" }, { "title": "Governing: How AI, Cameras and Drones Are Reshaping Local Policing", "url": "https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/how-ai-cameras-and-drones-are-reshaping-local-policing", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://governing.com/management-and-administration/how-ai-cameras-and-drones-are-reshaping-local-policing" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-" }, { "agency": "Twin Falls Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Twin Falls", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-twin-falls-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "City of Twin Falls official ALPR page and the department's August 2026 ALPR policy confirm in-house Flock deployment since December 2023. Route Fifty reported hundreds of immigration-related outside-agency searches against the Twin Falls Flock network in March, May and June 2026, after which the department disabled national network sharing. Camera counts and cost figures were not corroborated in verified outlets, so both are null.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "City of Twin Falls: Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR)", "url": "https://tfid.org/899/Automated-License-Plate-Reader-ALPR", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tfid.org/899/Automated-License-Plate-Reader-ALPR" }, { "title": "Twin Falls PD Automated License Plate Reader Policy, Aug 2026", "url": "https://tfid.org/DocumentCenter/View/8284/TFPD-Automated-License-Plate-Reader-Policy-8192026?bidId=", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://tfid.org/DocumentCenter/View/8284/TFPD-Automated-License-Plate-Reader-Policy-8192026?bidId=" }, { "title": "Route Fifty: Immigration Searches Were Conducted on the Twin Falls Flock Network", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/immigration-searches-were-conducted-twin-falls-flock-network-month-later-agreements-changed/415333/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/immigration-searches-were-conducted-twin-falls-flock-network-month-later-agreements-changed/415333" }, { "title": "Route Fifty: All Eyes on Flock as Idaho Navigates Surveillance Technology", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Idaho Falls Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Idaho Falls", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-idaho-falls-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Route Fifty confirms an active Flock contract and lists Idaho Falls among Idaho's larger deployments. Advocacy reporting says the council amended the active contract on 2026-07-31 to bar AI-training use of footage and strengthen audits; the exact date is unverified and rests on advocacy and AI-summary sources, so it stays out of the schema fields. Camera count and cost are uncorroborated in verified outlets.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Route Fifty: All Eyes on Flock as Idaho Navigates Surveillance Technology", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247" }, { "title": "NBC Palm Springs: DeFlock Idaho Files Tort Claims Over Flock AI Data Use", "url": "https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/ca-us-and-world/2026/06/20/deflock-idaho-files-tort-claims-against-cities-over-flock-safety-camera-ai-data-use", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nbcpalmsprings.com/ca-us-and-world/2026/06/20/deflock-idaho-files-tort-claims-against-cities-over-flock-safety-camera-ai-data-use" }, { "title": "Bonneville County News: Idaho Falls Police Defend License Plate Cameras", "url": "https://bonnevillecountynews.com/idaho-falls-police-defend-license-plate-cameras-amid-privacy-lawsuit-threats-and-contract-dispute/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://bonnevillecountynews.com/idaho-falls-police-defend-license-plate-cameras-amid-privacy-lawsuit-threats-and-contract-dispute" }, { "title": "FlockingHell: Idaho Falls Bans Flock AI Training (advocacy)", "url": "https://flockinghell.com/reports/idaho-falls-bans-flock-ai-training", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://flockinghell.com/reports/idaho-falls-bans-flock-ai-training" }, { "title": "Citizen Portal AI summary of Idaho Falls council Flock addendum discussion", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8669726/idaho/bonneville-county/idaho-falls/city-seeks-firm-ban-on-using-camera-footage-to-train-flocks-ai-narrow-carveout-allowed", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8669726/idaho/bonneville-county/idaho-falls/city-seeks-firm-ban-on-using-camera-footage-to-train-flocks-ai-narrow-carveout-allowed" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Pocatello Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Pocatello", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-pocatello-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Route Fifty names Pocatello an active major Idaho Flock deployment, and the council's August 2026 meeting shows the system still in use and contested. Camera and cost figures conflict across sources (EFF Atlas lead: 34 cameras bought for $102,000 in 2024 with deployment from March 2025; idahopolitics: 36 cameras and at least $10,000/year), so both fields are null pending primary procurement records.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Route Fifty: All Eyes on Flock as Idaho Navigates Surveillance Technology", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247" }, { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance: Pocatello Police Department (lead)", "url": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/my/search?agency=Pocatello+Police+Department&locale=my", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/my/search?agency=Pocatello+Police+Department&locale=my" }, { "title": "Citizen Portal AI summary of Pocatello council Flock discussion, Aug 2026", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9113510/idaho/bannock-county/pocatello-city/resident-raises-privacy-concerns-about-flock-cameras-council-schedules-discussion", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9113510/idaho/bannock-county/pocatello-city/resident-raises-privacy-concerns-about-flock-cameras-council-schedules-discussion" }, { "title": "Idaho Politics: Flock License Plate Readers Spread Across Idaho Cities", "url": "https://idahopolitics.org/flock-license-plate-readers-spread-across-idaho-cities-sparking-legal-challenges-and-privacy-debate/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://idahopolitics.org/flock-license-plate-readers-spread-across-idaho-cities-sparking-legal-challenges-and-privacy-debate" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Jerome County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Jerome", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Sheriff canceled the Flock camera contract and redirected the funds to deputy pay, following an internal misuse scandal.", "id": "id-jerome-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Idaho News 6 (KSAW) reported in early September 2026 that Sheriff Gary Taylor canceled the county's Flock camera contract and put the money toward deputy pay. The decision followed the 2025 scandal in which former sheriff George Oppedyk retired after an investigation found he used Flock cameras to track his wife's vehicle hundreds of times. Cancellation rests on one established outlet's report via its video channel, so confidence is medium.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Idaho News 6: Jerome County Sheriff Ends Flock Camera Contract to Boost Deputy Pay (video)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox5y7n4ZTfE", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ox5y7n4ZTfE" }, { "title": "Summed: Jerome County Sheriff Cancels Flock Camera Contract (aggregator)", "url": "https://summed.news/article/idaho-jerome-county-sheriff-cancels-flock-camera-contract-redirects-funds-to-deputy-1f496b27", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://summed.news/article/idaho-jerome-county-sheriff-cancels-flock-camera-contract-redirects-funds-to-deputy-1f496b27" }, { "title": "Governing: How AI, Cameras and Drones Are Reshaping Local Policing (Flock use and Oppedyk scandal context)", "url": "https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/how-ai-cameras-and-drones-are-reshaping-local-policing", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://governing.com/management-and-administration/how-ai-cameras-and-drones-are-reshaping-local-policing" }, { "title": "Eastern Progress: Fulcher Signs On to Bill Limiting Federal Access to Flock Data (Oppedyk scandal)", "url": "https://www.easternprogress.com/fulcher-signs-on-to-bill-limiting-federal-agents-access-to-flock-other-surveillance-data/article_75d10137-7caf-5c01-be84-9fb08402c593.html", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://easternprogress.com/fulcher-signs-on-to-bill-limiting-federal-agents-access-to-flock-other-surveillance-data/article_75d10137-7caf-5c01-be84-9fb08402c593.html" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Blaine County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Hailey", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": "2027-03-30", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-blaine-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract remains live through 2027-03-30 per 5B Gazette reporting, so status stays active under the live-contract rule. Sheriff Morgan Ballis told the Gazette on 2026-09-25 that he had ordered one camera removed from Carey and would give notice the contract will not automatically renew in March 2027; renewal was still under evaluation as of 2026-09-21. Both reports are from the same local outlet, so this is effectively single-outlet sourcing.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "5B Gazette: Carey Slams the Door on Flock, Sept 25 2026", "url": "https://www.5bgazette.com/government_policy/carey-slams-the-door-on-flock-city-votes-to-ban-plate-readers-on-its-own/article_4ada6117-a6cb-4c1d-907b-30db13800404.html", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://5bgazette.com/government_policy/carey-slams-the-door-on-flock-city-votes-to-ban-plate-readers-on-its-own/article_4ada6117-a6cb-4c1d-907b-30db13800404.html" }, { "title": "5B Gazette: The Flock Is Flying Away From Neighboring Jurisdictions, Sept 21 2026", "url": "https://www.5bgazette.com/government_policy/the-flock-is-flying-away-from-neighboring-jurisdictions-while-blaine-county-is-still-mulling-the/article_207b2292-97cc-4922-b2ca-62ad7d570e25.html", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://5bgazette.com/government_policy/the-flock-is-flying-away-from-neighboring-jurisdictions-while-blaine-county-is-still-mulling-the/article_207b2292-97cc-4922-b2ca-62ad7d570e25.html" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Bellevue Marshal's Office", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Bellevue", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City dropped Flock for financial reasons per local reporting.", "id": "id-bellevue-marshals-office", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "5B Gazette reported on 2026-09-21 that Bellevue was among the jurisdictions ditching Flock, for financial reasons; a follow-up noted the marshal's office had reported 3,021,268 Flock reads year-to-date in its July 2026 council report, confirming recent deployment. Termination rests on a single local outlet (two articles), so confidence is medium. This is Bellevue, Idaho, not Bellevue, Kentucky.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "5B Gazette: The Flock Is Flying Away From Neighboring Jurisdictions, Sept 21 2026", "url": "https://www.5bgazette.com/government_policy/the-flock-is-flying-away-from-neighboring-jurisdictions-while-blaine-county-is-still-mulling-the/article_207b2292-97cc-4922-b2ca-62ad7d570e25.html", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://5bgazette.com/government_policy/the-flock-is-flying-away-from-neighboring-jurisdictions-while-blaine-county-is-still-mulling-the/article_207b2292-97cc-4922-b2ca-62ad7d570e25.html" }, { "title": "5B Gazette: Across Blaine County Flock Cameras Remain a Live Local Issue (Bellevue July 2026 read counts)", "url": "https://www.5bgazette.com/government_policy/across-blaine-county-flock-cameras-remain-a-live-local-issue-even-as-the-company-announces/article_9b14783d-3057-49d0-a8f4-7bb1d0bbbd57.html", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://5bgazette.com/government_policy/across-blaine-county-flock-cameras-remain-a-live-local-issue-even-as-the-company-announces/article_9b14783d-3057-49d0-a8f4-7bb1d0bbbd57.html" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Wilder Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Wilder", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-wilder-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Route Fifty confirms active Flock use and names Wilder among the cities facing tort claims over alleged AI data-use violations; Caldwell's live transparency portal lists Wilder as a network sharing partner. Advocacy reporting says the council amended the active contract in July 2026 to restrict AI-training use; that detail rests on advocacy and Substack sources and stays out of the schema fields. Camera count and cost uncorroborated.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Route Fifty: All Eyes on Flock as Idaho Navigates Surveillance Technology", "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247/", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/all-eyes-flock-idaho-navigates-surveillance-technology-across-state/415247" }, { "title": "Flock Safety transparency portal, Caldwell ID PD (Wilder listed as sharing partner)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-" }, { "title": "Local Yocal Idaho: Wilder Amends Flock Camera Deal (Substack)", "url": "https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/wilder-amends-flock-camera-deal-but", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/wilder-amends-flock-camera-deal-but" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Boise Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Boise", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": null, "id": "id-boise-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "GovTech and Governing both report Boise uses Flock, though they may carry the same underlying Idaho Statesman reporting rather than being independent. Caldwell's live transparency portal lists Boise as a network sharing partner. No camera count, cost, or dates corroborated in verified outlets.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "GovTech: How Tech Is Transforming Police Work in Idaho", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/how-tech-is-transforming-police-work-in-idaho", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/how-tech-is-transforming-police-work-in-idaho" }, { "title": "Governing: How AI, Cameras and Drones Are Reshaping Local Policing", "url": "https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/how-ai-cameras-and-drones-are-reshaping-local-policing", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://governing.com/management-and-administration/how-ai-cameras-and-drones-are-reshaping-local-policing" }, { "title": "Flock Safety transparency portal, Caldwell ID PD (Boise listed as sharing partner)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/caldwell-id-pd-" } ], "state": "ID", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Forest Heights Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 16500, "cameras": 11, "city": "Forest Heights", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Town police hold a 24-month Flock Safety law-enforcement agreement ($33,000 total, $16,500/year recurring) covering 2 Flock LPR units and 7 Wing video integrations; town staff separately proposed a 7-site ALPR expansion funded in part by a $10,000 GOCCP grant. Signature and date fields on the agreement are blank placeholders, so no exact contract effective date is established.", "id": "md-forest-heights-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Product-mix details conflict across documents: the newer agreement lists 2 Falcon LPR units, 7 Wing video integrations, and 365-day extended retention for 19 units, while the staff report states 11 ALPR cameras are currently deployed and proposes 7 additional sites (expansion status unconfirmed). Cameras field uses the town's stated deployed count (11). Atlas 30-day retention figure predates the current agreement. Contract signature/date fields are blank.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Town of Forest Heights: Law Enforcement Agreement with Flock Safety (primary contract)", "url": "https://go.boarddocs.com/md/tofhmd/Board.nsf/files/DEWLR457C030/$file/MD%20-%20Forest%20Heights%20PD%20-%20Law%20Enforcement%20Agreement%20-%20%20(2)%20(1)%20(1).pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://go.boarddocs.com/md/tofhmd/Board.nsf/files/DEWLR457C030/$file/MD%20-%20Forest%20Heights%20PD%20-%20Law%20Enforcement%20Agreement%20-%20%20(2)%20(1)%20(1).pdf" }, { "title": "Town of Forest Heights: Town Council Staff Report, GOCCP-funded Flock ALPR expansion (primary)", "url": "https://go.boarddocs.com/md/tofhmd/Board.nsf/files/DEWLR757C3C8/$file/Town Council Staff Report-GOCCP-Flock.pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://go.boarddocs.com/md/tofhmd/Board.nsf/files/DEWLR757C3C8/$file/Town Council Staff Report-GOCCP-Flock.pdf" }, { "title": "Government meeting mirror: Forest Heights Town Council, March 19, 2025 ($40,000 GOCCP grant resolution)", "url": "https://www.subluceo.com/source/0cfb21ac-11d8-4874-ac49-ba8247583c96", "date": "2025-03-19", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://subluceo.com/source/0cfb21ac-11d8-4874-ac49-ba8247583c96" }, { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance (vendor-filtered CSV): Forest Heights PD operated 11 Flock ALPRs as of April 2024, 30-day retention", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/download.csv?vendor=Flock+Safety", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/download.csv?vendor=Flock+Safety" } ], "state": "MD", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Salisbury Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Salisbury", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City council unanimously approved a nearly $400,000 Flock contract (vote in December; exact vote date, dollar figure, and contract year not established from retrieved text), described as 40 cameras and license plate readers. On August 6, 2026, the police chief publicly confirmed the system was implemented and operational and announced a Flock Safety transparency portal.", "id": "md-salisbury-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera composition unresolved: newspaper PDF describes 40 cameras and license plate readers while the Atlas lead describes 40 security cameras plus 40 ALPRs under a 2025 contract; cameras left null rather than guessing. Exact vote date, contract year, dates, and dollar figure not established. Active status is solid: the chief's August 2026 open letter confirms operational investigative use and a live transparency portal.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Delmarva Now: Salisbury police chief, NAACP sound off on use of Flock Safety cameras (Aug 7, 2026)", "url": "https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2026/08/07/salisbury-police-chief-naacp-sound-off-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/91202133007/", "date": "2026-08-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2026/08/07/salisbury-police-chief-naacp-sound-off-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/91202133007" }, { "title": "Newspaper edition PDF (outlet unidentified): Salisbury council unanimously approved nearly $400,000 Flock contract; 40 cameras", "url": "https://published.pdf.pagesuite.com/fea9d757-caf1-44de-a806-73630a1ba0bf/d6868dc7-925a-49e9-863d-9f8135d68d78/6aff557d-37ed-424f-9ef0-a22eac0dd9ad/677371f9-cb5a-4ed8-90b4-3d06c1b91e5a/a399e7df-22cf-4e86-90d1-3e026e8385b5/lowres.pdf", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://published.pdf.pagesuite.com/fea9d757-caf1-44de-a806-73630a1ba0bf/d6868dc7-925a-49e9-863d-9f8135d68d78/6aff557d-37ed-424f-9ef0-a22eac0dd9ad/677371f9-cb5a-4ed8-90b4-3d06c1b91e5a/a399e7df-22cf-4e86-90d1-3e026e8385b5/lowres.pdf" }, { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance (vendor-filtered CSV): Salisbury PD 2025 contract lead (40 security cameras, 40 ALPRs)", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/download.csv?vendor=Flock+Safety", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/download.csv?vendor=Flock+Safety" }, { "title": "Flock Safety transparency portal: Salisbury PD (vendor-hosted)", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/salisbury-pd-md", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/salisbury-pd-md" } ], "state": "MD", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/salisbury-pd-md" }, { "agency": "Anne Arundel County Police Department", "agency_type": "county_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Millersville", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "No county procurement document or contract dates were located, but multiple independent sources indicate the department operates Flock Safety license plate readers: a Flock Safety case study describes the department using its LPR cameras in a retail crime-ring investigation, and a community document states the county already had 70 Flock Safety LPRs with data shared to the county police RTIC. Department headquarters is in Millersville per the county government site.", "id": "md-anne-arundel-county-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No primary county contract or procurement record located despite targeted searching; this record rests on convergent lead evidence (vendor case study, community document quoting 70 Flock units, mapped cameras). Camera count conflicted (70 per community document vs 9 mapped by Finding Flock); left null. County is also known to operate non-Flock ALPR brands, so the newspaper article's ALPR references are not vendor-specific. Upgrade to high requires a county procurement or budget document.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety blog: case study describing Anne Arundel County Police Department use of Flock LPR cameras (vendor)", "url": "https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-identifies-suspects-behind-190-000-crime-ring", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-identifies-suspects-behind-190-000-crime-ring" }, { "title": "Crofton Community Association document: 70 Flock Safety LPRs throughout Anne Arundel County, data shared with county police RTIC (community document)", "url": "https://www.croftoncommunity.org/_files/ugd/c759a7_a277ea517b98421f9c2ad3185e831004.pdf", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://croftoncommunity.org/_files/ugd/c759a7_a277ea517b98421f9c2ad3185e831004.pdf" }, { "title": "Newspaper edition PDF (appears to be a Capital Gazette edition, outlet not independently confirmed): 'Increased use of license plate readers sparks privacy worries' (AACPD ALPR-driven crime stats)", "url": "https://published.pdf.pagesuite.com/fea9d757-caf1-44de-a806-73630a1ba0bf/d6868dc7-925a-49e9-863d-9f8135d68d78/51f0d15a-da51-4869-a117-f430fab1a93f/721107fc-1d5c-49ae-8f41-cf4a5ac5a7dc/8a5aa49b-eeaf-46e8-a0e6-59b7d99f203b/lowres.pdf", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://published.pdf.pagesuite.com/fea9d757-caf1-44de-a806-73630a1ba0bf/d6868dc7-925a-49e9-863d-9f8135d68d78/51f0d15a-da51-4869-a117-f430fab1a93f/721107fc-1d5c-49ae-8f41-cf4a5ac5a7dc/8a5aa49b-eeaf-46e8-a0e6-59b7d99f203b/lowres.pdf" }, { "title": "Finding Flock operator index: 'anne arundel police department', 9 cameras mapped in Glen Burnie (crowdsourced lead)", "url": "https://www.findingflock.com/operators", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://findingflock.com/operators" }, { "title": "Anne Arundel County Government: police headquarters address, 8495 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD (primary)", "url": "https://www.aacounty.org/police-department/about-us/calendar/police-hearing-board-february-19", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://aacounty.org/police-department/about-us/calendar/police-hearing-board-february-19" } ], "state": "MD", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Boonsboro Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Boonsboro", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "On July 11, 2025, the Boonsboro police chief emailed council members a Flock Safety camera proposal with cost information; the July 14, 2025 council meeting agenda listed only a generic 'Police Department Report'. The Open Meetings Compliance Board found in September 2026 that the council violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to list the camera proposal on the agenda. A Flock camera was photographed in Boonsboro on July 16, 2026; the town scheduled a special meeting on license plate readers for October 5, 2026.", "id": "md-boonsboro-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Active status rests on a photograph of an installed Flock camera in Boonsboro dated July 16, 2026. No council vote, camera count, cost, or contract dates established; a special town meeting on license plate readers is scheduled for October 5, 2026, so this record should be re-checked after that date. Radio Free Hub City is a small independent Washington County outlet; its reporting quotes the official Open Meetings Compliance Board opinion and names the author as working from that opinion.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Radio Free Hub City: Boonsboro Town Council found to violate Open Meetings Act over 2025 Flock camera purchase (Sept 23, 2026)", "url": "https://radiofreehubcity.com/2026/09/23/boonsboro-town-council-found-to-violate-open-meetings-act-over-2025-flock-camera-purchase/", "date": "2026-09-23", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://radiofreehubcity.com/2026/09/23/boonsboro-town-council-found-to-violate-open-meetings-act-over-2025-flock-camera-purchase" } ], "state": "MD", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Columbia Heights Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 12, "city": "Columbia Heights", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-06-08", "decision_summary": "City council voted unanimously to cancel the Flock contract and remove all 12 cameras after community pushback over data access and privacy. A later council packet shows a $49,000 final-year payout to Flock was made even though the city received no further service, and the contract could otherwise have auto-renewed in May 2027.", "id": "mn-columbia-heights-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 12 (7 fixed + 5 flex) from the primary city packet. The three-year contract total of $151,000 is reported but annual_cost_usd left null because the annual figure is not directly stated. Decision date 2026-06-08 from news reporting of the council vote.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Columbia Heights set to drop Flock license plate cameras after community pushback", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/columbia-heights-set-drop-flock-license-plate-cameras-after-community-pushback", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/columbia-heights-set-drop-flock-license-plate-cameras-after-community-pushback", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "City of Columbia Heights council attachment: Flock contract termination details (7 fixed + 5 flex cameras, $49,000 final-year payout)", "url": "https://mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/columbhtmn-meet-58b52135de1f43089d7974a55fb7def8/ITEM-Attachment-001-ff4c4d1fffa24182b6263fa8bd698d28.pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/columbhtmn-meet-58b52135de1f43089d7974a55fb7def8/ITEM-Attachment-001-ff4c4d1fffa24182b6263fa8bd698d28.pdf", "publisher": "City of Columbia Heights" }, { "title": "Columbia Heights ends Flock Safety contract", "url": "https://minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapids-mn/n/379970/minneapolimedia-news-columbia-heights-ends-flock-safety-contract-after", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapids-mn/n/379970/minneapolimedia-news-columbia-heights-ends-flock-safety-contract-after", "publisher": "MinneapoliMedia" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Crystal Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 6, "city": "Crystal", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-09", "decision_summary": "Police Chief Brian Hubbard announced the department would completely end its involvement with Flock Safety after a Sept. 2 community meeting. All six ALPRs were physically removed and are being returned to Flock, and data sharing with other agencies was turned off.", "id": "mn-crystal-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Primary department letter states the decision explicitly and dates it 09/09/26. CCX Media confirms cameras were taken down Sept. 9 following the Sept. 2 community meeting.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Crystal Police Department community letter dated 09/09/26 announcing complete end of Flock involvement, removal of 6 ALPRs", "url": "https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10879634/File/Government/Public Notices/ALPR Letter.pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10879634/File/Government/Public Notices/ALPR Letter.pdf", "publisher": "Crystal Police Department" }, { "title": "Crystal drops Flock cams after community concerns", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/crystal-drops-flock-cams-after-community-concerns", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/crystal-drops-flock-cams-after-community-concerns", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Crystal Police Remove Flock License Plate Readers After Community Backlash", "url": "https://ccxmedia.org/news/crystal-police-remove-flock-automatic-license-plate-readers-after-community-backlash/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ccxmedia.org/news/crystal-police-remove-flock-automatic-license-plate-readers-after-community-backlash", "publisher": "CCX Media" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Duluth Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 9, "city": "Duluth", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": "2026-09-07", "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-03", "decision_summary": "Duluth PD notified Flock on Aug. 3, 2026 that it would not renew its 12-month, grant-funded contract, which ended Sept. 7, 2026. Six of nine cameras had been stolen or damaged; the department will continue using other license plate reader technology instead.", "id": "mn-duluth-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "A $30,000 grant allocation was reported for the Flock system, but annual_cost_usd is null because it is not an established annual contract cost. Camera count 9 from GovTech reporting; 6 of the 9 were stolen or damaged.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Duluth, Minn. Police Explain Decision to End Flock Contract", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/duluth-minn-police-explain-decision-to-end-flock-contract", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/duluth-minn-police-explain-decision-to-end-flock-contract", "publisher": "Government Technology (carrying Duluth News Tribune reporting)" }, { "title": "Duluth PD ends Flock camera contract, will keep using license plate reader tech", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/duluth-pd-ends-flock-camera-contract-keep-using-license-plate-reader-tech", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/duluth-pd-ends-flock-camera-contract-keep-using-license-plate-reader-tech", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Law enforcement agencies report widespread ALPR vandalism", "url": "https://www.police1.com/arrests-sentencing/law-enforcement-agencies-report-widespread-alpr-vandalism", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://police1.com/arrests-sentencing/law-enforcement-agencies-report-widespread-alpr-vandalism", "publisher": "Police1 (carrying Star Tribune reporting)" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Saint Paul Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 2, "city": "Saint Paul", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-26", "decision_summary": "The St. Paul City Council voted 7-0 on a nonbinding resolution asking the city and Ramsey County to end Flock contracts. The mayor and police chief then announced removal of the city's two Flock cameras. This covers only the two city-owned cameras; the Ramsey County Sheriff's nine cameras inside city limits remain active.", "id": "mn-saint-paul-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Record covers only the two city-owned cameras removed by the city. Do not merge with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office cameras, which are a separate active deployment.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "St. Paul City Council moves to cut Flock camera contract", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/st-paul-city-council-flock-cameras-aug-26-2026", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/st-paul-city-council-flock-cameras-aug-26-2026", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "St. Paul, Minn. Council Will Not Expand Police Drone Program (includes Flock vote details)", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/st-paul-minn-council-will-not-expand-police-drone-program", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/st-paul-minn-council-will-not-expand-police-drone-program", "publisher": "Government Technology" }, { "title": "Saint Paul council unanimously urges end to Flock Safety contracts, orders 60-day report", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9610114/minnesota/washington-county/city-of-saint-paul/saint-paul-council-unanimously-urges-end-to-flock-safety-contracts-orders-60day-report", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9610114/minnesota/washington-county/city-of-saint-paul/saint-paul-council-unanimously-urges-end-to-flock-safety-contracts-orders-60day-report", "publisher": "CitizenPortal (AI summary)" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Plymouth Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 16, "city": "Plymouth", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The Plymouth City Council voted 6-1 to discontinue the city's Flock Safety surveillance cameras, with the mayor casting the lone dissenting vote. Police leadership had defended the cameras as a safety tool but understood the privacy concerns; residents had raised complaints for months.", "id": "mn-plymouth-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 16 and the 6-1 vote are reported by CCX Media, but a primary council record was not located, so confidence is medium. Decision date left null because the vote occurred the week of Sept. 22, 2026 and the exact council meeting date was not confirmed. Not the same jurisdiction as Plymouth, WI or Plymouth, NC.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Plymouth Latest City To Discontinue Flock Safety Surveillance", "url": "https://ccxmedia.org/news/plymouth-latest-city-to-discontinue-flock-safety-surveillance/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ccxmedia.org/news/plymouth-latest-city-to-discontinue-flock-safety-surveillance", "publisher": "CCX Media" }, { "title": "Plymouth police ask city council to keep Flock cameras despite residents' concerns", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EnIagLPwEo", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=7EnIagLPwEo", "publisher": "WCCO (YouTube)" }, { "title": "Minnesota Cities Now Ending or Pausing Flock Camera Use", "url": "https://squatchrocks.com/ixp/150/p/minnesota-cities-removing-flock-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://squatchrocks.com/ixp/150/p/minnesota-cities-removing-flock-cameras", "publisher": "Squatch Rocks (blog)" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Brooklyn Park Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Brooklyn Park", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Brooklyn Park cancelled its Flock contract after about six months, citing poor data-sharing protocols and customer support concerns. The city reportedly still wants license plate readers but intends to switch to a system without the data-sharing function.", "id": "mn-brooklyn-park-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Only a statewide blog gives the specific figures (8 cameras, $28,000, cancellation at end of December 2025), so cameras, costs, and dates are left null until a primary or stronger source confirms them. Termination itself is corroborated by GovTech and FOX 9.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Minneapolis-Area Cities Shutting Off License Plate Cameras", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/minneapolis-area-cities-shutting-off-license-plate-cameras", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/public-safety/minneapolis-area-cities-shutting-off-license-plate-cameras", "publisher": "Government Technology" }, { "title": "Columbia Heights set to drop Flock license plate cameras after community pushback (notes Brooklyn Park cancelled six months into its contract)", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/columbia-heights-set-drop-flock-license-plate-cameras-after-community-pushback", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/columbia-heights-set-drop-flock-license-plate-cameras-after-community-pushback", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Minnesota Cities Now Ending or Pausing Flock Camera Use", "url": "https://squatchrocks.com/ixp/150/p/minnesota-cities-removing-flock-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://squatchrocks.com/ixp/150/p/minnesota-cities-removing-flock-cameras", "publisher": "Squatch Rocks (blog)" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Winona Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 8, "city": "Winona", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-12", "decision_summary": "All eight Flock cameras were stolen after poles were cut down. On Aug. 12, 2026 the department announced it would not replace them, citing the need to maintain community trust.", "id": "mn-winona-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The department publicly abandoned the program after the theft, but no source confirms formal contract termination or expiry, so confidence is medium. Formal contract paperwork, if located, could sharpen this record.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock cameras: Company announces changes to data retention, offense filtering (notes Winona removing ALPRs after vandalism)", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/flock-cameras-company-changes-data-retention-offense-filtering-aug-14-2026", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/flock-cameras-company-changes-data-retention-offense-filtering-aug-14-2026", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Law enforcement agencies report widespread ALPR vandalism", "url": "https://www.police1.com/arrests-sentencing/law-enforcement-agencies-report-widespread-alpr-vandalism", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://police1.com/arrests-sentencing/law-enforcement-agencies-report-widespread-alpr-vandalism", "publisher": "Police1 (carrying Star Tribune reporting)" }, { "title": "Flock Camera Thefts Force Police Department to Give Up in Minnesota", "url": "https://www.mandatory.com/culture/1830228-flock-camera-thefts-force-police-department-give-up-minnesota", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://mandatory.com/culture/1830228-flock-camera-thefts-force-police-department-give-up-minnesota", "publisher": "Mandatory" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "North Branch Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 3, "city": "North Branch", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The mayor paused installation in mid-August 2026, covering the three installed cameras, after public pushback. FOX 9 later listed North Branch among Minnesota agencies announcing removal of Flock cameras; a statewide blog reports the council then voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to cancel the agreement and take the three cameras down while four more were never installed.", "id": "mn-north-branch-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The Aug. 26, 2026 unanimous council vote and the three-year contract liability claim come only from an unverified blog, so decision_date is null. The removal itself is confirmed by FOX 9. Camera count 3 reflects the installed cameras only; four more were reportedly never installed.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Minnesota cities pull back on Flock cameras amid public pushback (North Branch pauses installation)", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/minnesota-cities-pull-back-flock-cameras-amid-public-pushback", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/minnesota-cities-pull-back-flock-cameras-amid-public-pushback", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Flock cameras: Company announces changes to data retention, offense filtering (lists North Branch among agencies removing cameras)", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/flock-cameras-company-changes-data-retention-offense-filtering-aug-14-2026", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/flock-cameras-company-changes-data-retention-offense-filtering-aug-14-2026", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Minnesota Cities Now Ending or Pausing Flock Camera Use", "url": "https://squatchrocks.com/ixp/150/p/minnesota-cities-removing-flock-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://squatchrocks.com/ixp/150/p/minnesota-cities-removing-flock-cameras", "publisher": "Squatch Rocks (blog)" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Anoka County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "Sheriff's Office", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Anoka", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2026-06-30", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Sheriff Brad Wise signed a one-year Flock pilot agreement on June 30, 2026 covering ALPRs and drones. The deal was priced just under the $175,000 county board approval threshold, which drew public criticism. The sheriff's office has since cited Flock cameras in active investigations.", "id": "mn-anoka-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Contract value is reported as either $174,500 or $174,999 by different sources, so annual_cost_usd is null. The reported 75 readers may cover a broader pilot or existing network, so cameras is null. The original Sahan Journal piece was not located; primary procurement documents would strengthen this record.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Minnesota county sheriff signs Flock deal below board approval threshold, drawing backlash", "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/anoka-county-sheriff-flock-deal-backlash/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://thecooldown.com/green-tech/anoka-county-sheriff-flock-deal-backlash", "publisher": "The Cool Down (derivative of Sahan Journal reporting)" }, { "title": "Anoka County Sheriff Signs Flock Camera Deal Just Under $175,000 Board Limit", "url": "https://civiclensnetwork.com/articles/anoka-county-sheriff-signs-flock-camera-deal-just-under-175000-board-limit", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://civiclensnetwork.com/articles/anoka-county-sheriff-signs-flock-camera-deal-just-under-175000-board-limit", "publisher": "Civic Lens Network" }, { "title": "Flock cameras praised by Anoka County sheriff after scam arrest", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/flock-cameras-praised-anoka-co-sheriff-after-led-scam-arrest", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/flock-cameras-praised-anoka-co-sheriff-after-led-scam-arrest", "publisher": "FOX 9" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Shakopee Police Department", "agency_type": "Police Department", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Shakopee", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Shakopee officials publicly defended continued use of Flock cameras against misinformation ahead of a city council meeting, with the city defending the technology's crime-fighting value. No cancellation or nonrenewal has been reported.", "id": "mn-shakopee-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Active status is inferred from the city's public defense of the program and the absence of any reported cancellation. Camera count, costs, and contract dates are unknown; a primary council record would firm this up.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Shakopee officials defend Flock cameras against misinformation ahead of council meeting", "url": "https://fox9.com/news/shakopee-officials-defend-flock-cameras-against-misinformation-ahead-council-meeting", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://fox9.com/news/shakopee-officials-defend-flock-cameras-against-misinformation-ahead-council-meeting", "publisher": "FOX 9" }, { "title": "Flock camera backlash: MN cities keep license plate readers despite privacy concerns", "url": "https://disa.org/usa/minnesota/article_ba8bca36-c7e9-11f0-b0ab-9d2e6ee6bd90.html", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://disa.org/usa/minnesota/article_ba8bca36-c7e9-11f0-b0ab-9d2e6ee6bd90.html", "publisher": "Disa.org" } ], "state": "MN", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Kearney Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 28, "city": "Kearney", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2022-06", "decision_date": "2023-12-12", "decision_summary": "City council approved a 60-month extension of the Flock Group Inc. services agreement on 2023-12-12 (Resolution 2023-178). The initial agreement was signed in June 2022 after a 60-day pilot; 28 fixed cameras were deployed citywide and remained in service per a November 2024 city press release.", "id": "ne-kearney-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Cost figures not stated in cited sources; do not copy Kearney, Missouri figures (different state, 14 cameras / $35,000 annual). The city press release mentions a Flock transparency portal on the city website, but the portal URL was not found in retrieved sources. Cameras were slated for redeployment to state highways within the city and Buffalo County per the Dec 2023 agenda memo.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Resolution No. 2023-178 - Flock Group Inc. 60 Month Services Agreement extension", "url": "https://kearney.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=526&meta_id=43147", "date": "2023-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://kearney.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?clip_id=526&meta_id=43147&view_id=1", "publisher": "City of Kearney (granicus.com)" }, { "title": "City press release: KPD operating 28 fixed Flock cameras since 2022", "url": "https://cityofkearney.org/Archive/ViewFile/Item/11780", "date": "2024-11-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityofkearney.org/Archive/ViewFile/Item/11780", "publisher": "City of Kearney" }, { "title": "City news release: council approved 60-day Flock ALPR pilot; 28 cameras installed", "url": "https://cityofkearney.org/Archive/ViewFile/Item/8715", "date": "2022-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cityofkearney.org/Archive/ViewFile/Item/8715", "publisher": "City of Kearney" }, { "title": "Kearney police quickly recover stolen truck using ALPR cameras", "url": "https://krny.com/2024/12/05/kearney-police-quickly-recover-stolen-truck-using-alpr-cameras/", "date": "2024-12-05", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://krny.com/2024/12/05/kearney-police-quickly-recover-stolen-truck-using-alpr-cameras", "publisher": "KRNY (krny.com)" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Sarpy County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": 43000, "cameras": 30, "city": "Papillion", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2023-07-18", "decision_date": "2023-07-18", "decision_summary": "Sarpy County Board approved the Flock Safety agreement on 2023-07-18 (Resolution 2023-231): $46,300 initial purchase of 12 Falcon plus 2 Falcon Flex cameras, one-year term auto-renewing annually at a $43,000 recurring fee. Nebraska Public Media reported roughly 30 ALPR cameras countywide in early 2026, indicating expansion beyond the original 14.", "id": "ne-sarpy-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 30 reflects the 2026 reported figure; the 2023 contract covered 14 cameras. The $43,000 annual recurring renewal fee is explicitly stated in the government agenda item. Contract start uses the board approval date; service start may differ.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Agenda Item 23-328: Flock Safety agreement and MOU ($46,300; $43,000 annual renewal)", "url": "https://sarpy.civicweb.net/document/82441/", "date": "2023-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sarpy.civicweb.net/document/82441", "publisher": "Sarpy County (civicweb.net)" }, { "title": "Resolution 2023-231 - Flock Safety Agreement and MOU", "url": "https://sarpy.civicweb.net/document/81906/Resolution%202023-231%20-%20Flock%20Safety%20Agreement%20and%20M.pdf?handle=3836CED6AD5143F19AC4159C4A256CC3", "date": "2023-07", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://sarpy.civicweb.net/document/81906/Resolution%202023-231%20-%20Flock%20Safety%20Agreement%20and%20M.pdf?handle=3836CED6AD5143F19AC4159C4A256CC3", "publisher": "Sarpy County (civicweb.net)" }, { "title": "As Flock security cameras expand across Nebraska, communities express concerns about data privacy", "url": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/as-flock-security-cameras-expand-across-nebraska-communities-express-concerns-about-data-privacy/", "date": "2026-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/as-flock-security-cameras-expand-across-nebraska-communities-express-concerns-about-data-privacy", "publisher": "Nebraska Public Media" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "City of Ord", "agency_type": "municipal_government", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 2, "city": "Ord", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-03", "decision_summary": "Ord City Council voted 5-0 on 2026-08-03 to remove the two Flock cameras inside city limits. The cameras were owned by Valley County, which agreed to comply with the city's resolution. Reported as Nebraska's first municipal Flock removal.", "id": "ne-ord-city", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The two cameras had been installed in late 2025. Valley County retained the seven cameras outside city limits (separate record ne-valley-county-so). Not marked rejected because cameras were already deployed before the removal vote.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "A Nebraska city voted to ban Flock cameras. The county wants to keep surveilling drivers anyway.", "url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-nebraska-city-voted-to-ban-flock-cameras-the-county-wants-to-keep-surveilling-drivers-anyway/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-nebraska-city-voted-to-ban-flock-cameras-the-county-wants-to-keep-surveilling-drivers-anyway", "publisher": "Flatwater Free Press" }, { "title": "The City of Ord voted to remove Flock Automated License Plate Readers and now takes the decision to the Valley County Board", "url": "https://gray-wowt-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/04/city-ord-votes-unanimously-remove-its-flock-cameras-first-nebraska/", "date": "2026-08-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wowt-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/04/city-ord-votes-unanimously-remove-its-flock-cameras-first-nebraska", "publisher": "KOLN 10/11 (gtv-cdn.com)" }, { "title": "What cost city Ord weighs public safety privacy after vote remove Flock cameras", "url": "https://gray-wowt-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/what-cost-city-ord-weighs-public-safety-privacy-after-vote-remove-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://gray-wowt-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/10/what-cost-city-ord-weighs-public-safety-privacy-after-vote-remove-flock-cameras", "publisher": "KOLN 10/11 (gtv-cdn.com)" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Valley County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 7, "city": "Ord", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "County purchased nine Flock cameras at $3,000 each plus $10,000 in installation and upgrade fees. After the City of Ord's 2026-08-03 removal vote, the two cameras inside city limits were removed and seven cameras outside the city remain in service.", "id": "ne-valley-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 7 reflects the post-removal deployment; nine were purchased. Annual cost deliberately left null: $3,000/camera is a purchase price and the $10,000 was installation, not an annual figure. More than 450,000 outside-agency searches in a 30-day period were reported, per Flatwater Free Press.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Nebraska counties got money meant to combat the opioid crisis. Some are spending it on Flock cameras and other police tools.", "url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-law-enforcement-agencies-using-opioid-settlement-money-on-surveillance-technology-tools/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-law-enforcement-agencies-using-opioid-settlement-money-on-surveillance-technology-tools", "publisher": "Flatwater Free Press" }, { "title": "A Nebraska city voted to ban Flock cameras. The county wants to keep surveilling drivers anyway.", "url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-nebraska-city-voted-to-ban-flock-cameras-the-county-wants-to-keep-surveilling-drivers-anyway/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-nebraska-city-voted-to-ban-flock-cameras-the-county-wants-to-keep-surveilling-drivers-anyway", "publisher": "Flatwater Free Press" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Grand Island Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Grand Island", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Department operates Flock ALPR cameras; 2026 reporting identified Grand Island's Flock data, and the department's ALPR policy (effective January 2024) governs ALPR use and state reporting.", "id": "ne-grand-island-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The department ALPR policy confirms ALPR operation but the retrieved excerpt does not name Flock as vendor; the vendor is established through news reporting. Flatwater Free Press and Nebraska Public Media are one reporting chain, not independent. Camera count and contract terms not found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "License plate readers in Nebraska help ICE conduct immigration enforcement efforts", "url": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/license-plate-readers-in-nebraska-help-ice-conduct-immigration-enforcement-efforts/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/license-plate-readers-in-nebraska-help-ice-conduct-immigration-enforcement-efforts", "publisher": "Nebraska Public Media" }, { "title": "License plate readers in Nebraska help ICE conduct immigration enforcement efforts", "url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/license-plate-readers-in-nebraska-help-ice-conduct-immigration-enforcement-efforts/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/license-plate-readers-in-nebraska-help-ice-conduct-immigration-enforcement-efforts", "publisher": "Flatwater Free Press" }, { "title": "GIPD Automatic License Plate Reader policy (effective 1/10/2024)", "url": "https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5042/GIPD/4856824/Automatic_License_Plate_Re.pdf", "date": "2024-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5042/GIPD/4856824/Automatic_License_Plate_Re.pdf", "publisher": "Grand Island Police Department (hosted policy PDF)" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Scottsbluff Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Scottsbluff", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "City police operate Flock ALPR cameras under department policy 30.14, which names Flock Safety as the vendor with 30-day hard deletion; the city maintains a public ALPR information page.", "id": "ne-scottsbluff-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count and contract terms not found in retrieved sources. Local blog report (diggingdeeper.net) of a 2025 Flock-assisted stolen-plate alert is cited as a lead only (verified=false) due to unclear outlet quality.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "ALPR - Automatic License Plate Readers (police department info page)", "url": "http://www.scottsbluff.org/departments/police/alpr_-_automatic_license_plate_readers.php", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://scottsbluff.org/departments/police/alpr_-_automatic_license_plate_readers.php", "publisher": "City of Scottsbluff" }, { "title": "Police policy 30.14: Automated License Plate Readers ALPR (names Flock Safety, 30-day deletion)", "url": "https://cms6.revize.com/revize/scottsbluffne/POLICE%20DEPT/30.14%20Automated%20License%20Plate%20Readers%20ALPR-ks.pdf?t=202406271557520&t=202406271557520", "date": "2024-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cms6.revize.com/revize/scottsbluffne/POLICE%20DEPT/30.14%20Automated%20License%20Plate%20Readers%20ALPR-ks.pdf?t=202406271557520&t=202406271557520", "publisher": "City of Scottsbluff (hosted policy PDF)" }, { "title": "Plate reader strikes again (Flock alert on Avenue I, Scottsbluff)", "url": "http://diggingdeeper.net/2025/10/24/plate-reader-strikes-again/", "date": "2025-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://diggingdeeper.net/2025/10/24/plate-reader-strikes-again", "publisher": "diggingdeeper.net" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Alliance Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Alliance", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-25", "decision_summary": "Police Chief David Leavitt withdrew the department's FY27 budget request to purchase and deploy a Flock Safety camera/ALPR system hours before a special city council budget meeting, citing public scrutiny, the evolving legal environment, and a tight budget. Framed as a pause, with possible reevaluation in a future budget cycle.", "id": "ne-alliance-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Marked rejected because the proposal was killed before any contract was signed. Decision date inferred from publication timing (Tuesday news release, ~2026-08-25); the exact release date was not printed in the retrieved copy. A Flock Safety representative had presented to the council earlier that month.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Alliance Police Chief Withdraws FY27 Funding Request for Flock Safety Camera, License Plate Reader System", "url": "https://panhandlepost.com/posts/afe19bbc-ec9f-42a4-8ef0-7019e48d2198", "date": "2026-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://panhandlepost.com/posts/afe19bbc-ec9f-42a4-8ef0-7019e48d2198", "publisher": "Panhandle Post (APD news release)" }, { "title": "Western Nebraska police chief nixes budget request for Flock cameras", "url": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/western-nebraska-police-chief-nixes-budget-request-for-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/western-nebraska-police-chief-nixes-budget-request-for-flock-cameras", "publisher": "Nebraska Public Media" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "rejected", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Harlan County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Alma", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The county board gave the sheriff's office $15,000 in opioid settlement funds for a Flock camera contract. Sheriff Jesse Langley presented the contract to the board and said deputies have used the cameras to support cases where probable cause was developed.", "id": "ne-harlan-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "The $15,000 figure is the total contract amount paid entirely with opioid settlement funds; it is not established as an annual figure, so annual_cost_usd is null. Nebraska Public Media's version is a republication of the Flatwater Free Press original, not an independent source. Camera count not found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Nebraska counties got money meant to combat the opioid crisis. Some are spending it on Flock cameras and other police tools.", "url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-law-enforcement-agencies-using-opioid-settlement-money-on-surveillance-technology-tools/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-law-enforcement-agencies-using-opioid-settlement-money-on-surveillance-technology-tools", "publisher": "Flatwater Free Press" }, { "title": "Nebraska counties got money meant to combat the opioid crisis. Some are spending it on Flock cameras and other police tools. (republication)", "url": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/nebraska-counties-got-money-meant-to-combat-the-opioid-crisis-some-are-spending-it-on-flock-cameras-and-other-police-tools/", "date": "2026-09", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/nebraska-counties-got-money-meant-to-combat-the-opioid-crisis-some-are-spending-it-on-flock-cameras-and-other-police-tools", "publisher": "Nebraska Public Media" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Hall County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Grand Island", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The sheriff's office operates Flock Safety ALPR cameras; its official ALPR policy names Flock Safety as the vendor that stores the data and purges it (hard delete) after 30 days.", "id": "ne-hall-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single primary-source citation (official county policy PDF). Camera count, contract dates, and cost not stated in retrieved sources. City set to Grand Island (county seat).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Hall County Sheriff's Department ALPR policy (names Flock Safety as vendor, 30-day purge)", "url": "https://www.hallcountyne.gov/Documents/Government/Sheriff/Flock Safety System/ALPR_Policy.pdf?t=202412021324290", "date": "2024-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://hallcountyne.gov/Documents/Government/Sheriff/Flock Safety System/ALPR_Policy.pdf?t=202412021324290", "publisher": "Hall County, NE (hallcountyne.gov)" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Chadron Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": 7500, "cameras": 3, "city": "Chadron", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": "2024-02", "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Chief Rick Hickstein implemented a Flock pilot in 2023 and signed a Flock contract in February 2024 at $7,500 annually for three cameras. In August 2025 the council voted 3-2 on a five-year NDOT right-of-way permitting agreement for the cameras; the chief said renewal of the Flock contract was uncertain.", "id": "ne-chadron-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Annual cost $7,500 is explicitly stated as the annual contract cost for three cameras. The article reported the contract was set to expire 'next year' (i.e., ~2027 per the January 2026 article); exact end date unconfirmed. Second independent source not found; confidence is medium despite detailed on-record statements.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "As Flock security cameras expand across Nebraska, communities express concerns about data privacy", "url": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/as-flock-security-cameras-expand-across-nebraska-communities-express-concerns-about-data-privacy/", "date": "2026-01", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/as-flock-security-cameras-expand-across-nebraska-communities-express-concerns-about-data-privacy", "publisher": "Nebraska Public Media" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Buffalo County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Kearney", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "The sheriff's office partners with the Kearney Police Department under their Flock Safety system MOU; official SOP 1346 (effective 4/10/2023) names Flock Safety as the ALPR vendor.", "id": "ne-buffalo-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No separate Buffalo County camera count or contract found; the office operates under KPD's Flock deployment. City set to Kearney (county seat / sheriff's office location).", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety System (Sheriff) - partnership with Kearney PD under Flock MOU", "url": "https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/county-offices/sheriff/flock-safety-system", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/county-offices/sheriff/flock-safety-system", "publisher": "Buffalo County, NE (buffalocounty.ne.gov)" }, { "title": "Standard Operating Procedure 1346: Automated License Plate Readers (names Flock Safety)", "url": "https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/Portals/0/Buffalo%20Co%20SO%20Policy%201346%20Automated%20License%20Plate%20Readers.pdf", "date": "2023-04", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/Portals/0/Buffalo%20Co%20SO%20Policy%201346%20Automated%20License%20Plate%20Readers.pdf", "publisher": "Buffalo County Sheriff's Office (buffalocounty.ne.gov)" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Douglas County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 15, "city": "Omaha", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "2022 reporting stated the sheriff's office had placed 15 Flock cameras around Douglas County as a test and sought Omaha City Council approval to add ten more on city light poles (ordinance outcome unconfirmed in retrieved sources). EFF Atlas also lists the agency as a Flock user.", "id": "ne-douglas-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single dated source (a lobbying firm's news feed repost of 2022 council coverage); current operational status, the Omaha ordinance outcome, and any contract terms are unconfirmed. Needs primary follow-up. Kept as low confidence rather than dropped because the test deployment was an operational fact, not a mere proposal.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Douglas County Sheriff's Office urging Omaha to install license-plate readers (Flock Safety System)", "url": "https://www.kisselkohoutes.com/news-feed/2022/8/19/douglas-county-sheriffs-office-urging-omaha-to-install-license-plate-readers", "date": "2022-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://kisselkohoutes.com/news-feed/2022/8/19/douglas-county-sheriffs-office-urging-omaha-to-install-license-plate-readers", "publisher": "Kissel, Kohout, ES Associates LLC (news feed repost)" } ], "state": "NE", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "id": "nm-bernalillo-county-so", "agency": "Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": "Albuquerque", "state": "NM", "status": "cancelled", "cameras": 21, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": "2026-09-03", "decision_summary": "Sheriff John Allen announced the decision to end BCSO's Flock Safety contracts in a Sept. 3 official statement, citing lost confidence in Flock's privacy safeguards and data sharing. Three contracts ended: five ALPR cameras, 16 speed cameras connected to the Flock network, and gunshot detection technology. BCSO is replacing Flock with Axon ALPR technology.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "New portal reveals how Las Cruces police use cameras", "url": "https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/2026/09/17/flock-cameras-las-cruces/91792151007/", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/2026/09/17/flock-cameras-las-cruces/91792151007" }, { "title": "Sheriff Allen to address Flock shutdown and BCSO's transition to Axon ALPR technology", "url": "https://citydesk.org/2026/09/08/sheriff-allen-to-address-flock-shutdown-and-bcsos-transition-to-axon-alpr-technology/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citydesk.org/2026/09/08/sheriff-allen-to-address-flock-shutdown-and-bcsos-transition-to-axon-alpr-technology" }, { "title": "Sheriff Allen to address Flock shutdown and BCSO's transition to Axon ALPR technology", "url": "https://abq.news/2026/09/sheriff-allen-to-address-flock-shutdown-and-bcsos-transition-to-axon-alpr-technology/", "date": "2026-09-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://abq.news/2026/09/sheriff-allen-to-address-flock-shutdown-and-bcsos-transition-to-axon-alpr-technology" }, { "title": "Man films himself taking down Flock cameras, gets arrested", "url": "https://foxnews.com/tech/man-films-himself-taking-down-flock-cameras-gets-arrested", "date": "2026-09-12", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://foxnews.com/tech/man-films-himself-taking-down-flock-cameras-gets-arrested" }, { "title": "Man dismantles Flock cameras, drops them off at Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office", "url": "https://www.police1.com/arrests-sentencing/man-shows-up-at-n-m-sheriffs-office-with-truck-full-of-dismantled-alpr-cameras", "date": "2026-09-22", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://police1.com/arrests-sentencing/man-shows-up-at-n-m-sheriffs-office-with-truck-full-of-dismantled-alpr-cameras" }, { "title": "Flock cameras protester arrested in New Mexico", "url": "https://cybernews.com/ai-news/police-arrest-viral-protestor-with-flock/", "date": "2026-09-03", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://cybernews.com/ai-news/police-arrest-viral-protestor-with-flock" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Six independent verified citations. Camera count 21 = five ALPRs plus 16 speed cameras connected to the Flock network per Fox News reporting; CityDesk ABQ reported 21 regional Flock cameras. Fox News and Cybernews dates are approximate to within a day or two based on search-result timestamps. The abq.news (The Paper) article appears to be the same Kevin Hendricks article as the citydesk.org piece, so it is not counted as independent; retained for convenience. Decision date of 2026-09-03 comes from the official BCSO statement quoted by the Las Cruces Sun-News; Fox affiliate reporting noted Allen discussing the decision on KOB 4 on Aug. 24 and deciding in late August." }, { "id": "nm-las-cruces-pd", "agency": "Las Cruces Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Las Cruces", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": 21, "annual_cost_usd": 141850, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "60-month Flock agreement signed 2024-09-12 with 24-month renewal term; $141,850 annual recurring platform cost; 15 Falcon ALPRs plus 6 solar multi-purpose LPR/video units; 30-day retention. City council added privacy rules in September 2026 requiring a public Flock data portal and affidavits from out-of-state agencies.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "NM - Las Cruces PD FlockOS LPR/Live Video Law Enforcement Agreement (signed contract PDF)", "url": "https://haussamen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NM-Las-Cruces-PD-FlockOSLPRLive-Video-Law-Enforcement-Agreement-9122024.pdf", "date": "2026-02-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://haussamen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NM-Las-Cruces-PD-FlockOSLPRLive-Video-Law-Enforcement-Agreement-9122024.pdf" }, { "title": "New portal reveals how Las Cruces police use cameras", "url": "https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/2026/09/17/flock-cameras-las-cruces/91792151007/", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/2026/09/17/flock-cameras-las-cruces/91792151007" }, { "title": "Las Cruces adds privacy rules to Flock camera contract", "url": "https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/las-cruces/2026/09/21/las-cruces-restricts-police-surveillance-technology/91814555007/", "date": "2026-09-21", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/las-cruces/2026/09/21/las-cruces-restricts-police-surveillance-technology/91814555007" }, { "title": "Ensuring privacy when ALPRs are in use (opinion)", "url": "https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2026/03/29/ensuring-privacy-in-alrp-use/89303419007/", "date": "2026-03-29", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2026/03/29/ensuring-privacy-in-alrp-use/89303419007" }, { "title": "Atlas of Surveillance: Las Cruces Police Department, NM", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Las+Cruces+Police+Department%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Las+Cruces+Police+Department%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc" } ], "confidence": "high", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Signed primary contract document reviewed in full: DocuSign envelope signed 2024-09-12 by Las Cruces purchasing manager Alicia Hernandez; 60-month initial term, 24-month renewal; $141,850 annual recurring platform; contract total $737,750. Term commences upon first installation and validation of hardware, so contract_start left null rather than inferred from the signature date. Hosted on haussamen.com, a third-party blog mirror, not a government domain; the document itself is the signed primary agreement, so marked verified with this caveat. Camera count 21 = 15 Falcon plus 6 solar multi-purpose LPR units per the contract; video-only Condor units excluded. EFF Atlas reports 22 installed ALPRs from July 2025 public records; kept as unverified lead. The PDF upload date (2026-02-01) is approximate, taken from the URL path." }, { "id": "nm-rio-rancho-pd", "agency": "Rio Rancho Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Rio Rancho", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": 19, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Active Flock network of 19 cameras reported August 2026. Program began with vehicle-mounted cameras in 2018, moved to fixed units in 2020. On Sept. 10, 2026 residents pressed the city council to end Flock; no cancellation or formal action was reported. Data deleted after 30 days unless retained for a case.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Rio Rancho traffic study (Flock work session recap)", "url": "https://riorancho.news/2026/08/rio-rancho-traffic-study/", "date": "2026-08-15", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://riorancho.news/2026/08/rio-rancho-traffic-study" }, { "title": "DeFlock RR (Sept. 10 council meeting)", "url": "https://riorancho.news/2026/09/deflock-rr/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://riorancho.news/2026/09/deflock-rr" }, { "title": "DeFlock RR (Sept. 10 council meeting, syndicated)", "url": "https://sandovalsignpost.com/2026/09/deflock-rr/", "date": "2026-09-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://sandovalsignpost.com/2026/09/deflock-rr" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "riorancho.news is The Paper's Rio Rancho edition, a local news outlet. Sandoval Signpost appears to syndicate the same DeFlock article and is not counted as independent. Source dates are approximate to within a few days based on publication-month context. A 2018-era deal for 10 cameras was reported at $55,000 over five years; that is a historical total, not an annual cost, so annual_cost_usd stays null. No primary city procurement page found; would benefit from one for a high rating." }, { "id": "nm-alamogordo-pd", "agency": "Alamogordo Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Alamogordo", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": 60, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "$500,000 two-year Flock agreement covering 60 surveillance devices (LPR plus live-view); full installation completed June 2026. Approval timing conflicts across sources: an Aug. 2026 commission presentation says approved February 2025; a retrospective says initially approved in 2024; the proposal went before the commission in December 2024. LPR data retained 30 days, video 7 days.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Alamogordo City Commission Meeting Tuesday 6:30 pm Focuses on Flock Public Safety Technology", "url": "https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/384255/alamogordo-city-commission-meeting-tuesday-630-pm-focuses-flock-public", "date": "2026-08-10", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/384255/alamogordo-city-commission-meeting-tuesday-630-pm-focuses-flock-public" }, { "title": "Alamogordo City Commission Moves Forward with 2 Year Flock Camera Contract", "url": "https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/384346/alamogordo-city-commission-moves-forward-2-year-flock-camera-contract", "date": "2026-08-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/384346/alamogordo-city-commission-moves-forward-2-year-flock-camera-contract" }, { "title": "Eyes on the Road: Dr. Stephanie Hernandez on why Alamogordo turned to Flock cameras", "url": "https://newmexicoconservativenews.com/2026/09/16/eyes-on-the-road-dr-stephanie-hernandez-on-why-alamogordo-turned-to-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-09-16", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://newmexicoconservativenews.com/2026/09/16/eyes-on-the-road-dr-stephanie-hernandez-on-why-alamogordo-turned-to-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "Atlas of Surveillance: Alamogordo Police Department, NM", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Alamogordo+Police+Department%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Alamogordo+Police+Department%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Camera count 60 is total surveillance devices (LPR plus live-view) per the Aug. 11, 2026 commission presentation; the ALPR-only count is not separately reported. EFF Atlas reports 21 ALPRs; kept as unverified lead. $500,000 is a two-year total, so annual_cost_usd stays null rather than derived. town.news pages do not display publication dates; dates are approximate, inferred from the Aug. 11, 2026 meeting preview and the June 2026 installation-complete reference. Small local outlets; medium confidence despite three verified citations." }, { "id": "nm-farmington-pd", "agency": "Farmington Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "city": "Farmington", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": 24, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "24 Flock cameras active in Farmington as of August 2026 reporting; older reporting described 20 fixed ALPRs feeding a regional real-time crime center that also assists the San Juan County Sheriff, Bloomfield, and Aztec. An August 2026 YouTube video claims FPD announced it would not renew its Flock contract, but no primary statement or established-news report confirms it, so the record stays active.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "New Mexico legislation limits use of Flock cameras and data", "url": "https://www.tricityrecordnm.com/articles/tri-cities/new-mexico-legislation-limits-use-of-flock-cameras-and-data/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://tricityrecordnm.com/articles/tri-cities/new-mexico-legislation-limits-use-of-flock-cameras-and-data" }, { "title": "Atlas of Surveillance: Farmington Police Department, NM", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Farmington+Police+Department%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Farmington+Police+Department%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc" }, { "title": "Farmington PD non-renewal statement (video, unverified)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-oXsYJ1zJs", "date": "2026-08-18", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=2-oXsYJ1zJs" } ], "confidence": "medium", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status is the weak point: a YouTube video dated approximately Aug. 18, 2026 claims Farmington released a statement that it will not renew its Flock contract, but no primary document or established-news confirmation was found, and the Tri-City Record described 24 cameras in present tense in late August 2026. Per the no-terminal-status-without-solid-sourcing rule, status stays active with the claim flagged here. A possible five-year contract (2023-07-01 to 2028-06-30, 19 Falcon plus 1 Flex, $51,000/yr recurring) circulates on the ALPR Watch advocacy mirror, but the named customer could not be confirmed from the document, so it is not used." }, { "id": "nm-san-juan-county-so", "agency": "San Juan County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": "Aztec", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": 7, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Seven Flock cameras operating in San Juan County as of August 2026 reporting, alongside Farmington's 24. The sheriff's office is assisted by Farmington's regional real-time crime center network.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "New Mexico legislation limits use of Flock cameras and data", "url": "https://www.tricityrecordnm.com/articles/tri-cities/new-mexico-legislation-limits-use-of-flock-cameras-and-data/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://tricityrecordnm.com/articles/tri-cities/new-mexico-legislation-limits-use-of-flock-cameras-and-data" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single verified source (Tri-City Record, established local paper). County-specific contract terms, cost, and dates not found. City listed as Aztec, the San Juan County seat." }, { "id": "nm-new-mexico-state-university-pd", "agency": "New Mexico State University Police", "agency_type": "university", "city": "Las Cruces", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": 7, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "NMSU Police uses seven Flock ALPR cameras at campus entry and exit points under a five-year contract, per NMSU Police Chief Justin Dunivan. Data held 30 days; cameras used in multiple investigations including stolen vehicles and an attempted abduction.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Who's watching who? How NMSU students feel about Flock cameras", "url": "https://nmsuroundup.com/33615/showcase/whos-watching-who-how-nmsu-students-feel-about-flock-camerass/", "date": "2026-09-14", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://nmsuroundup.com/33615/showcase/whos-watching-who-how-nmsu-students-feel-about-flock-camerass" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single source: the NMSU student newspaper, with direct quotes from the police chief confirming the seven cameras and five-year contract. No second source or university primary record found. Contract length is stated (five years) but start date is unknown, so dates stay null." }, { "id": "nm-otero-county-so", "agency": "Otero County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "city": "Alamogordo", "state": "NM", "status": "active", "cameras": null, "annual_cost_usd": null, "contract_start": null, "contract_end": null, "renewal_date": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Otero County Sheriff's Office joined the Alamogordo Police Department in a county-wide Flock Safety partnership, sharing access to a growing network of Flock LPR and live-view cameras across Alamogordo and greater Otero County.", "transparency_portal": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Alamogordo Police Department and the Otero County Sheriff's Department Partner for Public Safety", "url": "https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/349627/alamogordo-police-department-and-otero-county-sheriffs-department-partner", "date": "2025-07-01", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/349627/alamogordo-police-department-and-otero-county-sheriffs-department-partner" }, { "title": "Atlas of Surveillance: Otero County Sheriff's Office, NM", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Otero+County+Sheriff%27s+Office%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc", "date": "2026-09-25", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locale=zh-hans&location=Otero+County+Sheriff%27s+Office%2C+NM&sort=technology_asc" } ], "confidence": "low", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Weakest county-level record: one local-outlet article describing the partnership, no county-specific camera count, cost, or contract dates. Cameras left null because the only reported counts (60 devices) are Alamogordo's; the shared-network figure cannot be attributed to the sheriff's office. Source date is approximate; the town.news page does not display a publication date." }, { "agency": "Reno Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 29, "city": "Reno", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Reno Gazette Journal reporting (2026-08-28) confirms Reno still uses Flock, with 29 Flock ALPR cameras deployed across the city; no contract cost or term disclosed in the reporting.", "id": "nv-reno-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "rgj.com is an established news outlet (Gannett/USA Today Network) but is currently unlisted in config classification domains, so its source is flagged verified=false for central triage. Contract end-of-2026 expiry and undecided renewal status reported only in a blog comment thread citing This Is Reno and KOLO TV reporting; both thisisreno.com and kolotv.com are policy-blocked for independent inspection, so contract_end/renewal_date left null. Nearly 200 mixed ALPR cameras (public plus private) reported across Reno and Sparks; the 29-camera figure is Flock-specific for Reno.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Reno-Sparks license plate cameras draw protests, privacy fears", "url": "https://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/28/license-plate-reader-camera-crime-privacy-concerns/91392809007/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://rgj.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/28/license-plate-reader-camera-crime-privacy-concerns/91392809007" }, { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance: Reno Police Department", "url": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=Reno+Police+Department&sort=agency_asc", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=Reno+Police+Department&sort=agency_asc" }, { "title": "TBL / Reports investigative series: Flock Cameras (comment thread)", "url": "https://jerrychiles.substack.com/p/tbl-reports-investigative-series-c96/comment/336323606", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://jerrychiles.substack.com/p/tbl-reports-investigative-series-c96/comment/336323606" } ], "state": "NV", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Sparks Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Sparks", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Sparks opted not to renew its Flock contract and switched to Axon for ALPR cameras; council approved a five-year Axon contract (~$1 million) in June 2026. The replacement Axon system is reported at 22 ALPRs for a ~87-camera total at ~$209,000/year; those are Axon-system figures, not the former Flock contract.", "id": "nv-sparks-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "rgj.com is an established news outlet but unlisted in config classification, flagged verified=false for triage. Flock-era camera count and contract cost were not found; do not reuse the Axon replacement figures ($209,000/year, ~87 cameras) as Flock values. Council action was June 2026; exact decision date not established.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Reno-Sparks license plate cameras draw protests, privacy fears", "url": "https://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/28/license-plate-reader-camera-crime-privacy-concerns/91392809007/", "date": "2026-08-28", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://rgj.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/28/license-plate-reader-camera-crime-privacy-concerns/91392809007" }, { "title": "Axon Joins the License Plate Tracking Frenzy as Cities Swap Vendors but Keep the Cameras", "url": "https://www.webpronews.com/axon-joins-the-license-plate-tracking-frenzy-as-cities-swap-vendors-but-keep-the-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://webpronews.com/axon-joins-the-license-plate-tracking-frenzy-as-cities-swap-vendors-but-keep-the-cameras" } ], "state": "NV", "status": "cancelled", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Washoe County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": null, "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Nevada Independent reporting (syndicated) says the sheriff's office purchased 120 cameras in 2025 for high-crime areas as part of a system integrating Flock cameras, county park cameras, and partner feeds.", "id": "nv-washoe-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "120 is a mixed-vendor figure (Flock plus county park and partner cameras), so cameras field left null; do not place 120 in the Flock camera count. Single syndicated source; the original Nevada Independent URL was not located. No cost or contract dates found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "License plate reader cameras abound in Nevada; the state has no laws to regulate them (Nevada Independent, syndicated)", "url": "https://www.barchart.com/story/news/905682/license-plate-reader-cameras-abound-in-nevada-the-state-has-no-laws-to-regulate-them", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://barchart.com/story/news/905682/license-plate-reader-cameras-abound-in-nevada-the-state-has-no-laws-to-regulate-them" }, { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance: Washoe County Sheriff's Office", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?agency=Washoe+County+Sheriff%27s+Office&locale=th", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?agency=Washoe+County+Sheriff%27s+Office&locale=th" } ], "state": "NV", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department", "agency_type": "county_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 180, "city": "Las Vegas", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "LVMPD operates ~180 Flock cameras plus 130 Motorola ALPR cameras, with access to 300+ private cameras (sheriff, 2026); its network portal showed 207 cameras including shared/private feeds. The 2023 Flock deployment was funded through private donations via Friends of Metro, reported as a $6.3 million Horowitz donation in 2024 reporting.", "id": "nv-lvmpd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "reviewjournal.com is an established news outlet but unlisted in config classification, flagged verified=false for triage; govtech.com and carscoops.com are config-listed verified_news. Count conflict: 180 (sheriff, 2026) vs ~200 (Carscoops) vs 207 network portal figure including shared/private feeds; using the sheriff's 180 as Flock-specific. Funding: $6.3M Andreessen Horowitz/Horowitz Family Foundation donation via Friends of Metro reported 2024; sheriff affirmed donation funding in 2026. No contract dates or costs found; Flock transparency portal mentioned but exact URL not established.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Las Vegas Sheriff defends license plate reader cameras as privacy debate intensifies", "url": "https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/las-vegas-sheriff-defends-license-plate-reader-cameras-as-privacy-debate-intensifies-3858170/", "date": "2026-08-03", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://reviewjournal.com/crime/las-vegas-sheriff-defends-license-plate-reader-cameras-as-privacy-debate-intensifies-3858170" }, { "title": "Nevada lawmaker proposes ban on tech behind Flock cameras", "url": "https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/silver-state-not-surveillance-state-nevada-lawmaker-proposes-ban-on-tech-behind-flock-cameras-3887877/", "date": "2026-09-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/silver-state-not-surveillance-state-nevada-lawmaker-proposes-ban-on-tech-behind-flock-cameras-3887877" }, { "title": "Nevada Lawmaker Proposes Ban of Tech Behind Flock Safety Cameras", "url": "https://www.govtech.com/policy/nevada-lawmaker-proposes-ban-of-tech-behind-flock-cameras", "date": "2026-09-17", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://govtech.com/policy/nevada-lawmaker-proposes-ban-of-tech-behind-flock-cameras" }, { "title": "How Las Vegas Installed A Massive Flock Camera Network Without Asking You", "url": "https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/flock-safety-las-vegas-cameras/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://carscoops.com/2026/02/flock-safety-las-vegas-cameras" }, { "title": "Get the Flock Off the Block: Flock Surveillance is Taking over Las Vegas", "url": "https://lvdsa.org/2026/04/13/get-the-flock-off-the-block/", "date": "2026-04-13", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://lvdsa.org/2026/04/13/get-the-flock-off-the-block" } ], "state": "NV", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Clark County School District Police Department", "agency_type": "district_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Las Vegas", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2026-08-24", "decision_summary": "CCSDPD Investigations Bureau has share-only access to outside-owned Flock cameras across Clark County and Las Vegas under a memo effective 2026-08-24; the district owns, leases, or maintains no Flock cameras on district property. Chief Jeff Clark paused the department's Flock use on 2026-08-26 pending a review; records show school police used Flock since August 2024.", "id": "nv-ccsdpd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "reviewjournal.com unlisted in config classification, flagged verified=false for triage. Access-only arrangement with no owned cameras; cameras field null. Paused access with the access agreement still in place is treated as active per tracker convention.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "CCSD police pause use of Flock's Southern Nevada camera network", "url": "https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/education/memo-school-district-police-can-use-flocks-southern-nevada-camera-network-3869846/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://reviewjournal.com/local/education/memo-school-district-police-can-use-flocks-southern-nevada-camera-network-3869846" }, { "title": "Clark County School District Police Access Flock License Plate Cameras", "url": "https://lasvegasnewsroom.com/2026/08/27/clark-county-school-district-police-access-flock-license-plate-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-27", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://lasvegasnewsroom.com/2026/08/27/clark-county-school-district-police-access-flock-license-plate-cameras" }, { "title": "Clark County School District police chief reviewing use of Flock cameras (FOX5 CDN mirror)", "url": "https://gray-kvvu-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/26/clark-county-school-district-police-chief-reviewing-use-flock-cameras/", "date": "2026-08-26", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://gray-kvvu-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/08/26/clark-county-school-district-police-chief-reviewing-use-flock-cameras" } ], "state": "NV", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Ogden City Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 41, "city": "Ogden", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Ogden City awarded its ALPR contract to Flock Safety and operates a live 41-camera network; the city stated in its RFP Q&A that it intends to maintain, not expand, its existing ALPR footprint.", "id": "ut-ogden-city-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Status rests on official city procurement documents (award to Flock Safety) plus a live Flock transparency portal showing 41 cameras updated 2026-07-20. RFP discussed a three-year period but exact contract dates were not confirmed, so all date fields are null. utahn.com (unverified outlet) reports Ogden paid Flock $123,000 in 2025 and signed its first contract in 2021; cost kept null per no-annualize rule.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety - Ogden City UT PD Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/ogden-city-ut-pd", "date": "2026-07-20", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/ogden-city-ut-pd" }, { "title": "Ogden City Corporation ALPR RFP Q&A (official city document)", "url": "https://qni.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/35296/Public-Safety-ALPR-RFP_QandADoc2", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://qni.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/35296/Public-Safety-ALPR-RFP_QandADoc2" }, { "title": "Ogden City ALPR RFP recommendation of award to Flock Safety (official city document)", "url": "https://ogdencity.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13470/LPR-RFP_ROA", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://ogdencity.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13470/LPR-RFP_ROA" }, { "title": "Your License Plate, Logged: Where Flock Safety Stands in Utah", "url": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah/", "date": "2026-08-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/ogden-city-ut-pd" }, { "agency": "Provo Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Provo", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Provo states it contracts with Flock Safety for ALPR cameras; the department began using them in 2023 and the system was still the subject of active public discussion in 2026 with no cancellation reported.", "id": "ut-provo-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Core claim (active Flock contract) confirmed by the city's own official page, so status is high confidence. BYU Daily Universe (student paper, not in verified tier) reports implementation in April 2023 and 23 cameras; no exact day given, so contract_start stays null and cameras stays null. utahn.com (unverified) reports Provo paid Flock $75,406 in 2025; cost kept null per no-annualize rule.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Provo Police Department statement on Flock Safety contract (official city page)", "url": "http://www.provo.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/225", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://provo.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/225" }, { "title": "Flock Safety system identifies license plates for police investigation", "url": "https://universe.byu.edu/2024/03/19/flock-safety-system-identifies-license-plates-for-police-investigation/", "date": "2024-03-19", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://universe.byu.edu/2024/03/19/flock-safety-system-identifies-license-plates-for-police-investigation" }, { "title": "Provo citizens raise concerns over use of Flock Safety", "url": "https://universe.byu.edu/metro/provo-citizens-raise-concerns-over-use-of-flock-safety", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://universe.byu.edu/metro/provo-citizens-raise-concerns-over-use-of-flock-safety" }, { "title": "Your License Plate, Logged: Where Flock Safety Stands in Utah", "url": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah/", "date": "2026-08-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Lone Peak Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": 11, "city": "Highland", "confidence": "high", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Lone Peak Police Department states it utilizes fixed license plate cameras provided by Flock Safety and maintains an active Flock transparency portal.", "id": "ut-lone-peak-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Agency serves Highland and Alpine; headquarters in Highland. Flock transparency portal shows 11 cameras and 30-day retention. No contract dates or cost found.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock Safety - Lone Peak Police Department (official agency page)", "url": "https://lonepeakpolice.com/flock-safety/", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://lonepeakpolice.com/flock-safety" }, { "title": "Flock Safety - Lone Peak UT PD Transparency Portal", "url": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/lone-peak-ut-pd", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/lone-peak-ut-pd" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": "https://transparency.flocksafety.com/lone-peak-ut-pd" }, { "agency": "Draper Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Draper", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Draper Police Department chief's public letter states the department began using Flock Safety cameras in November 2025 after city council approval at a public meeting, funded through the police department budget; the system is described as currently in use.", "id": "ut-draper-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Single primary source (official city-hosted letter signed by Chief Richard Ferguson), no independent corroboration found yet, so confidence is medium despite the primary document. Only the month (November 2025) is given, so contract_start stays null. No camera count or cost disclosed.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Draper Police Department Flock camera FAQ letter from the chief (official city document)", "url": "https://www.draperutah.gov/media/ya4nigvm/police-letterhead-flock-camera-chief-letter.pdf", "date": null, "verified": true, "source_key": "https://draperutah.gov/media/ya4nigvm/police-letterhead-flock-camera-chief-letter.pdf" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Wayne County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Loa", "confidence": "medium", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": "2025-02-04", "decision_summary": "Wayne County Commission approved a Flock Safety purchase for the sheriff's office on 2025-02-04; a CNN report in March 2026 described a Wayne County deputy using a Flock/ALPR search in an active manhunt, confirming operational use.", "id": "ut-wayne-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Do not confuse with Wayne County, North Carolina (a similarly named NC county also has Flock coverage). This record is Wayne County, Utah (Loa). Commission approval is reported by The Insider (local outlet, not in verified tier). EFF Atlas (unverified) reports 36 installed cameras as of July 2025 MuckRock data; count kept null per unverified-camera-count convention. utahn.com (unverified) reports Wayne County paid Flock $95,100 in 2025; cost kept null per no-annualize rule.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Wayne County Commission Feb. 4, 2025 (approved Flock Safety Plus purchase for sheriff's office)", "url": "https://www.insiderutah.com/articles/wayne-county-commission-feb-4-2025/", "date": "2025-02-04", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://insiderutah.com/articles/wayne-county-commission-feb-4-2025" }, { "title": "A dead woman's key fob and two grisly crime scenes: How the Utah triple-murder suspect was tracked across state lines", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/us/three-women-killed-utah-manhunt-wwk-hnk?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_meta", "date": "2026-03-06", "verified": true, "source_key": "https://cnn.com/2026/03/06/us/three-women-killed-utah-manhunt-wwk-hnk?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_meta" }, { "title": "Your License Plate, Logged: Where Flock Safety Stands in Utah", "url": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah/", "date": "2026-08-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Cedar City Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Cedar City", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "Cedar City operates Flock Safety ALPR cameras (in use since 2025) and brought a contract renewal of approximately $157,000 to the city council on 2026-07-08; the council tabled the vote. AI-generated meeting summaries claim a later two-year renewal at $157,500/year, which could not be confirmed through non-AI sourcing.", "id": "ut-cedar-city-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Weakest substantive record. Local reporting (The Zion Times, not in verified tier) confirms the system is operational and a renewal vote occurred, but the renewal outcome rests only on AI-generated meeting summaries, so renewal_date and annual_cost_usd stay null. EFF Atlas (unverified) reports 44 cameras; count kept null per unverified-camera-count convention. A real news outlet or official council minutes confirming the renewal would upgrade this to medium.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Ahead of tonight's city council Flock Safety vote, one Cedar City criminal case raises new concerns (The Zion Times)", "url": "https://tztnews.com/2026/07/08/ahead-of-tonights-city-council-flock-safety-vote-one-cedar-city-criminal-case-raises-new-concerns/", "date": "2026-07-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://tztnews.com/2026/07/08/ahead-of-tonights-city-council-flock-safety-vote-one-cedar-city-criminal-case-raises-new-concerns" }, { "title": "Cedar City Council renews Flock Safety plate-reader contract with added auditing and 30-day termination clause (AI-generated meeting summary)", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8629280/utah/iron-county/cedar-city/cedar-city-council/cedar-city-council-renews-flock-safety-plate-reader-contract-with-added-auditing-and-30-day-termination-clause", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8629280/utah/iron-county/cedar-city/cedar-city-council/cedar-city-council-renews-flock-safety-plate-reader-contract-with-added-auditing-and-30-day-termination-clause" }, { "title": "Council Puts Brakes on Flock Camera Renewal After Public Outcry (AI-generated meeting summary)", "url": "https://cedarcity.openutah.org/meetings/2026-07-08-cedar-city-council-to-discuss-speed-bumps-rap-tax-funding-and-flock-safety-camer-749a1132-f09e-46ad-a92c-298e0dc63126", "date": "2026-07-08", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://cedarcity.openutah.org/meetings/2026-07-08-cedar-city-council-to-discuss-speed-bumps-rap-tax-funding-and-flock-safety-camer-749a1132-f09e-46ad-a92c-298e0dc63126" }, { "title": "Your License Plate, Logged: Where Flock Safety Stands in Utah", "url": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah/", "date": "2026-08-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "North Ogden Police Department", "agency_type": "municipal_police", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "North Ogden", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "North Ogden began using Flock Safety ALPRs on a trial basis in 2023; by April 2025 the city council was reviewing the system's annual cost and return on investment, indicating an ongoing deployment.", "id": "ut-north-ogden-pd", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "No verified-tier sourcing located. Atlas (unverified) cites North Ogden City Council meeting documents for the 2023 trial; an AI-generated summary of the 2025-04-22 council meeting says the council discussed the Flock system's annual cost and asked for an effectiveness report. No camera count or cost figure confirmed; an official council record would upgrade this.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance: North Ogden Police Department (lead only)", "url": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=North+Ogden+Police+Department%2C+UT&sort=city_asc", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=North+Ogden+Police+Department%2C+UT&sort=city_asc" }, { "title": "Council reviews police Flock system costs and seeks drone donation support (AI-generated meeting summary)", "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/3147769/Utah/Council-reviews-police-Flock-system-costs-and-seeks-drone-donation-support", "date": "2025-04-22", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/3147769/Utah/Council-reviews-police-Flock-system-costs-and-seeks-drone-donation-support" }, { "title": "Your License Plate, Logged: Where Flock Safety Stands in Utah", "url": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah/", "date": "2026-08-02", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://utahn.com/your-license-plate-logged-where-flock-safety-stands-in-utah" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null }, { "agency": "Tooele County Sheriff's Office", "agency_type": "county_sheriff", "annual_cost_usd": null, "cameras": null, "city": "Tooele", "confidence": "low", "contract_end": null, "contract_start": null, "decision_date": null, "decision_summary": "A July 2026 Flock Safety press release states the Tooele County Sheriff's Office used Flock cameras to help identify and arrest a serial arson suspect in Stockton, Utah, confirming operational use.", "id": "ut-tooele-county-so", "last_verified": "2026-09-25", "notes": "Sourcing is vendor-issued (Flock Safety press release, treated as unverified) plus an EFF Atlas lead. Confirms operational Flock use by the sheriff's office as of June-July 2026 but has no independent news or government corroboration. Independent reporting or a county record would upgrade this.", "renewal_date": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Flock LPR Helps Utah Deputies Locate Suspected Serial Arsonist (Flock Safety press release via GlobeNewswire)", "url": "https://pr.murrayjournal.com/article/Flock-LPR-Helps-Utah-Deputies-Locate-Suspected-Serial-Arsonist/6a5a9525fef76cbb7d73e104", "date": "2026-07-17", "verified": false, "source_key": "https://pr.murrayjournal.com/article/Flock-LPR-Helps-Utah-Deputies-Locate-Suspected-Serial-Arsonist/6a5a9525fef76cbb7d73e104" }, { "title": "EFF Atlas of Surveillance: Utah agencies (lead only)", "url": "https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=utah&technologies%5Bautomated-license-plate-readers%5D=on&sort", "date": null, "verified": false, "source_key": "https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=utah&sort=&technologies%5Bautomated-license-plate-readers%5D=on" } ], "state": "UT", "status": "active", "transparency_portal": null } ] }