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El Paso City Council to vote Tuesday on removing Flock cameras
kfoxtv.com
El Paso City Council is set to vote on directing the city manager to remove all Flock license plate reader cameras from city-controlled property within 60 days, and on a second item requiring council approval for any future ALPR contracts. The city's 150 cameras were funded by the state Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, and the police department halted use after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a funding pause amid misuse and privacy concerns.
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Oconomowoc Moves to Kill $18,000 Flock Camera Deal Amid Statewide Backlash
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Oconomowoc's Common Council is set to vote on cutting $18,000 from its budget, which would end the city's six Flock Safety license plate cameras after three years. The article compiles related Wisconsin developments: two former Milwaukee officers charged with using Flock to track ex-partners, a wrongful gunpoint stop caused by a stale alert, and contract terminations in Menasha, Stoughton, Sheboygan, and Fond du Lac County.
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Lebanon shuts off Flock cameras after company fails to reply to letter with concerns
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Lebanon, Ohio, council voted to immediately shut off and cover 20 Flock Safety license plate readers after the company did not answer a mayoral letter containing 54 questions about data retention and access within 21 days. Officials cited Mountain View's discovery of a changed nationwide search setting and a reported offer to sell five years of data to Sheboygan, Wisconsin. A motion to terminate the contract failed 4-3.
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Lynchburg City Council votes to end Flock Safety contract amid surveillance concerns
wsls.com
Lynchburg City Council voted 6-0 to direct the city manager to notify Flock Safety that the company's cameras will no longer operate in the city. Council members said staff could not confirm whether microphones as well as cameras would be removed, or give a removal date. The city may owe $35,000 for early termination, and a follow-up vote was scheduled. Cameras remain offline.
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Reps. Massie, Burlison Introduce the "Flock-Off Act" to Defund Surveillance State Cameras
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Representatives Thomas Massie and Eric Burlison introduced H.R. 10221, the Flock-Off Act, which would prohibit federal funds from purchasing, installing, maintaining, or operating automated license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras. The bill would require removal of federally funded systems within 180 days, bar funding for related contracts, subscriptions, and data-sharing arrangements, and exempt border-area cameras and toll enforcement. Cosponsors include Boebert, Gosar, Khanna, Roy, and Spartz.
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Flock contract cancellations grow among cities, other jurisdictions
thehill.com
Tempe and Cave Creek, Arizona, terminated their Flock Safety license plate reader contracts, joining more than 90 jurisdictions tracked by DeFlock that have cancelled or rejected the technology. Officials cited high-profile misuse cases, including a Washington Post finding that over 50 officers were accused of improper ALPR searches. Senator Josh Hawley opened an investigation, and Flock announced new audit and lockout features.
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Narragansett council votes to end Flock surveillance camera program
bostonglobe.com
Narragansett's town council voted 5-0 to terminate its Flock Safety contract, which ran to 2027, and to absorb any cancellation fees. Residents and members raised data-misuse concerns, and a former councilwoman noted the program had outgrown its authorization as a one-year pilot. The town operated three cameras; a fourth was stolen.
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Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
motherjones.com
Mother Jones identified 19 law enforcement agencies in ten states that spent more than $920,000 in opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras and competing license plate readers since 2024, plus six localities funding contracts with the Peregrine data platform. Officials argued the cameras address drug trafficking, while addiction policy advocates and residents in Morgantown and Pensacola objected that the money should fund treatment.
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Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City
gizmodo.com
An analysis reported by Business Insider found that of 1,427 Flock camera alerts sent to Roseville, California police between 2023 and 2024, 71% of stolen-vehicle or felony-related alerts involved misread plates. Flock attributed the errors to older hardware and non-standard camera placement, a claim Roseville police dispute. The city has spent roughly $450,000; the Institute for Justice has documented at least 27 wrongful stops nationally.
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Map Shows Cities That Have Rejected, Deactivated Flock Cameras
newsweek.com
Drawing on DeFlock's crowd-sourced data, Newsweek counts 95 cities that have rejected ALPR systems: 22 deactivating cameras, 47 canceling contracts, and 25 turning down proposed agreements. Ypsilanti, Michigan is identified as the only jurisdiction with an outright ban. Officials cited privacy risk, federal data access, and inadequate public consultation.
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Monroe County cancels contract with Flock Safety
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Monroe County commissioners voted 2-0 to end their Flock Safety contract more than a year early, paying roughly $3,000 to remove six sheriff's office cameras. Commissioner Julie Thomas acknowledged the cameras' usefulness but said "the way the data has been abused...is terrible." The sheriff raised no objection. Bloomington had declined to renew its own contract in April 2026.
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Flock Safety Employees Watched Kids' Gymnastics Room to Pitch Surveillance Tech (Updated)
yahoo.com
Public records obtained by a Dunwoody, Georgia resident show Flock Safety staff, including a vice president, viewed cameras labeled "Gymnastics" and "Main Pool Right" at a Jewish community center during sales demonstrations for prospective police clients. Flock's CEO apologized, and the city council renewed the contract with added data-ownership guardrails. The piece also notes Georgia officer misuse arrests, camera vandalism, and LAPD letting its Flock contract expire.
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Flock Safety ALPR Camera Installation Project (Notice of Exemption)
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A primary-source state filing. The City of Santa Rosa posted a CEQA Notice of Exemption on 3 April 2026 for installing a Flock camera and solar panel on an existing traffic signal or streetlight pole in the public right-of-way, on behalf of the Santa Rosa Police Department, on the grounds that no ground disturbance or new infrastructure is involved.
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Sonoma Extends Flock License Plate Camera Contract Through 2028
ksro.com
The Sonoma City Council unanimously approved a three-year, $150,000 extension of its Flock Safety license plate reader contract. Police Chief Brandon Cutting cited a 100% solution rate in recent vehicle-involved crimes, and the city maintains a 30-day deletion policy and a ban on sharing data with federal immigration agencies. Sonoma operates 16 cameras and officials are discussing expanding coverage to all major routes into town.
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Sonoma City Council extends Flock contract for automated license plate readers
sonomanews.com
Sonoma's city council voted unanimously on 30 March 2026 to extend its Flock Safety contract three years through September 2028 at up to $50,500 annually, covering 16 cameras. Police Chief Brandon Cutting cited a September 2025 home invasion solved with the system and said data deletes after 30 days. The council separately approved $224,000 for Verkada cameras at city facilities.
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City Council expected to renew Flock Safety contract for automatic license plate readers
sonomanews.com
The Sonoma City Council was set to vote March 30 on a three-year, $50,000-per-year renewal with Flock Safety extending use of 16 fixed license plate cameras through September 2028. The proposed contract sets 30-day retention, limits access to three certified administrators tied to documented cases, and bars sharing with federal or out-of-state agencies under SB 34. Local group Wake Up Sonoma has urged a city ordinance codifying privacy rules and public disclosure of camera locations and audits.
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Petaluma latest Sonoma County city to debate use of license plate readers
pressdemocrat.com
Petaluma's Public Safety Advisory Committee took up the city's four Flock cameras, adding Petaluma to the list of Sonoma County jurisdictions reconsidering license plate readers. The Press Democrat covers the committee's deliberations and the arguments residents and police brought to them.
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Why some cities are canceling Flock license plate reader contracts
npr.org
NPR reports on municipalities ending Flock Safety agreements, with local officials citing the prospect of federal immigration agents reaching data collected on residents and a lack of transparency about who can search it. The piece covers both the reasoning of councils that voted to cancel and the responses of police departments that wanted the cameras kept.
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Public safety must-have or threat to civil liberties? Debate over Flock license plate reader cameras has taken hold in North Bay
pressdemocrat.com
The Press Democrat surveys Flock deployments across the North Bay and finds Santa Rosa running the largest network in the region: 129 cameras with four more awaiting installation, under two contracts worth $421,650 and $897,999 in state and federal money, on a 30-day retention window. Healdsburg and Rohnert Park operate 26 and 23 cameras respectively.
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Eugene and Springfield both announce end of Flock camera usage
opb.org
Eugene and Springfield, Oregon, announced they are ending use of Flock Safety license plate cameras, citing unspecified vulnerabilities and limitations affecting data security and operational control. Eugene terminated its contract outright, while Springfield will remove cameras that were never activated but said it may seek another ALPR vendor. Opponents cited federal surveillance risks; police had credited the cameras with faster stolen-vehicle recoveries.