A 9-6 Los Angeles Council Vote Fell One Short of Blocking LAPD’s Axon Plate Readers. The $235 Million Contract Is Next
Los Angeles council voted 9-6 to veto LAPD's Axon streetlight plate readers but needed 10. The $235 million Axon contract…
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Henrico, Va., Gave Flock Until Oct. 21 to Take Down Its Cameras, Then Sent 100-Plus Public Works Employees to Pull 120-Plus on a Saturday
Henrico, Va., crews removed 120-plus Flock cameras Oct. 31 after the Oct. 21 deadline passed. Here is what the contract…
Pennsylvania’s House Voted 190-13 to Make Plate Readers Delete Data After 72 Hours. Flock’s Seven-Day Default Suddenly Looks Generous
The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2771 on Oct. 19 by a vote of 190-13,...
Renton, Wash., Pulled the Plug on 24 Flock Cameras in a 4-3 Vote. The Nearly $170,000 Contract Behind Them Ended Nov. 2
Renton, Wash., has about two dozen Flock Safety license plate cameras covered in black plastic...
Alexandria, Va., Police Chief Tells Council ‘Effective This Evening’ He Told Flock to Discontinue, Then Expects All 61 Cameras Dark by Friday
Alexandria, Va., told Flock to stop Oct. 27 and expects all 61 plate cameras off by Oct. 30. Virginia law…
Virginia Driver Says an Officer Claiming To Be FBI Pulled Her Over for the Left Lane, Then Showed Her a Map of Her Plate’s Travels
A woman in her 20s from northern Virginia was driving from New Orleans toward Florida...
Vidalia, Georgia, Police Audited Their Own Flock Cameras, Flagged a Sergeant, Then Called the GBI — Now He Faces Two Misuse Counts
Vidalia police audited their own Flock cameras, flagged a sergeant and called the GBI. He now faces two plate-reader misuse…
A Texas Deputy Held a Houston Man 76 Minutes on I-35 Over a Claimed Fog Line Drift, Then a Federal Jury Awarded Him $76
A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy held Alek Schott, an oilfield equipment salesman from the Houston...
Rhode Island’s Flock Camera Rules Allow 30 Days of Plate Data. Flock Itself Now Recommends Seven.
McKee kept his pause on new plate readers and handed police a model policy. Its 30-day retention limit is looser…
A Fuzzy Blue Steering-Wheel Cover Is Now at the Heart of a Fifth Circuit Fight Over Searching Flock Cameras Without a Warrant
Prosecutors tied one SUV to five Dallas-Fort Worth robberies by its fuzzy blue steering-wheel cover. The appeal asks whether police…
Savannah Police Swear ICE Isn’t on Their Flock Network. They Just Fired an Officer for Sharing Her Login With Her ICE-Agent Husband
Savannah police say ICE has no Flock access. WTOC reports an officer was fired for giving her ICE-agent husband her…
MapQuest Added a Layer of Eyeballs for Plate Readers. Its Help Page Doesn’t Say Where They Came From
MapQuest's help center shows how to switch on a map layer of eye icons for surveillance cameras. It doesn't say…
Tempe Banned License Plate Readers. Its Lawyer Says Cops Can Still Get the Data as Long as They Don’t Say ‘ALPR’
Tempe's license plate reader ban passed 6-1. The city attorney's memo says officers can still accept plate-reader data from neighbors,…
Inkster Locked In 10 Years of Flock Cameras. The Next Day, the ‘Get the Flock Out’ Act Was Announced in Front of One
Inkster announced a 10-year Flock expansion on Oct. 13. The next day, Rep. Rashida Tlaib unveiled H.R. 10807, which gives…
An Ohio Lieutenant Got Indicted Over 29 Flock Searches. In Georgia, the Logged Reason Was “37.”
An Ohio lieutenant indicted, three Little Rock officers benched and a Georgia lawsuit naming Flock. Each case surfaced in an…