He Ran a California Plate Through Flock, Then Stopped the Car for Following Too Closely. A Federal Judge Called the Lookup a Search
A deputy ran a California plate through Flock before a traffic stop. A federal judge ruled the Flock license plate…
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Two Federal Judges Ruled on Flock 3 Weeks Apart. One Says Eight Photos Aren’t a Search, but a Month of Tracking Is
Is a police search of a license plate reader database a Fourth Amendment “search”? Two...
A Minnesota City Canceled Flock, Got No Reply and Had Its Police Chief Unplug the Cameras. Dayton Says Flock Put Two Back Up Anyway
Canceling a Flock Safety contract and getting the cameras taken down turn out to be...
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…
A Texas City Votes Today on 55 Flock Cameras. If Voters Say No, the Mayor Says They Go Dark in 72 Hours
League City, Texas, is asking its voters a question most cities never put on a...
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...
Investigators Checked One Charlotte Cop’s Plate-Reader Searches and Found a Group Text Thread Tied to Six More Officers
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation arrested Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer Seth Elliott on July...
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…
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…
Lynn, Mass., Police Say Flock Cameras Showed Where a Car Stolen With a 6-Year-Old Inside Went, Then Everett Police Stopped It 39 Minutes Later
Lynn, Massachusetts, police got a report at about 4:36 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, that...
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…
Kenosha Dropped Flock for a $14.6 Million Axon Deal. Now Four Wisconsin Cities Face a Warrant Fight at the State Supreme Court
A church council asks Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to rule that searching plate-reader data is a search under the state constitution,…
Fairfax’s Flock Camera Showdown: What Drivers Need to Know
If you drive in Fairfax County, a camera has almost certainly read your plate this...
Former Investigator’s Live Flock Account Exposes Georgia’s License Plate Reader Offboarding Gap
When a cop leaves a department, there’s a checklist. Hand in the sidearm, the badge,...