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The movement’s public reading room — contracts, audits, invoices, policies, and records-request results: the primary documents behind the surveillance fight, collected from chapters and public-records requests nationwide. 60 documents and growing. Got documents from your town’s records fight? Send them — we credit every contributor.

Flock Safety contract with San Francisco (2023) Contract

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

NCRIC ALPR audit (June 2026, OCR) Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

SFPD ALPR surveillance technology policy (Feb 2024) Policy

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

SFPD Flock Safety invoice Invoice

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

SFPD ALPR / Flock briefing 24-052 (Mar 2024) Briefing

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

Police Commission DRB Q3 2025 presentation (Feb 2026) Presentation

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

Mayor's office email re: MTA/PUC contact (Feb 2024, redacted) Records / Email

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

Mayor's office: public safety camera technology memo (May 2024) Memo

San Francisco, CA · collected by DeFlock SF

San Francisco PD audit shows Flock cameras accessed on behalf of federal, out-of-state agencies Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by FOX 11 Los Angeles

75M license plates scanned under rebooted Austin police program; audit reveals successes, concerns Audit

Austin, TX · collected by Community Impact

San Francisco Police Audit Shows Feds 'Improperly' Accessed License Plate Data Hundreds of Times Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by KQED

Audit reveals hundreds of illegal searches of SFPD's license plate reader system Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by The San Francisco Standard

Flock camera audit program reveals misuse by Georgia law enforcement Audit

Georgia · collected by Yahoo

Audit shows San Francisco police Flock license plate camera data accessed by outside agencies Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by CBS News

San Francisco Police Audit Shows Feds ‘Improperly’ Accessed License Plate Data Hundreds of Times Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by KQED

Audit reveals hundreds of illegal searches of SFPD’s license plate reader system Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by The San Francisco Standard

Records request shows lack of transparency about Oklahoma City license plate reader use Records

Oklahoma City, OK · collected by KOSU

Border Patrol, DHS accessed Woodburn Flock camera data, city audit shows Audit

Woodburn, OR · collected by Woodburn Independent

SFPD audit shows Flock cameras accessed on behalf of federal, out-of-state agencies Audit

San Francisco, CA · collected by KTVU

Leaked city attorney memo shows Berkeley risks potential million-dollar lawsuits if council renews Flock contract Report

Berkeley, CA · collected by Daily Cal

Milwaukee police audit shows Flock camera uses Audit

Milwaukee, WI · collected by FOX6 News Milwaukee

FOIA reveals inconsistencies with Hartford PD's claims about Flock Records

Hartford, CT · collected by Inside Investigator

Ginther orders Columbus police to stop statewide sharing of Flock cameras after audit release Audit

Columbus, OH · collected by WYSO Public Radio

New Jersey releases 2024 audit of license plate reader data; two significant violations identified Audit

New Jersey · collected by WRNJ Radio

Giannoulias: Audit shows Illinois license plate data shared with US Customs, violating state law Audit

Illinois · collected by capitolfax.com

LAPD ends contract with license plate reader company Flock after audit reveals 161 innocent drivers were wrongly stopped in two months Audit

Los Angeles, CA · collected by timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Audit of APD License Plate Reader Program Reveals Privacy Concerns Audit

Austin, TX · collected by austinchronicle.com

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police releases Flock Safety agreement after officer's arrest Contract

Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC · collected by www.bing.com

Inside Jeffersonville Police Department's $7M contract with Flock Safety Contract

Jeffersonville, IN · collected by www.bing.com

After assurances from city's police chief, council approves agreement to buy additional Flock technology Contract

Palm Springs, CA · collected by The Palm Springs Post

After assurances from city's police chief, council approves agreement to buy additional Flock technology Contract

Springs, NY · collected by The Palm Springs Post

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police release Flock Safety agreement after officer's arrest Contract

Charlotte, NC · collected by WBTV

Closing the Blinds: New Public Records Act Exemption Limits Disclosure of ALPR Data Policy

Washington · collected by mrsc.org

Braselton officer ousted after internal audit uncovers Flock camera misuse Audit

Braselton, GA · collected by fox5atlanta.com

Toledo City Council releases Flock camera system audit plan Audit

Toledo, OH · collected by 13abc.com

No misuse of Flock cameras in McDonough, audit reveals Audit

McDonough, GA · collected by fox5atlanta.com

BCSO releases Flock camera audit Audit

Burke County, GA · collected by thetruecitizen.com

Milwaukee police audit shows Flock camera uses, possible misuse Audit

Milwaukee, WI · collected by fox6now.com

California Auditor Releases Damning Report About Law Enforcement's Use of Automated License Plate Readers Audit

California · collected by eff.org

Harris Stingray Nondisclosure Agreement Forbids Cops From Telling Legislators About Surveillance Tech Contract

United States · collected by techdirt.com

Public Records Show Cops Are Obscuring Their Use Of Facial Recognition Tech In Criminal Cases Records

United States · collected by techdirt.com

Axon Says AI Police Reports Save Time. Public Records Show They Get Facts Wrong Records

United States · collected by Forbes

Facial recognition audit shows U.S. Customs has some privacy and notification work to do Audit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection · collected by biometricupdate.com

Routt County Sheriff to cancel Flock contract after records show local cameras were included in 8 million searches Records

Routt County, CO · collected by Yampa Valley Bugle

Flock audit reveals Kentucky officer allegedly used cameras to track ex over 2K times Audit

KY · collected by Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)

Audit shows Illinois license plate data shared with U.S. Customs, violating state law Audit

Illinois · collected by mystateline.com

FOIA Documents Reveal Massive DEA Program to Record Americans' Whereabouts With License Plate Readers Records

United States · collected by aclu.org

Georgia agencies' plate-reader audits uncover misuse, leading to suspensions and charges Audit

Georgia · collected by Yahoo

JP Anson Amis responds after Flock audit shows 663 searches under his account, access deactivated Audit

Paris, TX · collected by myparistexas.com

FOIA reveals Flock’s plans to lobby West Virginia Legislature Records

West Virginia · collected by Black By God

Stockton Police Audit Uncovers Employee Misuse of Flock Surveillance System Audit

Stockton, CA · collected by Davis Vanguard

Texas City police sergeant demoted after alleged Flock misuse, department reveals in audit Audit

Texas City, TX · collected by houstonchronicle.com

Records show Forsyth County Sheriff's Office signed 3 Flock contracts worth nearly $1.2 million since 2023 Contract

Forsyth County, GA · collected by Forsyth County News

Audit logs show Chicago police ran more than 23K Flock searches Audit

Chicago, IL · collected by fox32chicago.com

Monongalia County Flock contract reveals nationwide camera network, vehicle search capabilities Contract

Monongalia County, WV · collected by bing.com

Records show Cass County's $37,900 Flock Safety contract covered Horace, Harwood cameras Contract

Cass County, ND · collected by Valley News Live

City of Lebanon releases automatic license plate reader audit results Audit

Lebanon, MO · collected by Laclede County Record

Shelton Police Department Announces Flock Audit Results and Strengthened Safeguards Audit

Shelton, WA · collected by City of Shelton, Washington

CMSD said Flock access was local. An audit revealed 130,000 outside searches Audit

Cleveland, OH · collected by signalcleveland.org

Michigan man files records requests on Flock searches, posts findings to TikTok Records

Michigan · collected by bing.com

This repository grows through the network — every chapter’s records fight adds to the movement’s shared evidence base. Start yours with our records-request guide.