Flock & ALPR Cameras in Putnam, Connecticut
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Putnam — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Putnam in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 20:47 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Putnam
The readers mapped around Putnam break down as 5 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Putnam Police Department, Putnam Police Dept. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in Oct 2025.
- Woodstock Avenue — 1 reader
- School Street — 1 reader
- Sabin Street — 1 reader
- Grove Street — 1 reader
- Kennedy Drive — 1 reader
Putnam CT PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Putnam CT PD runs 7 cameras of its own, has logged 19 plate-database searches, has captured 95,418 vehicle records. Its network connects to 691 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Abington MA PD, Acushnet MA PD, Acworth GA PD, Ada County ID SO, Adairville KY PD, Adams County IL SO, Adrian MI PD, Agawam MA PD.
Putnam in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region picture
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 9 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,795 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 95,829 residents and 1,629 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 58.3% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 1 traffic, 1 street. Operators named on the record: Putnam Police Department (3), Putnam Police Dept (2).
What’s watching Putnam
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Putnam — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Putnam (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Putnam
- Suspected Vandalism Of Flock Camera Probed In Putnam: PD
- GDC special agent arrested for alleged misuse of Flock cameras in Putnam County, GBI says
- Police investigating damaged Flock camera in Putnam as ‘criminal matter’
- 'Don't take this tool' | Putnam County Sheriff shares his support of Flock cameras, asks for public support
What you can do in Putnam
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Putnam
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).