Grants discontinues Flock camera contract #news #flock #flockcamera
The short version: Grants, New Mexico walked away from its Flock Safety contract, proving local pushback can actually unplug a surveillance network once it's live.
Our Take
Credit to KOAT and reporter Daniel Espinoza for getting boots on the ground in Grants, New Mexico, where city officials pulled the plug on their Flock Safety contract. These cancellations don't happen in a vacuum — they usually happen because someone on a city council started asking uncomfortable questions about cost, oversight, or whether the cameras were actually doing what the sales pitch promised.
This matters because the standard Flock playbook relies on momentum: get a city to sign, expand the camera count, make the network feel permanent before anyone audits it. Grants breaking that cycle is a reminder that these contracts are not irreversible. Every jurisdiction that walks away makes it a little easier for the next city council to ask for an off-ramp instead of just an expansion plan.
We'll be watching to see what KOAT's follow-up reporting turns up on why Grants pulled out and what happens to the footage already collected. In the meantime, check our map to see if ALPRs are watching your own streets, and visit take action if you want a playbook for pushing your own city toward the exit Grants just took.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KOAT, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.