Kingsmill does not use Flock cameras, police chief confirms
The short version: A private Virginia community's police chief says Kingsmill has no Flock cameras installed, a small but telling data point in the patchwork spread of ALPR surveillance.
Our Take
Credit to the Williamsburg Independent for doing the basic legwork too many outlets skip: just asking. A straightforward public-records style question to Kingsmill's private, state-certified police force got a clear answer — no Flock Safety cameras here. That's worth noting precisely because so few departments, public or private, give straight yes-or-no responses on this stuff.
Private police forces like Kingsmill's occupy a weird legal gray zone. They carry state certification and police powers but often operate outside the same transparency and oversight expectations as municipal departments. When one of these entities confirms it hasn't deployed ALPR tech, that's a small win for residents — but it also underscores how inconsistent and opaque the decision-making process is nationwide. One subdivision says no, the county next door says yes, and most residents never find out which until a reporter asks.
This is exactly why we built our camera map — to track this patchwork in real time instead of relying on scattered local news confirmations. If your community hasn't addressed Flock cameras yet, don't wait for a journalist to ask the question for you. Check our take-action resources and get it on the record before a camera shows up without anyone noticing.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Williamsburg Independent, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.