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Urbandale City Council amends contract with Flock Safety

We Are Iowa Local 5 News · 6 months ago

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Urbandale first installed 20 cameras in March 2022 with the goal of helping the police department solve more crimes.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of We Are Iowa Local 5 News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.

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