Post Falls Police chief backs ALPR cameras
The short version: A Post Falls police chief warns that banning Flock cameras would be dangerous, but he's the one selling you on more surveillance, not accountability.
Our Take
KREM 2 News sat down with Post Falls Police Chief Mark Brantl, who argues that pulling the plug on Flock Safety's ALPR network would put public safety at risk. That's the pitch police departments make everywhere these cameras go up: trust us, it's for your own good. What rarely gets asked in these segments is who audits the searches, how long the data sits in a database, and which outside agencies get to tap into it once it's collected.
A police chief defending a tool his department already relies on isn't exactly a neutral source on whether that tool should exist. Every city that's rolled back or rejected Flock contracts did so after residents pushed past the "ban this and criminals win" framing and asked for actual numbers on hit rates, false positives, and data-sharing agreements. Post Falls deserves that same scrutiny, not just a chief's assurance that everything's fine.
If you want to see whether Post Falls — or your own town — is wired up with these cameras, check our map. And if you'd rather not take a police chief's word for it, our take-action page has the tools to push your local council for real transparency before the next camera goes up.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KREM 2 News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.