Troy Police turn over Flock data to city council; called incomplete
The short version: WTEN reports Troy Police handed city council Flock ALPR data that officials say is incomplete, raising fresh doubts about oversight of the surveillance program.
Our Take
Credit to WTEN for pressing on this: when a police department is asked for basic accountability data on a surveillance system and hands over something council members call incomplete, that's not a paperwork glitch, it's a pattern. Flock Safety markets its ALPR network to cities as a transparency-friendly tool with audit trails and usage reports. If Troy can't produce a clean, complete accounting of how its own cameras are being used, that undercuts the entire sales pitch and should worry every resident whose plate gets logged driving to work, church, or a protest.
This is the same story we keep seeing across the country: local governments approve these camera networks on the promise of guardrails, then struggle to actually document who's querying the system, why, and how often. Incomplete data isn't just an inconvenience for council oversight, it's a red flag for potential misuse that nobody will catch because the paper trail doesn't exist or isn't being shared. Troy residents deserve a real answer, not a partial one.
If you live near Troy or anywhere else in the surveillance dragnet, check our camera map to see what's tracking you, and head to take-action for concrete steps to push your city for real transparency, not incomplete data dumps.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WTEN, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.