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Harris County, TX — Commissioners Court 2026-10-15
Agenda includes discussion and possible action on Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and their use in Harris County, Texas.
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Blount County Commission Workshop
Agenda includes resolution calling for a public hearing on use of Fixed Automated License Plate Reader Technology in Blount County.
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Madison County, IL — Transportation Committee 2026-10-07
Official agenda for Madison County Transportation Committee includes a Purchase Request for Madison County Highway Back Lot Surveillance Camera Equipment, Software & Maintenance, Vendor: Utilitra, Amount: $11,245.42.
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Fullerton, CA — City Council Meeting 2026-10-06
Agenda includes discussion of Flock Automated License Plate Reader Program.
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Morrison — Board Meeting 2026-10-06
Official Morrison, CO meeting minutes/agenda show a trustee inquiry about flock cameras.
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Sycamore — City Council Oct 5, 2026
Resident raised questions about number of Flock cameras and data retention at council meeting.
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Charlton County — Board of Commissioners Meeting
Public comment at Board of Commissioners meeting where a resident argued that Flock ALPR cameras in Charlton County violate his 4th Amendment rights.
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Wauwatosa, WI — Police and Fire Commission Meeting
Agenda item: Use of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to be discussed at the Police and Fire Commission meeting.
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City of Charlotte — City Council Sep 14, 2026
Council agenda item: Flock Camera Use and Policy Discussion; Council Member Christenson raised concerns regarding the City's use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
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Collier County, FL — Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Sheriff's Office License Plate Reader Technology Update scheduled as Item 11A, to be heard no sooner than 9:30 a.m.
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Los Alamos County Council - Regular Session
County Council briefing on Automated License Plate Reader Education Session, community feedback, and recommended changes to operational policy.
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Maui County Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee — Bill 113 on LPR Data
Committee to consider Bill 113 (2026) establishing Chapter 8.38, Maui County Code, regulating disclosure, sale, and commercial use of license plate reader data.
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Denver — Health and Safety Committee: SoundThinking (ShotSpotter) Contract Amendment
Denver's Health and Safety Committee will consider amending its contract with SoundThinking, Inc. (formerly ShotSpotter) to decrease contract capacity by $147,421 for a new total of $4,352,579.
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Campbell County — meeting Aug 18, 2026
Agenda item: Discussion Regarding Flock Cameras With Sheriff's Office.
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Campbell County — Broadband Authority Aug 18, 2026
Agenda item: Discussion regarding Flock Cameras with Sheriff's Office.
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Town of Coventry — Town Council Meeting
Agenda item 9.A. includes correspondence from Squires expressing concern about Flock camera systems; no vote is indicated.
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Oklahoma City Council votes on Flock renewal
OKC's council takes up the Flock camera contract renewal. A coalition of residents, clergy, and small-government advocates plans to attend — the vote every stream in the movement is watching this month.
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Oakland City Council to Review 2025 Annual Surveillance Technology Reports
Oakland City Council agenda item covers 2025 annual reports on police surveillance technologies including Automated License Plate Readers.
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Flock and ICE Out of ATL
Organizers rally outside Flock Safety's Atlanta headquarters over the company's role in immigration-enforcement data sharing.
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Nelson City Council votes to remove Flock cameras
The Nelson City Council voted unanimously on July 13, 2026 to remove the city's four Flock license plate reader cameras, after Councilman Nathan Hamby raised Fourth Amendment concerns. The contract ran roughly $10,000 a year for five years. Nelson is the first government in Cherokee County, Georgia to end a Flock contract.
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[MO] Clayton — City Flock Safety Camera Program Page
The City of Clayton's official Flock Safety camera program page — the city's own public description of its ALPR deployment.
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[OH] Jackson Township Police — Flock ALPR Agreements & Access Logs
Combined PDF of agreements, access logs, and related Flock Safety documentation obtained via an Ohio open-records request. Surfaced by the DeFlock community.
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[MO] Joplin — One Hour of Flock ALPR Images (4th & Maiden)
A public-records release of one hour of Flock ALPR images at 4th & Maiden in Joplin, showing the volume of vehicles a single camera captures. Obtained via records request.
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[OH] North Canton PD — Flock Agreements, Invoices & a Lowe's Partnership (2022–2026)
Multi-year Flock Safety agreements, an MOU, and invoices (2022–2026) from North Canton PD, plus a 2025 Lowe's partnership letter — notably for a Lowe's store outside North Canton's own jurisdiction. Full document set via MuckRock. Surfaced by the DeFlock community.
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[MO] Missouri DPS — "Blue Shield" Grant Applications (Flock / surveillance funding, 2025)
Applications to Missouri's 2025 "Blue Shield" grant program (created by executive order of Gov. Mike Kehoe), which DPS redacted specifically where they involve Flock and other surveillance tech. Confirmed relevant recipients include Clayton PD, Platte County (NOVA), Kirksville, Warrensburg and Dexter PD. Surfaced by the DeFlock community.
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[MO] Columbia & Parks/Rec — Flock Contracts (Boone County)
The City of Columbia's Flock Safety contracts, including a separate Parks & Recreation contract with its own invoice — showing the Parks & Rec Flock equipment was not paid from the city budget. Released as one combined document. Surfaced by the DeFlock community.
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[TX] Harris County — Government Documents Mentioning Flock
Harris County, Texas government documents referencing Flock: two Commissioners Court agendas (Jan 31 & Jun 6) plus a November 2025 GNMD board meeting. All three archived here (harris-county-cc-jun.pdf, harris-county-cc-jan.pdf, harris-county-gnmd-nov-2025.pdf). Surfaced by the DeFlock community.
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FLOCK Out — National Week of Action Against ALPRs
Fight for the Future and allied groups coordinate a national week of action against license plate readers — camera mapping, council comments, and local demonstrations in dozens of cities.
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[MO] Joplin PD — Lowe's / Flock "Camera Share" Access Process (Emails)
An April 2024 Joplin Police Department email chain, released via a public-records request, walking officers through the Flock Safety "Camera Share" process to gain police access to a private retailer's Flock cameras. The retailer is redacted throughout but confirmed as Lowe's by an un-redacted subject line. Hosted here as released; surfaced by the DeFlock community.
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Ypsilanti City Council bans license plate readers (Ordinance No. 1401)
The Ypsilanti City Council gave final passage to Ordinance No. 1401 on September 13, 2022 by a 5-0 vote, prohibiting automated license plate readers inside the city limits. Council members cited privacy, and noted that any future police use would require amending the ordinance. It was among the first outright municipal ALPR bans in Michigan.
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