Ohio’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming Ohio or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 46 stories

	Story	Location
Jul 15	High demand for electricity continues: The Wake Up for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 15	Key takeaways from the surveillance debate over Cleveland’s Flock cameras - Signal Cleveland Signal Cleveland Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 13	Developmental disabilities levy campaign builds up nest egg; Flock debate continues - Signal Cleveland Signal Cleveland Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 8	Cleveland City Council is folding on Flock cameras, just like you knew they would - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 7	Cleveland council safety committee approves shorter Flock contract extension - News 5 Cleveland WEWS News 5 Cleveland WEWS More coverage: Cleveland.com Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 7	How many new taxes could Cuyahoga County voters be asked to approve? The Wake Up for Tuesday, July 7, 2026 - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 6	Newly released records show nearly 2,000 ‘immigration’ and ‘ICE’ searches on Cleveland’s Flock cameras - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Cleveland.com · Yahoo Reduction ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 6	Are Flock cameras next? Supreme Court rules against police using sprawling cell phone location data - News 5 Cleveland WEWS News 5 Cleveland WEWS Reduction ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 2	Jessica Burbank on the Rise of Flock Safety and America's Surveillance State - Current Affairs.org Current Affairs.org Fixed cameras & RTCC	Lucas County us/oh/lucas
Jul 1	What we learned from tallying 1,717 license plate readers across Cuyahoga County - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 1	New SCOTUS decision could be used against Flock, attorneys say. Here’s how. - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jun 25	Cleveland Heights for Immigrant Rights logs more dubious Flock data searches (Updated) - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com Fusion & data sharing	City of Cleveland us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
Jun 25	As 1,700 license plate cameras blanket Cuyahoga County, federal judge sees Supreme Court fight ahead - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jun 17	Cleveland Flock license plate reader contract expiring at end of month - News 5 Cleveland WEWS News 5 Cleveland WEWS More coverage: CBS News · FOX 8 News Reduction ALPRFusion & data sharing	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga City of San Francisco us/ca/city/san-francisco
Jun 11	CMSD faces questions about its 201 Flock license plate readers as contract renewal approaches - Signal Cleveland Signal Cleveland Schools & transit	City of Cleveland us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
Jun 4	With 1,700+ license plate readers, is Cuyahoga County in a ‘surveillance state’? - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Cleveland.com Expansion ALPRSchools & transit	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
May 27	AI weapon-detection systems make their way to central Ohio schools - Matter News Matter News Expansion Schools & transit	Jonathan Alder Local School District us/oh/madison/scd/jonathan-alder
May 20	Area police share license plate reader data for immigration, unstated reasons, records show - Dayton Daily News Dayton Daily News ($) Reduction ALPR	Butler County us/oh/butler Clark County us/oh/clark
May 20	Records show Cleveland’s Flock network used for immigration searches. City blames Flock and drones - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com Expansion Drones / UAS	City of Cleveland us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
May 7	Hundreds of immigration-related searches ran through Shaker Heights’ Flock surveillance camera system - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: News 5 Cleveland WEWS Reduction ALPRFusion & data sharing	City of Shaker Heights us/oh/cuyahoga/city/shaker-heights Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
May 4	Chillicothe police used license plate cameras to track wanted woman - Scioto Valley Guardian Scioto Valley Guardian Expansion ALPR	Ross County us/oh/ross Pike County us/oh/pike
May 4	Guns keep getting into Ohio schools. How can the danger be stopped? - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com Schools & transit	Parma City School District us/oh/cuyahoga/scd/parma
Apr 30	Monroe County sheriff addresses concerns with drone pilot program - Toledo Blade Toledo Blade ($) Drones / UAS	Monroe County us/oh/monroe
Apr 28	Central Ohio police departments have spent nearly $2 million on Flock license plate cameras - WOSU Public Media WOSU Public Media Expansion ALPR	Franklin County us/oh/franklin
Apr 6	Flock Safety cameras use AI to scan license plates - Treasure Coast News Treasure Coast News Expansion ALPR	Sandusky County us/oh/sandusky
Mar 27	Op-Ed: Northeast Ohio Officials Must Protect Residents and Reject Flock - Cleveland Scene Cleveland Scene Reduction ALPR	Lake County us/oh/lake
Mar 5	Who is searching Cleveland’s license plate reader photos? - Signal Cleveland Signal Cleveland ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Feb 4	What police surveillance technology looks like in Cleveland - Signal Cleveland Signal Cleveland Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 24, 2025	Lucas County residents share thoughts on Flock security cameras: 'It seems like an invasion of privacy' - WTOL WTOL ALPR	Lucas County us/oh/lucas
Jul 8, 2025	Commercial Point Police Deploy Flock License Plate Readers, Joining Growing Trend in Central Ohio - Scioto Post Scioto Post Expansion ALPR	Pickaway County us/oh/pickaway Ross County us/oh/ross
May 20, 2025	Mansfield secures $141K grant for automated license plate reader cameras - Richland Source Richland Source Expansion ALPR	Richland County us/oh/richland
Apr 2, 2025	Ohio police use robots, drones and AI to help fight crime. Some say this will erode privacy - WOSU Public Media WOSU Public Media Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC	Hamilton County us/oh/hamilton
Feb 4, 2025	Enhancing safety at Playhouse Square: Advanced security measures to go into place - News 5 Cleveland WEWS News 5 Cleveland WEWS Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jan 27, 2025	CPD launches voluntary community camera registry - Police - City of Cincinnati (.gov) City of Cincinnati (.gov) Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC	City of Cincinnati us/oh/hamilton/city/cincinnati
Aug 1, 2024	'There is a gap': News 5 Investigators uncover Cleveland's Real Time Crime Center isn't 24/7 - News 5 Cleveland WEWS News 5 Cleveland WEWS Fixed cameras & RTCC	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Mar 29, 2024	‘We’re getting fed up:’ Cleveland neighborhood debates using license plate readers as crime spikes - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Oct 24, 2023	University of Toledo installing license plate reader cameras - WTVG WTVG ($) Expansion ALPR	Lucas County us/oh/lucas
Feb 10, 2023	Lorain, Ohio, Council Approves License Plate Reader Network - GovTech GovTech Expansion ALPR	Lorain County us/oh/lorain
May 30, 2022	Ohio governor unveils future of emergency response, technology to make state safer - Police1 Police1 Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Dec 15, 2021	Crime under scrutiny: New Canton Crime Center aims to help solve, prevent - Canton Repository Canton Repository Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC	Stark County us/oh/stark
Sep 3, 2021	Ohio Communities Roll Out Automated License Plate Readers - GovTech GovTech Expansion ALPR	Summit County us/oh/summit Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Dec 4, 2017	License-plate scanners result in few 'hits,' but are invaluable in solving crimes, police say - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Nov 14, 2017	Cuyahoga County's license-plate scanners to be placed at busiest intersections - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Nov 14, 2017	Controversial license-plate scanners to go up in Cleveland, 18 suburbs - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jan 22, 2013	Police Car Camera Can Get You Coming and Going - Patch Patch ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 16, 2010	Northeast Ohio police getting equipment that reads thousands of license plates a minute - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County us/oh/cuyahoga Lake County us/oh/lake Lorain County us/oh/lorain

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