the United States’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming a US state, county, or city — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 1,896 stories

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Sep 25 Alexandria neighbors demand answers about police use of ALPR cameras
Yahoo
us/va/city/alexandria
Sep 25 Tempe councilmembers, police chief at odds over proposed ALPR ban
ABC15 Arizona
us/az/maricopa/city/tempe
Sep 25 South Milwaukee police give away free Ring doorbell cameras to citizens
WISN
New contract
us/wi/milwaukee/city/south-milwaukee
Sep 25 Police chief tells residents the research on license plate readers is thin, but he still sees a role for them
The Alexandria Brief
us/va/city/alexandria
Sep 24 TV6 Investigates: Metro Flock cameras logging millions of vehicles a month
KWQC
Contract canceled
us/ia/scott/city/bettendorf
us/ia/scott/city/davenport
us/il/rock-island/city/moline
Sep 24 Is Flock selling your data? What the contracts say, why Wisconsin agencies are leaving, and where Marathon County and Wausau stand
wausaupilotandreview.com
Contract canceled
Marathon County, WI us/wi/marathon
us/wi/marathon/city/wausau
Oneida County, WI us/wi/oneida
Sep 24 Fayetteville to consider banning city funds, property for Flock-style cameras
5newsonline.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ar/washington/city/fayetteville
Sep 24 South Carolina towns receive earmarks for automated license plate readers
WLTX
us/sc/calhoun/town/cameron
Sep 24 Flock is under fire. SF’s moderate Democrats are doubling down on the cameras
The San Francisco Standard ($)
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
us/ca/san-mateo/city/half-moon-bay
us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 24 Wilmette Residents Push Back on Proposed Flock Camera Contract Extension
Patch
us/il/cook/village/wilmette
Sep 24 Philadelphia City Council calls on state lawmakers to address automated license plate readers
City & State Pennsylvania
More coverage: CBS News
us/pa/philadelphia/city/philadelphia
Sep 24 Brunswick County paying for 8 Flock cameras but have 15 in use — new purchases paused
Port City Daily
Brunswick County, NC us/nc/brunswick
Sep 24 With Flock cameras removed, law enforcement lean on voluntary home surveillance registries
WEAR-TV
Escambia County, FL us/fl/escambia
us/fl/escambia/city/pensacola
Sep 24 Kosciusko County ends Flock contract two years early
wowo.com
Contract canceled
Kosciusko County, IN us/in/kosciusko
Sep 24 Courts Keep Reaching the Same Answer on License Plate Readers: They Are Constitutional
Wisconsin Right Nowalso carried by 1 other outlet
Waukesha County, WI us/wi/waukesha
us/va/city/norfolk
Sep 24 Flock data-sharing suit likely headed back to state court
Courthouse Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Bloomberg Law News
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
California us/ca
Sep 24 How much is the City of Abilene spending on flock cameras per year?
Yahoo
us/tx/taylor/city/abilene
Sep 24 ‘Healthy disrespect for government’: Sheriff praises Missouri’s Flock camera restrictions but warns of next privacy battleground
heartlandernews.com
Jefferson County, MO us/mo/jefferson
St. Charles County, MO us/mo/st-charles
Sep 24 Platte City Adds New Rules for Flock License Plate Cameras
Hoodline
us/mo/platte/city/platte-city
Sep 24 Krampus enters license plate camera fight in Massachusetts, says Flock can catch 'naughty thoughts'
The Cool Down
us/ma/town/billerica
us/ma/city/lowell
Sep 24 Federal grant debate puts Pittsfield police drone program in lime light
WAMCalso carried by 1 other outlet
Contract canceled
us/ma/city/pittsfield
Sep 24 Police chiefs, sheriff react to governor’s call for Flock safeguards
Leader Publications
Contract canceled
Jefferson County, MO us/mo/jefferson
us/mo/jefferson/city/hillsboro
Sep 24 Flock CEO to meet Dallas police chief amid scrutiny, funding pause
Dallas News ($)
Contract canceled
us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
Texas us/tx
Sep 24 At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut
Odessa Americanalso carried by 2 other outlets
Contract canceled
us/tx/webb/city/laredo
us/tx/collin/city/plano
us/tx/mclennan/city/robinson
Sep 24 Alexandria Police Promise To Publish Map Of Department's Flock Cameras
Patch
us/va/city/alexandria
Arlington County, VA us/va/arlington
Sep 24 Amid national backlash, Wyomingites fight Flock while police defend surveillance cameras
Green River Staralso carried by 1 other outlet
Contract canceled
us/wy/converse/town/glenrock
us/wy/sweetwater/city/green-river
Sep 24 Senate hearing examines police ALPR use, privacy concerns and AI capabilities
Police1
Pinal County, AZ us/az/pinal
Sep 24 Malden City Council will oversee intensive review on local use of Flock Safety license plate reader technology here
Advocate News Online
us/ma/city/malden
Sep 24 Stockton Labeled a $3.15 Million Surveillance Contract "Animal Shelter Study"
Gadget Review
New contract
us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton
Sep 24 Mom wants more Flock, credits cameras for finding stolen SUV and saving sons
WTVR.com
us/va/city/richmond
Sep 24 Platte City residents remain divided as the city adds new limits to its flock cameras
kshb.com
us/mo/platte/city/platte-city
Sep 24 Plymouth Ends Flock Camera Program as Privacy Concerns Overcome Police-Safety Arguments | MinneapoliMedia
MinneapoliMedia
Contract canceled
us/mn/hennepin/city/plymouth
Sep 24 Missouri woman arrested for speaking about surveillance cameras at city council meeting
knewz.com
us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 24 Manawa police chief recommends terminating Flock contract
Waupaca County Post
Contract canceled
us/wi/waupaca/city/manawa
Sep 24 Vape shops, Flock cameras among priorities on Lynchburg’s draft legislative agenda
Roanoke Times
us/va/city/lynchburg
Sep 24 Marion police chief outlines tech expansion, data privacy
thegazette.com ($)
New contract
us/ia/linn/city/marion
Sep 24 South Florida traffic cameras: Which ones are still watching drivers after Flock ban on state roads?
Sun Sentinel ($)
Broward County, FL us/fl/broward
Palm Beach County, FL us/fl/palm-beach
Sep 24 Tallahassee weighs stricter oversight of Flock, surveillance tools
Tallahassee Democrat ($)
us/fl/leon/city/tallahassee
us/tx/travis/city/austin
Sep 24 West Lafayette police chief: Flock cameras have "public safety value"
Journal & Courier
us/in/tippecanoe/city/west-lafayette
Sep 24 Attorney's lawsuit accuses city of Santa Fe of withholding records on police license plate readers
Santa Fe New Mexican
us/nm/santa-fe/city/santa-fe
Sep 24 Flock answers questions from Lebanon in writing after they bag cameras
WCPO 9 Cincinnati
us/oh/warren/city/lebanon
Sep 24 Senate hearing targets Flock Safety as officers face misuse charges
FOX 5 Atlanta
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Sep 24 Weapons detection added at Battle Creek elementary school after gun fires in backpack
WWMT
us/mi/scd/battle-creek
Sep 24 Cottonwood to cancel Flock contract
The Verde Independent
Contract canceled
us/az/yavapai/city/cottonwood
Sep 24 Councilmember calls lack of security cameras at Seattle Center 'pathetic’
KOMO
us/wa/king/city/seattle
Sep 24 Florida County Has No Idea Where 52 LPR Cameras Came From
The Auto Wirealso carried by 1 other outlet
St. Lucie County, FL us/fl/st-lucie
Sep 24 Pinal County sheriff expresses constitutional concerns about Flock cameras before US Senate
12Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: AZ Family · cronkitenews.azpbs.org
Contract canceled
Pinal County, AZ us/az/pinal
Sep 24 Denver public safety budgets draw scrutiny over 911, police surveillance
Denver Gazette
us/co/denver/city/denver
Sep 23 Five Indianapolis officers charged following The Post’s reporting on Flock misuse
The Washington Post ($)
us/in/marion/city/indianapolis-city
Marion County, IN us/in/marion
Sep 23 U.S. Senate holds hearing on automated license plate reader technology
WBAY
More coverage: WFTV
Volusia County, FL us/fl/volusia
Sep 23 ACLU calls for public input on future use of Flock cameras by Clark County School District police
ktnv.com
us/nv/clark/scd/clark-county
Sep 23 Ardmore voters to decide future of Flock cameras
News 9
us/ok/carter/city/ardmore
Sep 23 Illinois may have troubling legal gap on how to hold officers who misuse Flock cameras accountable, ABC7 Chicago I-Team learns
ABC7 Chicagoalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/il/cook/city/berwyn
Sep 23 Manatee County first to integrate school alert system with cameras
baynews9.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
Manatee County, FL us/fl/manatee
Sep 23 What happens to automated license plate reader data?
WBAL-TV
us/md/baltimore/city/baltimore
Sep 23 Two more Mass. cities dump Flock cameras amid rising data, privacy concerns
WCVB
us/ma/city/methuen
us/ma/city/lowell
Sep 23 Dallas seeks more than $3M in public safety grants — despite resident surveillance concerns
KERA News
New contract
us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
Sep 23 Alexandria police will publish a map of their license plate reader locations by Oct. 1
The Alexandria Brief
us/va/city/alexandria
Sep 23 Five officers face charges after Indiana police department finds ALPR technology misuse
WNDUalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/in/city/indianapolis
Sep 23 Water Reclamation District OKs police drone docking at Bloomington treatment plants
wglt.org
New contract
us/il/mclean/city/bloomington
Sep 23 Who’s watching the watchers? Lawmakers call for guardrails when it comes to security cameras
Yahoo
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Sep 23 Warnock calls for federal guardrails on Flock cameras: "Bring some some sanity to this system"
CBS News
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Sep 23 The City of Methuen announced it is ending its use of Flock Safety on Wednesday.
facebook.com
Contract canceled
us/ma/city/methuen
Sep 23 Lowell suspends use of Flock cameras
Lowell Sun ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Eagle-Tribune
Contract canceled
us/ma/city/lowell
us/ma/city/boston
us/ma/city/methuen
Sep 23 Rutherford Police Unifies Video, Access Control for Public Safety
Security Today
us/nj/bergen/borough/rutherford
Sep 23 Senator Warnock calls for guardrails on license plate reader abuse
WUGA
More coverage: WJCL · FOX 5 Atlanta
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Sep 23 Surveillance vs. rights: Inside Ottawa County’s debate over Flock Safety camera use
Ottawa News Network
Ottawa County, MI us/mi/ottawa
Sep 23 Back to the drawing board: Dodge County resolution to terminate Flock funding heads back to committee
wdtimes.com ($)
Dodge County, WI us/wi/dodge
Sep 23 Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Criticizing Flock at City Council
Yahoo
us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 23 'This is just the beginning' | 5 current, former IMPD officers charged for alleged misuse of Flock license plate reader technology
wthr.com
us/in/city/indianapolis
Marion County, IN us/in/marion
Sep 23 Fairfax School Board Member Proposes Flock Camera Ban On School Property
Patch
More coverage: WUSA9
Fairfax County, VA us/va/fairfax
Sep 23 4 suspended, 1 former IMPD officer charged after license plate reader audit
WRTValso carried by 3 other outlets
us/in/city/indianapolis
Marion County, IN us/in/marion
Sep 23 Flock tightens search rules just as Hawley hosts Senate hearing
Newstalk KZRG
us/mo/jasper/city/joplin
Sep 23 Her Mic Was Cut, Then Police Dragged Her Away for Opposing Flock Cameras
Gadget Review
us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 23 Pause to Flock camera contract weighed by Kalamazoo County sheriff during Oshtemo meeting
wwmtarcalso carried by 1 other outlet
Kalamazoo County, MI us/mi/kalamazoo
Sep 23 2 years after mayor disconnected ShotSpotter, a gunshot victim lay undiscovered for nearly 30 minutes in West Pullman
CWB Chicago
Contract canceled
us/il/cook/city/chicago
Sep 23 Plymouth is latest Minnesota city to ditch Flock cameras
MPR News
More coverage: Duluth Country Radio
Contract canceled
us/mn/hennepin/city/plymouth
Sep 23 Vermont Towns Face a July 2027 Ban on License Plate Cameras, State Says
Compass Vermont
us/vt/town/manchester
Sep 23 Automatic License Plate Readers: Are they spying or serving communities?
West Orange Times Observer
Orange County, FL us/fl/orange
us/fl/orange/town/windermere
Sep 23 Covington residents ask for greater clarity on new Axon contract, guardrails
LINK nky
New contract
us/ky/kenton/city/covington
Sep 23 Fact Check: Where Folsom 1st District Council candidates stand on ALPRs, Flock
Sacramento Bee ($)
Contract canceled
us/ca/sacramento/city/folsom
Sep 23 Is Ohio finally listening on Flock cameras, or has Flock just failed to pay to play?
Cleveland.com ($)
More coverage: dispatch.com
us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 23 LAPD to pilot ALPR camera program amid equipment contract negotiations
Police1
More coverage: officer.com
New contract
us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Sep 23 Lowell City Council votes to suspend use of Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
Boston 25 News
us/ma/city/lowell
us/ma/city/boston
Sep 23 Stockton police disclose Flock misuse, outline oversight changes after employee’s departure
Stocktonia Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Stockton Record · Davis Vanguard
us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton
Sep 23 Plymouth City Council Votes to Discontinue Flock Camera Services
Hoodline
More coverage: Yahoo
Contract canceled
us/mn/hennepin/city/plymouth
Sep 23 Harrisonburg City Council agrees to ban automated license plate readers | Council Or Board | dnronline.com
dnronline.com
Contract canceled
us/va/city/harrisonburg
Sep 23 Are school bus cameras meant for ‘Big Brother’ surveillance?
Las Vegas Review-Journal ($)
us/nv/clark/scd/clark-county
Sep 23 Butler County city votes to remove 24 Flock license plate cameras
Cincinnati Enquirer
Contract canceled
us/oh/butler/city/monroe
Sep 23 San Jose pushes for tighter controls on Flock camera data after police officer abuse
East Bay Times ($)also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: KQED
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 23 Anne Arundel's 88 License Plate Cameras Fuel Statewide Surveillance Debate
Hoodline
Anne Arundel County, MD us/md/anne-arundel
Sep 23 Innocence Project joins case against Reno over face recognition arrest
Reno Gazette Journalalso carried by 2 other outlets
us/nv/washoe/city/reno
Sep 23 Westfield Police Department explains use of automatic license plate readers
MassLive ($)
us/ma/city/westfield
Sep 23 Pittsburgh doesn’t use Flock cameras – but license plate readers are already here
Pittsburgh's Public Sourcealso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Mon Valley Independent
us/pa/allegheny/city/pittsburgh
Sep 23 Thousands of searches reveal how Connecticut police use Flock license plate cameras
CT Insider ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Yahoo · WFSB
us/ct/town/farmington
us/ct/city/groton
us/ct/town/newington
Sep 23 Longboat police adapt to FDOT order to keep Flock pointed at GMD
Your Observer
us/fl/manatee/town/longboat-key
Sep 23 Camera Clash
Florida Weekly
Palm Beach County, FL us/fl/palm-beach
Brevard County, FL us/fl/brevard
Collier County, FL us/fl/collier
Sep 23 Chico police confirm license plate reader data was shared with ICE
The Orion – Chico State's independent student newspaperalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: KRCR
New contract
us/ca/butte/city/chico
Sep 23 Auburn voters to decide on automatic license plate reader ban next year
wgme.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
us/me/androscoggin/city/auburn
Sep 23 Plymouth City Council votes to terminate contract with Flock
CBS Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: hometownsource.com
Contract canceled
us/mn/hennepin/city/plymouth

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