https://flockinghell.com/reports Documented outcomes for Flock Safety automated licence plate reader deployments. Each report is summarised in full and cites its original source. en-us Summaries are Flockinghell's own. Linked reporting belongs to its publishers. https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://flockinghell.com/reports/ohio-clear-zone-network-review https://flockinghell.com/reports/ohio-clear-zone-network-review Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Safety review Greene County, Ohio Gizmodo Safety review. Greene County, Ohio. July 30, 2026. Gizmodo reports on a Flock camera in Greene County, Ohio mounted on a pole roughly two feet from the edge of a rural two-lane road, against Ohio Department of Transportation guidance of eight feet, with no breakaway plate and nothing visible to show it had been inspected. Asked about it, Flock said it would review pole installations across its entire network. That statement matters more than the single pole: it is the company accepting, in its own words, that its installed base may not meet the standards it is supposed to. Original reporting: Gizmodo, by Bruce Gil - https://gizmodo.com/flocks-surveillance-cameras-may-finally-have-a-weak-point-the-poles-holding-them-up-2000792956 https://flockinghell.com/reports/tennessee-pole-audit https://flockinghell.com/reports/tennessee-pole-audit Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Safety review Tennessee WKRN Nashville Safety review. Tennessee. July 24, 2026. WKRN reports that Flock Safety replaced 16 camera poles in Tennessee after roadside safety advocate Steve Eimers documented installations he judged to be sited dangerously, including poles set too close to guardrails where they would worsen a crash rather than yield. Eimers, whose 17-year-old daughter Hannah died in a guardrail crash a decade ago, has audited roadside hardware since. His assessment of what he found: "this is really the wild west." The Tennessee Department of Transportation said it was gathering information on permit requirements, on identifying improperly permitted installations, and on crashworthiness standards for the poles. Original reporting: WKRN Nashville, by Kelly Milan - https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/flock-replaces-16-camera-poles-as-questions-continue-about-roadside-safety-installation-standards/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/costa-mesa-contract-renegotiation https://flockinghell.com/reports/costa-mesa-contract-renegotiation Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Contract retained Costa Mesa, California Los Angeles Times Contract retained. Costa Mesa, California. July 23, 2026. The Los Angeles Times reports that Costa Mesa voted to continue its Flock Safety agreement while seeking renegotiated contract terms. Residents had pressed the council over the programme after an earlier misuse case, and the council's answer was to stay with the vendor and rework the deal rather than end it. Original reporting: Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2026-07-22/costa-mesa-to-keep-flock-safety-cameras-renegoiate-terms-of-citys-contract https://flockinghell.com/reports/verona-covered-cameras https://flockinghell.com/reports/verona-covered-cameras Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ongoing Verona, Wisconsin 404 Media Ongoing. Verona, Wisconsin. July 22, 2026. 404 Media reports on Verona officials covering their cameras with bags while navigating contract cancellation and the question of who may physically remove the equipment. The cameras were taken out of service without being taken down, which is exactly the gap between a cancelled contract and a removed camera. Original reporting: 404 Media - https://www.404media.co/flock-objects-to-our-removing-their-equipment-emails-reveal-why-a-town-put-bags-over-its-flock-cameras/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/guardrail-guy-crash-safety https://flockinghell.com/reports/guardrail-guy-crash-safety Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Safety review Knoxville, Tennessee WDBJ7 Safety review. Knoxville, Tennessee. July 21, 2026. WDBJ7 reports road-safety advocate Steve Eimers arguing that many Flock camera poles are installed without breakaway technology, the standard feature that lets a roadside sign support collapse when a vehicle strikes it. Eimers says the poles are set directly into the ground with no mechanism to yield on impact, and that they have not been through third-party crash testing: "every year, dozens upon dozens of people are killed in crashes with non-crash-worthy posts." The report notes that the Virginia Department of Transportation does not inspect Flock cameras installed on city or county roads. Original reporting: WDBJ7, by Colby Johnson - https://www.wdbj7.com/2026/07/21/guardrail-guy-raises-concern-over-crash-safety-some-flock-cameras/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/syracuse-readers-removed https://flockinghell.com/reports/syracuse-readers-removed Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Removal verified Syracuse, New York Central Current Removal verified. Syracuse, New York. July 20, 2026. Central Current reports that Flock Safety removed its license plate readers from Syracuse, finalising an eight-month separation between the company and the city. This is one of the few entries where the hardware is confirmed gone rather than merely voted against. Original reporting: Central Current - https://centralcurrent.org/flock-safety-removes-its-license-plate-readers-finalizing-eight-month-breakup-with-city-of-syracuse/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/milwaukee-officer-misuse-sentencing https://flockinghell.com/reports/milwaukee-officer-misuse-sentencing Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ongoing Milwaukee, Wisconsin WTMJ Ongoing. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 15, 2026. A former Milwaukee police officer was sentenced to a year of probation for using the department's Flock licence plate reader system to track a romantic partner 124 times, and that partner's ex-partner 55 times. Prosecution and defence had jointly proposed a fine with no probation and no jail. Milwaukee County Judge Kristela Cervera rejected that deal and imposed probation, saying she was mortified by a victim impact statement describing the effect on the victims' physical and mental health. Original reporting: WTMJ - https://wtmj.com/news/2026/07/15/former-milwaukee-police-officer-sentenced-for-misusing-flock-camera-system/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/newport-contract-dropped https://flockinghell.com/reports/newport-contract-dropped Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Win Newport, Kentucky WVXU Win. Newport, Kentucky. July 14, 2026. WVXU reports that Newport stopped pursuing a Flock Safety camera contract after residents raised concerns. The police department had been running a free trial and had signalled it intended to buy cameras; public opposition changed the outcome before any purchase was made. Original reporting: WVXU - https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2026-07-08/newport-residents-flock-cameras https://flockinghell.com/reports/lapd-suspends-use https://flockinghell.com/reports/lapd-suspends-use Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Partial win Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Times Partial win. Los Angeles, California. July 11, 2026. The Los Angeles Times reports that the LAPD suspended its use of Flock surveillance cameras over privacy issues. A suspension is not a cancellation: the department stopped using the system while the underlying questions were unresolved, which is why this sits as a partial win rather than a win. Original reporting: Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-11/lapd-suspends-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras-over-privacy-issues https://flockinghell.com/reports/westland-removal-decision https://flockinghell.com/reports/westland-removal-decision Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Win Westland, Michigan ClickOnDetroit Win. Westland, Michigan. July 10, 2026. ClickOnDetroit reports that Westland planned to remove Flock Safety license plate cameras following privacy concerns. The decision is documented; the removal itself is not yet independently confirmed, which is the distinction this board tries to keep visible. Original reporting: ClickOnDetroit - https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/07/10/westland-to-remove-flock-safety-license-plate-cameras-after-privacy-concerns/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/framingham-not-renewed https://flockinghell.com/reports/framingham-not-renewed Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Win Framingham, Massachusetts Boston.com Win. Framingham, Massachusetts. June 25, 2026. Boston.com reports that Framingham police would not renew their Flock Safety contract after months of resident opposition. Sustained local pressure over an extended period, rather than a single dramatic meeting, is what ran the contract clock out. Original reporting: Boston.com - https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/06/25/framingham-police-will-not-renew-flock-safety-contract-after-months-of-resident-opposition/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/cleveland-extension-rejected https://flockinghell.com/reports/cleveland-extension-rejected Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ongoing Cleveland, Ohio Signal Cleveland Ongoing. Cleveland, Ohio. June 17, 2026. Signal Cleveland reports that council members questioned the value and the broader promises of the surveillance system before rejecting an extension. The committee vote is a setback for the programme rather than its end: the legislation was still due to return to the full council. Original reporting: Signal Cleveland - https://signalcleveland.org/flock-camera-contract-extension-rejected-by-cleveland-city-council-committee-but-debate-will-continue/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/maine-roadside-poles https://flockinghell.com/reports/maine-roadside-poles Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Safety review Maine WGME CBS13 I-Team Safety review. Maine. May 28, 2026. The CBS13 I-Team reports that MaineDOT has not received a single application for a licence plate reader installation within state rights-of-way, despite Flock cameras appearing across the state. Maine standards require poles to sit at least six feet from the roadway edge unless a breakaway system is used, and the agency said any reader inside a state right-of-way would need a waiver process and an inspection to confirm it does not create a highway safety problem. Safety advocate Steve Eimers, who reviewed installations in Maine and Tennessee, said he is "finding near 100% improper installation". Original reporting: WGME CBS13 I-Team, by Sofia Draeger and Dan Lampariello - https://wgme.com/news/i-team/as-flock-cameras-spread-across-maine-safety-advocates-question-some-roadside-poles https://flockinghell.com/reports/berkeley-contract-extended https://flockinghell.com/reports/berkeley-contract-extended Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Contract retained Berkeley, California The Berkeley Scanner Contract retained. Berkeley, California. May 12, 2026. The Berkeley Scanner documented residents packing the chamber in opposition; the council ultimately extended the Flock contract 5 to 4 while postponing drones and fixed cameras. A packed room and a narrow loss are both worth recording, which is why the turnout and the outcome are stated together. Original reporting: The Berkeley Scanner - https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/12/community/berkeley-extends-flock-camera-contract-drones-postponed/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/illinois-data-sharing-audit https://flockinghell.com/reports/illinois-data-sharing-audit Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Ongoing Illinois Capitol News Illinois Ongoing. Illinois. August 27, 2025. Capitol News Illinois reports that Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias accused Flock of violating a 2023 Illinois law barring licence plate reader operators from sharing data to enforce immigration or abortion-related laws, by allowing US Customs and Border Protection access to Illinois data through a pilot programme. Flock's chief executive acknowledged the company had "clearly communicated poorly" and had not built adequate compliance safeguards, saying it had not created distinct permissions and protocols for federal users. The company paused its federal pilot programmes. Original reporting: Capitol News Illinois, by Andrew Adams - https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/hundreds-of-police-departments-use-camera-company-accused-of-breaking-state-law/ https://flockinghell.com/reports/south-carolina-moratorium-permits https://flockinghell.com/reports/south-carolina-moratorium-permits Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT Safety review South Carolina Jalopnik Safety review. South Carolina. February 27, 2024. Reporting on company correspondence originally obtained by Forbes found that Flock had installed cameras on state infrastructure without the permits required by law. In South Carolina alone more than 200 unpermitted cameras were identified from spring 2022. Installing devices on state infrastructure without prior transport-department approval is a crime in Florida, Illinois and South Carolina. In July 2023 South Carolina's transport agency imposed a moratorium on new installations and ordered a safety and compliance review of every Flock camera in the state. Original reporting: Jalopnik, by Bradley Brownell - https://www.jalopnik.com/license-plate-surveillance-startup-broke-the-law-while-1851289764/