Tag: Flock Cameras
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As Denver mulls ending Flock contract, options are limited
With Denver’s contract with automated license plate reader company Flock Safety set to expire at the end of March, few alternative vendors have surfaced. Meanwhile, Denver City Auditor Tim O’Brien is refusing to countersign the contract, citing concerns over “a risk of liability for the city.” It’s the latest development in the debate over the…
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EDITORIAL: ‘Flock’ cams crucial to Colorado’s crime fight
The wins keep coming, across Colorado, for the cutting-edge law enforcement mechanism that perhaps ranks only behind the determination and discipline of our law officers in the crime fight: license-plate reading surveillance cameras. The Atlanta-based Flock Safety cameras have become an increasingly utilized tool for some of the bigger police departments across the state, from…
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Flock cameras assist in road rage shooting arrest in Douglas County
Douglas County deputies on Monday said Flock Safety cameras were critical in an investigation that led to the arrest of a road rage shooting suspect. Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said 43-year-old Mitchell Aaron Weber was arrested Saturday morning after they said he fired a weapon at another vehicle near Quebec Street and…
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Council panel insists on more robust discussion on Denver’s Flock dealings
A Denver City Council committee has called for members of the city’s Surveillance Technology Task Force to have more input not only into Mayor Mike Johnston’s dealings with license plate reading camera vendors, but with all city surveillance technology and the policies that governs it it. The meeting comes on the heels of a recent…
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As Flock camera network grows, so do privacy and data concerns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 100 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) photograph and record details of every passing vehicle at nearly 70 intersections throughout the Denver metro area. The cameras, made by Atlanta-based Flock Safety, have been lauded by law enforcement agencies as a welcome crime-fighting tool, solving…
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Privacy advocates want Denver mayor to turn off Flock cameras
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group of Denver residents plans to deliver a petition to Denver Mayor Mike Johnsto on Thursday asking him to turn off the city’s 111 Flock automaked licence plate reading (ALPR) cameras until better guardrails around their use and the data they collect – and…
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Arapahoe County leaders vote to extend Flock contract, add 17 license plate cameras
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office will sign a contract extension for Flock cameras across the county that will also add 17 new cameras starting next year, commissioners voted Tuesday. Arapahoe County Commissioners approved extending its contract with Flock Group, Inc., which operates automated license plate recognition cameras throughout the county. The estimated price tag for…
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Denver rejects contract on license plate reader cameras over lack of privacy concerns
A resolution that would have added two years and $666,000 to an existing contract between the Denver Police Department and Flock Group, Inc. for cameras that read license plates has failed. The unanimous decision by the Denver City Council came Monday afternoon after weeks of public outcry over concerns surrounding information sharing and possible use…