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Abbott froze *new* Flock money — Texas DPS is keeping the cameras, and the graph is nationwide

texastribune.org

September 4, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 4

Elgin PD pauses **all** 25 Flock units — city general-fund cameras, not just the grant

elgintexas.gov

September 4, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 4

Lynchburg 6–0 to end Flock — 15 ALPRs **and** 54 gunshot sensors

wsls.com

September 4, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 4

Dallas straw-votes *against* killing city Flock money — 321 still die Sept. 15

dallasnews.com

September 3, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 3

Greenville, NC kills a 10-camera Flock buy *before a single pole goes up*

carolinajournal.com

September 3, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 3

Newburgh, NY audit: hundreds of thousands of *outside* searches hit the city’s Flock net — including “ICE” / HSI

wamc.org

September 3, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 3

Dallas will shut off 321 Flock cameras Sept. 15 — Abbott freeze now has a body count

dallasnews.com

September 2, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 2

Florida’s other kill switch: FDOT yanks highway ALPR permits; Putnam and Cape Coral go dark

gizmodo.com

September 2, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 2

Fox Cities, WI: Neenah chief wants off Flock but not off LPR; Menasha bags cameras the same day

postcrescent.com

September 2, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 2

Nevada: a 2027 ALPR *ban* bill vs. committee “guardrails” — and Sparks already swapped Flock for Axon

nevadacurrent.com

September 2, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 2

Dallas: $1.5M budget cut would “essentially terminate” a 670-camera / $5.7M Flock contract

nbcdfw.com

September 1, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 1

Groton, MA terminates Flock *now* — Working Group still aiming at Spring 2027 Town Meeting

grotonma.gov

September 1, 2026LPRBriefed Sep 1

Abbott freezes Texas *state* money for Flock — $30M grant machine, locals still on the hook

washingtonpost.com

August 31, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 31

Hawley: 20 billion plate snapshots a month, no federal statute, and the audit didn’t catch Milwaukee

hawley.senate.gov

August 31, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 31

OpenSecrets: Flock spent ~$2.4M lobbying while DeFlock hits 120+ pullouts

arkansasadvocate.com

August 31, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 31

Pennsylvania: three GOP/Dem ALPR bills — including a ban on *networked* pole cameras

penncapital-star.com

August 31, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 31

Arizona AG Mayes opens a statewide ALPR / Flock review

azmirror.com

August 28, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 28

Boston dropped Flock — then quietly piloted Motorola and Axon ALPRs

bostonglobe.com

August 28, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 28

Redwood City: Flock granted out-of-state/federal search access without city approval

nbcbayarea.com

August 28, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 28

Sheboygan wraps Flock cameras in plastic; vote Sep 8 on vendor-trust grounds

wpr.org

August 28, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 28

St. Louis County, MN: Flock off — theft, rural ROI, and community veto

northernnewsnow.com

August 28, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 28

Santa Barbara: Flock is out, Verkada is not in — ALPR paused into 2027

noozhawk.com

August 27, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 27

Tempe and Cave Creek kill Flock; DeSantis and Hawley pile on

thehill.com

August 27, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 27

ACLU: swapping Flock for Axon or Motorola does not fix ALPR

aclu.org

August 26, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 26

Capitol Hill treats ALPR as a midterm surveillance fight, not a Flock-only story

foxnews.com

August 26, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 26

Cities drop Flock, keep ALPR—Axon and Verkada are the substitutes

npr.org

August 25, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 25

Indiana tees ALPR statute; Flock will require case codes + auto-suspend audits

21alivenews.com

August 25, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 25

Alabama 2A groups push to restrict ~2,600–2,800 Flock/ALPR cameras

1819news.com

August 24, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 24

Flock cameras become a 2026 midterm AI issue alongside data centers

yahoo.com

August 24, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 24

Forlinx FCU3101: fanless Rockchip RV1126B 3 TOPS box aimed at LPR, intrusion, PPE

cnx-software.com

August 24, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 24

Fortune: Flock at $8.3B / $500M ARR while cities renegotiate data-ownership clauses

inkl.com

August 24, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 24

EnGenius ECC500: 8 MP hospitality dome with on-cam NPU, LPR/FR, and 512 GB encrypted storage

hotel-online.com

August 21, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 21

Oklahoma City renews Flock ALPR with first contract “guardrails”—7-day retention, 5–3 vote

freepressokc.com

August 21, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 21

Axis ships three all-in-one LPR camera kits with on-cam License Plate Verifier

internationalsecurityjournal.com

August 20, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 20

Montreal SPVM removes Genetec Cloudrunner ALPR hours after media report

biometricupdate.com

August 19, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 19

NYU Policing Project: no U.S. state fully passes ALPR privacy scorecard

techtimes.com

August 19, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 19

Hood County, Texas unplugs Flock ALPR network over warrantless tracking

kbtx.com

August 18, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 18

Flock ALPR guardrails face “window dressing” verdict as backlash deepens

statescoop.com

August 17, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 17

ALPR politics continue: Flock CEO “took too long”; Montreal dismantles Flock-style camera

bbc.com

August 14, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 14

Digital Watchdog Metapix AI — people/face/vehicle/LPR dashboards on Spectrum IPVMS

securityinfowatch.com

August 13, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 13

Flock Safety shrinks retention & adds abuse locks after police misuse backlash

nbcnews.com

August 13, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 13

Flock ALPR: constitutional debate + public camera maps heat up again

newsweek.com

August 12, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 12

DHS PIA details Secret Service HELIX — FR + ALPR + video analytics on one platform

biometricupdate.com

August 10, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 10

West Virginia lawmakers grill Flock Safety on ALPR privacy / Fourth Amendment

westvirginiawatch.com

August 10, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 10

ALPR / Flock Safety: multipoint U.S. privacy backlash stays hot

texastribune.org

August 7, 2026LPRBriefed Aug 7