Plymouth Police Chief Disconnects Flock Cameras After Contract Cancellation
Crime · First reported 31 Oct, 18:03 · Updated 18:13
Plymouth’s council voted to end its Flock camera contract, and Police Chief Eric Fadden says the department suspended user accounts and later disconnected the cameras’ power after receiving no response from the company. Fadden said the cameras remain Flock’s property and that he was still seeking a removal timeline.
- Plymouth City Council voted to discontinue use of Flock automatic license plate reader cameras at a Sept. 22 meeting.
- Police Chief Eric Fadden said the department suspended its Flock user accounts the next morning and sent the company a formal cancellation letter by mail and email.
- After more than a week without a response, Fadden said he directed staff to unplug the cameras; he said they remained Flock property and the city had no firm removal date.
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- Council vote
- Sept. 22; voted to discontinue use of Flock cameras.
- Accounts suspended
- Sept. 23, according to Chief Eric Fadden.
- Camera status
- Fadden said staff unplugged the cameras; he said they remained Flock’s property.
- Removal timeline
- Fadden said he had no definitive timeline for removal.
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