Flock Safety

A Newburgh Police Department memo obtained by WAMC says outside agencies have accessed the data collected by the city’s Flock cameras without permission.

The event, hosted by the advocacy group Indivisible Albany, is meant to raise awareness about Flock cameras in the city.

A vote to cancel the city of Newburgh's contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras failed this week.

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello’s comments come hours after Flock Safety announced that it would reduce the default data retention period on its automatic license plate readers.

An audit led by Troy police was supposed to help settle a disagreement on how to regulate Flock cameras. Instead, Troy officials can’t seem to agree on whether the audit is sufficient.

The arrest comes after three Flock cameras were felled in Troy last week. Troy police are still investigating those incidents.

Questions about Troy's use of CLEAR software come after months of controversy surrounding the city's use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras.

Troy city officials said the Flock cameras were "deliberately damaged" and called the alleged vandalism "unacceptable."

The 60-day audit of Flock cameras was conducted by the Troy Police Department to gather data on how the license plate-reading cameras are used.

Newburgh residents have expressed frustration that the City Council has not taken action to end the city’s 2-year contract with Flock. City Council Members Omari Shakur has brought forward a resolution three times to end the contract.