Flock Safety

Troy's all Democratic council voted Thursday night to limit the mayor's powers to declare a local emergency. The move — overriding a mayoral veto — is central to the city's debate over its controversial Flock cameras.

Municipalities around the country are mulling surveillance concerns surrounding the use of automated license plate reader cameras, including those manufactured by Flock Safety. In the Capital Region, Troy officials and residents have been grappling with regulating the use of Flock cameras by city police.

East Greenbush's Town Board held a two-hour public hearing on the Flock cameras Wednesday night.

Saratoga Springs residents are joining the growing list of northeast communities raising the alarm around the use of Flock cameras in their city – some spoke out at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

The arrest of an Albany County Sheriff's Investigator marks the Capital Region's first high-profile case of an officer being arrested for illegally using Flock cameras.

Documents obtained by WAMC show that the Albany first began installing Flock automated license plate reader cameras in August 2024 and now has 66.

A Newburgh Police Department report obtained by WAMC says hundreds of thousands of searches by law enforcement agencies around the country included the City of Newburgh Police Department’s Flock License Plate Reader Network.

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.