Flock Safety

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.

The all-Democrat council announced Thursday it still intends to pass a law “that will restrict data sharing while maintaining access to crime-solving tools.”

The saga has included debate over the renewal of the city's contract with Flock, resident concerns over how data is collected and used, and the city's public safety needs.

Troy has implemented some guardrails around how the municipality will collect and share data collected by artificial intelligence-powered license plate reader cameras.

The proposal is the latest chapter in a contentious discourse over the license-plate-reading cameras between the all-Democratic council and Republican Mayor Carmella Mantello.