Flock Safety in Minnesota, change by change.
Every time a Minnesota agency's Flock transparency portal changes, whether a camera added, a department gone inactive, or a new data-sharing partner, it gets logged here with a plain-language explainer and a permalink you can cite.
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Brooklyn Center PD stopped sharing with West St. Paul PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyWest Saint Paul MN PD was removed from Brooklyn Center PD's "Sharing Network Data With" list, ending West St. Paul's access to Brooklyn Center camera data.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Brooklyn Center PD gained access to data from four more Minnesota agencies
New agency gained accessBrooklyn Center MN PD was added to the "Sharing Network Data With" list (organizations granted access to that agency's data) on four Minnesota transparency portals within about 24 hours: Anoka PD, Blaine PD, Medina PD, and West Hennepin Public Safety Department. Each of those agencies now grants Brooklyn Center access to its camera data. Logged as one event, observed across four portals.
What does this mean?
Another agency was granted the ability to search this agency's data, or this agency was added to a partner's network and can now search another jurisdiction's plate reads. Inbound access expands what a department can surveil beyond its own borders. Under Minn. Stat. 13.824, an agency that receives shared data must apply the same classification and destruction rules. -
Medina PD lost inbound data access from Minnetonka PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyMinnetonka MN PD was removed from the "Receiving Network Data From" list on Medina PD's transparency portal, ending the flow of Minnetonka camera data into Medina. Medina PD still appears to grant Minnetonka access to its own data, so the change is one-directional.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Roseville PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyRoseville MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force data, taking the task force's sharing network from 68 organizations to 67. Every other entry on the list was unchanged, including the two partners already flagged inactive (Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD). Roseville is not itself shutting down its program: it still appears on Mounds View PD's sharing list on the same day, so this is a revoked sharing relationship rather than an agency going inactive.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Elmhurst IL PD and Macon County NC SO
Stopped sharing with an agencyTwo out-of-state agencies were removed from Alexandria PD's sharing list: Elmhurst PD (IL) and Macon County Sheriff's Office (NC). This continues a run of out-of-state partners coming off the Alexandria list through July.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with the Missouri Department of Conservation
Started sharing with a new agencyThe Missouri Department of Conservation was added to the agencies the Anoka County Sheriff's Office shares its Flock data with — a state wildlife/conservation agency roughly 500 miles away, not a Minnesota law enforcement partner.
What does this mean?
The agency added another law enforcement agency to its sharing network, letting that agency search its plate data. Minn. Stat. 13.824 allows sharing for legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires any agency that receives the data to follow the same retention and security rules, but each new partner widens who can see where local drivers have been. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Elmhurst IL PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyElmhurst PD (IL) was removed from the agencies the Anoka County Sheriff's Office shares its Flock data with. Elmhurst was dropped from three Minnesota portals the same day (Anoka County SO, Alexandria PD, Stillwater PD).
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Blaine PD moved its ALPR policy off the city website
Usage/access policy changedThe "Full ALPR Policy" link on Blaine PD's transparency portal changed from the city's own site (blainemn.gov/ALPR) to a third-party policy-hosting platform (blai-pd-mn.magnusone.tech). The policy text published on the portal itself was unchanged; only the link to the full policy moved.
What does this mean?
The agency changed the written rules for how its cameras and data may be used, including who can run a search, what justification is required, and how access is logged. Minn. Stat. 13.824 limits ALPR use to legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires a recorded audit trail of every query, so policy edits can widen or narrow surveillance even when the cameras stay the same. -
Blaine PD stopped sharing with Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office
Stopped sharing with an agencyThe Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office (MN) was removed from Blaine PD's sharing list. Mille Lacs County came off three Minnesota portals the same day (Blaine PD, Mounds View PD, Plymouth PD).
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Brooklyn Center PD stopped sharing with Wyoming MN PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyWyoming PD (Wyoming, Minnesota) was removed from Brooklyn Center PD's sharing list.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Medina PD lost inbound data access from Woodbury (MN)
Stopped sharing with an agencyWoodbury (MN) was removed from the list of organizations sharing Flock data with Medina PD, so Medina no longer receives Woodbury's detections.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Mounds View PD stopped sharing with four more agencies
Stopped sharing with an agencyFour agencies were removed from Mounds View PD's sharing list: Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office (MN), Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office (MN), Springfield PD (MO), and West Des Moines PD (IA). Two of the four were out of state.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Plymouth PD stopped sharing with four more agencies
Stopped sharing with an agencyFour agencies were removed from Plymouth PD's sharing list: Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office (MN), Sherburne County Sheriff's Office (MN), and two departments already flagged inactive on the portal, Brooklyn Park PD (MN) and Columbia Heights PD (MN). The two inactive entries look like cleanup of departments that have already dropped Flock.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with five more agencies, including two HIDTA task forces
Stopped sharing with an agencyFive agencies were removed from Stillwater PD's sharing list: HIDTA Indiana, Midwest HIDTA, Elmhurst PD (IL), Macon County Sheriff's Office (NC), and Mohave County Sheriff's Office (AZ). HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) task forces are federally funded multi-agency programs, so these two removals cut Stillwater's data off from federal drug-task-force channels.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Mohave County AZ SO
Stopped sharing with an agencyThe Mohave County Sheriff's Office (AZ) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Alexandria PD data. Camera count (11) and data retention (30 days) were unchanged.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with two more agencies
Started sharing with a new agencyBegan sharing with two additional agencies: Clinton County Sheriff's Office (IA) and University of Missouri Campus PD (MO). Camera count (13) and data retention (30 days) were unchanged.
What does this mean?
The agency added another law enforcement agency to its sharing network, letting that agency search its plate data. Minn. Stat. 13.824 allows sharing for legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires any agency that receives the data to follow the same retention and security rules, but each new partner widens who can see where local drivers have been. -
Brooklyn Park PD stopped sharing with Crystal PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyCrystal PD (MN) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Brooklyn Park PD data. Brooklyn Park's portal has shown as inactive with 0 cameras since at least 2026-06-21; its sharing list remains published and is still being amended.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyKaukauna PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Alexandria PD data. No other portal fields changed: camera count held at 11, retention at 30 days, and hotlist sources at NCMEC Amber Alert and MN BCA. The same removal appeared on the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and Stillwater PD portals on the same day, which suggests a change on Kaukauna's side rather than three separate Minnesota decisions.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyKaukauna PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Anoka County Sheriff's Office data. No other portal fields changed: camera count held at 13, retention at 30 days, and hotlist sources at NCMEC Amber Alert and MN BCA. The same removal appeared on the Alexandria PD and Stillwater PD portals on the same day, which suggests a change on Kaukauna's side rather than three separate Minnesota decisions.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyKaukauna PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD data. No other portal fields changed: 17 LPR cameras and 20 live video cameras held steady, retention at 30 days, and hotlist sources at NCMEC Amber Alert and MN BCA. The same removal appeared on the Alexandria PD and Anoka County Sheriff's Office portals on the same day, which suggests a change on Kaukauna's side rather than three separate Minnesota decisions.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyPrescott PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Anoka County Sheriff's Office data ("Sharing Network Data With"). Detected 2026-07-11 against the previous portal snapshot of 2026-07-02. Camera count (13), data retention (30 days), and hotlist sources were unchanged. The same removal appeared on the portals of Mounds View PD, Stillwater PD, and South St. Paul PD on the same day.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Mounds View PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyPrescott PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Mounds View PD's Flock data ("Sharing Network Data With"). The previous portal snapshot (June 21, 2026) still listed Prescott WI PD; the change was detected July 11, 2026. No other structural changes — cameras remained at 10 and data retention at 30 days.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
South St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyPrescott PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to South St. Paul PD's Flock data ("Sharing Network Data With"). Detected 2026-07-11 against the previous portal snapshot of 2026-06-09. Camera count (9) and data retention (30 days) were unchanged. The same removal appeared on the portals of Mounds View PD, Stillwater PD, and Anoka County SO on the same day.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyPrescott PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD's Flock data ("Sharing Network Data With"). Detected 2026-07-11 against the previous portal snapshot of 2026-07-02; no other portal fields changed (data retention remained 30 days). The same removal appeared on the portals of Mounds View PD, Anoka County SO, and South St. Paul PD on the same day, indicating Prescott PD (WI) dropped out of the shared Flock network.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with four more out-of-state agencies
Stopped sharing with an agencyFour agencies were removed from the sheriff's office's outbound sharing list: Appleton PD (WI), Flint PD (MI), Jefferson City PD (MO), and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (MO). This follows the removal of roughly 70 out-of-state agencies from the same list a day earlier. Appleton PD (WI) was also removed from Stillwater PD's sharing list the same day.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Blaine PD started sharing with Hopkins PD
Started sharing with a new agencyHopkins PD (MN) was added to the list of organizations granted access to Blaine PD's Flock data. All other portal fields, including the camera count (31), were unchanged.
What does this mean?
The agency added another law enforcement agency to its sharing network, letting that agency search its plate data. Minn. Stat. 13.824 allows sharing for legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires any agency that receives the data to follow the same retention and security rules, but each new partner widens who can see where local drivers have been. -
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Appleton WI PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyAppleton PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD's Flock data. Detected 2026-07-02 against the previous snapshot of 2026-06-27; no other portal fields changed.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with 70 out-of-state agencies
Stopped sharing with an agencyAnoka County Sheriff's Office removed 70 agencies from its "Sharing Network Data With" list (organizations granted access to Anoka County SO data). All 70 are outside Minnesota, spanning roughly 25 states. Removed (as listed on the portal): Adrian MI PD; Allen County IN SO; AR - Alma PD; Bourbon County KS SO; Braintree MA PD; Burton MI PD; Butler Township PA PD; Byron GA PD; Cabot AR PD; Carmel IN PD; Chase County KS SO; Coffeyville KS PD; Crowley TX PD; Cullman County AL SO; Cumberland Metro IN PD; Davison Township MI PD; Dearborn MI PD; Decatur IN PD; El Cajon CA PD; Fishers IN PD; Fort Wayne IN PD; Franklin IN PD; Gas City IN PD; Glendale OH PD; Grand Blanc Twp MI PD; Grant County IN SO; Greene County IN SO; Greene County MO SO; Hamburg Township MI PD (Livingston County); Harrison County IN SO; Harvey County KS SO; Hazel Park MI PD; Hillsborough County FL SO; IN - Tipton County SO; Independence KS PD; Indiana HIDTA; Indiana State Police; Jonesboro AR PD; Lee County GA SO; Macon County NC SO; Marion Health PD (IN); Marion IN PD; Markle IN PD; Marshall TX PD; Mauldin SC PD; Milford MI PD; Nassau County NY PD; New Haven IN PD; Newton County MS SO; Oxford MS PD; Oxford PD - OH; Palm Springs CA PD; Pittsboro IN PD; Pittsburg KS PD; Purcell OK PD; Putnam County GA SO; Puyallup WA PD; Republic MO PD; Seymour IN PD; St. Francois County MO SO; Sterling Heights MI PD; Sun Valley PD ID; Tampa FL PD; Taylor MI PD; Tulsa County OK SO; Utah County UT SO - Vineyard PD; Village of Clearview WV PD; Whitestown IN PD; Wichita Falls TX PD; Woodlawn OH PD. No agencies were added. Camera count (13), data retention (30 days), and hotlist sources were unchanged. Change occurred between portal snapshots of 2026-06-27 and 2026-07-01.
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with Sugar Creek MO PD
Started sharing with a new agencyAnoka County Sheriff's Office added the Sugar Creek Police Department (MO) to its "Sharing Network Data With" list (organizations granted access to Anoka County SO data).
What does this mean?
The agency added another law enforcement agency to its sharing network, letting that agency search its plate data. Minn. Stat. 13.824 allows sharing for legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires any agency that receives the data to follow the same retention and security rules, but each new partner widens who can see where local drivers have been. -
St. Louis Park PD cut data retention from 60 to 30 days
Data-retention period changedThe portal's data retention period changed from 60 days to 30 days.
What does this mean?
The number of days the agency keeps plate reads changed. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires ALPR data not linked to an active criminal investigation to be destroyed within 60 days, so a general retention period above 60 days conflicts with state law. A longer window leaves a deeper searchable history of drivers' movements, and a shorter one limits how far back a query can reach. -
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Fort Collins Police Services
Stopped sharing with an agencyStillwater PD removed Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) (CO) from its "Sharing Network Data With" list (organizations granted access to Stillwater PD data).
What does this mean?
The agency removed a sharing partner, narrowing who can search its plate data. This can follow a policy change, public pressure, or a contract decision. -
University of Minnesota PD went from 11 to 12 cameras
Camera(s) addedThe portal's camera count increased from 11 to 12.
What does this mean?
The number of ALPR cameras the agency operates went up. Each camera photographs every passing vehicle and records its plate, make, model, and color, whether or not the vehicle is on a hotlist. Adding cameras puts more local roads under automated tracking, and Minnesota requires agencies to report stationary camera locations to the state BCA. -
University of Minnesota PD went from 10 to 11 cameras
Camera(s) addedThe portal's camera count increased from 10 to 11.
What does this mean?
The number of ALPR cameras the agency operates went up. Each camera photographs every passing vehicle and records its plate, make, model, and color, whether or not the vehicle is on a hotlist. Adding cameras puts more local roads under automated tracking, and Minnesota requires agencies to report stationary camera locations to the state BCA. -
South St. Paul PD started sharing with five more agencies
Started sharing with a new agencyBegan sharing with five additional agencies: Belle Plaine PD (MN), Dayton PD (MN), New Richmond PD (WI), Sherburne County Sheriff's Office (MN), and South Lake Minnetonka PD (MN).
What does this mean?
The agency added another law enforcement agency to its sharing network, letting that agency search its plate data. Minn. Stat. 13.824 allows sharing for legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires any agency that receives the data to follow the same retention and security rules, but each new partner widens who can see where local drivers have been. -
Columbia Heights PD went inactive (removed Flock)
Went inactiveColumbia Heights PD's Flock deployment was removed and now shows as inactive. The change surfaced on the sharing lists of West Hennepin Public Safety and Blaine PD, which both listed Columbia Heights as inactive.
What does this mean?
The portal still exists but the agency is listed as inactive, or its cameras have stopped reporting. This often follows a paused or lapsed contract, a finished pilot, or equipment taken offline. Data the agency already collected can remain on file under Minn. Stat. 13.824, which requires destruction within 60 days only for plate reads not connected to an active investigation. -
Blaine PD started sharing with Dodge County Sheriff's Office
Started sharing with a new agencyBegan sharing with the Dodge County Sheriff's Office (MN).
What does this mean?
The agency added another law enforcement agency to its sharing network, letting that agency search its plate data. Minn. Stat. 13.824 allows sharing for legitimate law enforcement purposes and requires any agency that receives the data to follow the same retention and security rules, but each new partner widens who can see where local drivers have been.