Minnesota Mass Surveillance: Live ALPR Updates
We track changes to Flock transparency portals, automated license plate reader (ALPR) rosters, and other databases. When cameras are added, locations withheld, or data is shared with new departments - we log and publish each change.
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Isanti County Sheriff's Office dropped off the state's license plate reader roster
Removed from state LPR rosterIsanti County Sheriff's Office is no longer listed on the Minnesota BCA's roster of agencies that use license plate readers. Its entry had listed eight camera locations: - 267th Avenue Northeast at Lyons Street Northeast, Stacy - Minnesota Highway 65 at 248th Avenue Northeast, Isanti - Minnesota Highway 95 at Hornsby Street Northeast, North Branch - Minnesota Highway 95 at Jarvis Street Northwest, Princeton - Minnesota Highway 65 at 421st Avenue Northeast, Braham - Minnesota Highway 47 at 253rd Avenue Northwest, Saint Francis - Minnesota Highway 47 at 421st Avenue Northwest, Ogilvie - 261st Avenue Northwest at Jarvis Street Northwest, Zimmerman Its "other devices with plate-reading capability" field read N/A. In May, the Isanti-Chisago County Star reported that the sheriff's office was running a trial of eight Flock cameras along county roadways, at a cost of $24,000 a year if continued, and that the sheriff would not seek a formal contract from county commissioners unless results justified it. No Flock transparency portal has been found for the office. The roster does not say why the agency was removed. The separate Isanti Police Department remains listed. Sources: - Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr - Isanti-Chisago County Star, "Sheriff defends Flock camera trial program" (May 21, 2026): https://www.isanti-chisagocountystar.com/news/sheriff-defends-flock-camera-trial-program/article_f62580fb-4192-4eb8-ba83-e0cc5b1564ed.html
What does this mean?
The agency no longer appears on the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's public list of agencies that operate automated license plate readers. This can mean the agency stopped using the technology, or simply that its reporting to the BCA lapsed or was revised. Removal from the roster does not confirm that cameras are gone or that collected data has been destroyed; under Minn. Stat. 13.824, plate reads not tied to an active investigation must be destroyed within 60 days, but an agency may still hold and share records beyond that for qualifying cases. -
Duluth PD dropped all of its license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedDuluth PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists its camera locations as "N/A". Duluth PD is still on the roster. No longer listed: - Grand Avenue at North 55th Avenue West - South 27th Avenue West at West Michigan Street (2) - Minnesota Highway 39 (East McCuen Street) - East Central Entrance at Rice Lake Road - Minnesota Hwy. 194 at Rice Lake Road - West Michigan Street at North 46th Avenue West - Mesaba Avenue at West First Street - Lake Avenue at Superior Street - 46th Avenue West at Michigan Street The department announced in August that it would not renew its Flock contract, which expired Sept. 7, 2026. It said it would keep using some license plate reader applications but did not name them. Sources: - Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr - FOX 9, "Duluth PD ends Flock camera contract, will keep using license plate reader tech" (Aug. 11, 2026): https://fox9.com/news/duluth-pd-ends-flock-camera-contract-keep-using-license-plate-reader-tech
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Fridley PD changed one license plate reader location on its state roster entry
OtherOne of Fridley PD's six listed license plate reader locations on the Minnesota BCA roster changed: - Was: 5600 block of East River Road NE - Now: 5800 block of East River Road NE The other five locations are unchanged. The roster does not say whether the camera was moved or the address was corrected. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
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Itasca County Sheriff's Office dropped off the state's license plate reader roster
Removed from state LPR rosterItasca County Sheriff's Office is no longer listed on the Minnesota BCA's roster of agencies that use license plate readers. Before it disappeared, its roster entry already listed no camera locations and no other devices with plate-reading capability (both "N/A"). Related earlier changes: - In September, the office's roster entry stopped naming any camera locations: /mn/itasca-county-sheriff/stopped-disclosing-fixed-alpr-locations - In late September, Paul Bunyan Task Force, Spring Lake Park PD and St. Paul PD stopped listing the office as a Flock sharing partner. The roster does not say why the agency was removed. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
The agency no longer appears on the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's public list of agencies that operate automated license plate readers. This can mean the agency stopped using the technology, or simply that its reporting to the BCA lapsed or was revised. Removal from the roster does not confirm that cameras are gone or that collected data has been destroyed; under Minn. Stat. 13.824, plate reads not tied to an active investigation must be destroyed within 60 days, but an agency may still hold and share records beyond that for qualifying cases. -
St. Paul PD's Flock portal shows zero plate reads but 669 searches
Reduced TransparencySt. Paul PD's Flock transparency portal (transparency.flocksafety.com/st-paul-mn-pd) is still online. Its "last updated" date is November 1, 2026. The portal reports 0 unique vehicles detected over the last 30 days, so St. Paul's own cameras collected no plate reads in that period. It reports 669 search sessions by St. Paul users over the same 30 days. It still lists 1 camera location and 7-day data retention. With no plate reads of its own and a 7-day retention period, St. Paul PD would hold no current data from its own cameras. Its searches would therefore draw on data from other agencies in the Flock network. The portal still lists 53 organizations as having access to St. Paul PD data. They include the Ramsey County, Hennepin County and Anoka County sheriff's offices, the Paul Bunyan Task Force, and the University of Minnesota PD. Context: on August 26, 2026, the mayor and police chief announced that the city's two city-owned Flock cameras would be removed. The portal does not show whether the remaining listed camera is still installed or switched on. Its zero read count is consistent with a camera that is not collecting.
What does this mean?
The agency now discloses less about its license plate readers than it did before. That can mean camera locations withheld from the state BCA roster, metrics or policy details removed from its Flock transparency portal, or counts that go blank or stop updating. Some of this information is reported under Minn. Stat. 13.824 and some is voluntary, and withholding is not by itself a sign the cameras were removed or that the law was broken. It does make it harder for residents to see where the cameras are and how they are used. The underlying records can still be requested under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. -
White Bear Lake PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings as its camera program ended
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by the Minnesota Security Consortium (MNSec), released as a closeout review, reported no findings across all statutory controls for White Bear Lake PD's automated license plate reader program. Program history: - Vendor: Motorola embedded ALPR, not Flock Safety -- no Flock transparency portal was ever published for this agency. - 7 mobile units on squad cars; no stationary cameras. - Operated October 26, 2024 to July 29, 2026, then shut down. - 60-day data retention, per the control panel setting reviewed in the audit. - The department asked the state BCA to remove its listing from the public LPR roster after the shutdown. As of this writing, the BCA roster still lists White Bear Lake PD. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight. Source: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, mandated report 261763.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. - Camera locations disclosed
Forest Lake PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists 13 camera locations, up from two. Already listed: - 11th Avenue SW at Eureka Avenue North - 2nd Street Northwest at Highway 8 (the earlier entry read "2nd Street NY at Highway 8") Newly listed: - Everton Avenue North at 220th Street North - Scandia Trail North at North Shore Trail North - Scandia Trail North at Hornsby Street Northeast - Scandia Trail North at Forest Road North - 12th Street Southwest at Broadway Avenue West - 3rd Street Northwest at Broadway Avenue West - Lyon Street Northeast at Broadway Avenue West - 6100 block of Scandia Trail North - 12th Street Southwest at 11th Avenue Southwest - 19th Street Southwest at Broadway Avenue West - Highway 61 at 184th Street North No Flock transparency portal has been found for Forest Lake PD, so its vendor is not confirmed. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
The agency's entry on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users now names camera locations it did not list before. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies to report where their permanently mounted readers are, and the BCA publishes those locations. A newly listed location can mean a new camera went up, or an existing camera was reported for the first time; the roster does not say which. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing does not by itself show which company's cameras are at a location. -
Brooklyn Center PD dropped a license plate reader location from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedBrooklyn Center PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster no longer lists this camera location: - 6455 Zane Avenue North The entry now lists ten locations along Brooklyn Boulevard, Shingle Creek Parkway, 51st Avenue North and 54th Avenue North. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Le Center PD added to Minnesota's state license plate reader roster
Added to state LPR rosterLe Center Police Department newly appears on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies that use license plate readers (published under Minn. Stat. 13.824). Its entry lists no fixed or stationary device locations (N/A) and no other surveillance devices with LPR capability (N/A). The roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor; it does not identify Le Center PD's vendor, so this listing does not confirm the agency uses Flock. No Flock transparency portal has been verified for Le Center PD. Detected by a Distill monitor on the BCA page and confirmed against the live BCA page on 2026-10-23.
What does this mean?
The agency was added to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's public list of law enforcement agencies that operate automated license plate readers. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies using ALPR to report that use to the BCA, including the locations of any stationary cameras, and the BCA must publish the roster. A new listing is often the earliest public sign that an agency has started using the technology, sometimes appearing before any transparency portal exists. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing alone does not establish which system an agency uses. -
Minnetonka PD dropped two license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedTwo camera locations no longer appear on Minnetonka PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster: - Wayzata Boulevard and Fairfield Road - Ridgedale Drive and Interstate 394 at Ridgedale Center (the roster text read "384") Five new locations were added in the same edit; see the separate update. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. -
Minnetonka PD reported five new license plate reader locations to the state
Camera locations disclosedMinnetonka PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists 15 camera locations, up from 12. Five locations are new: - Minnetonka Boulevard and Plymouth Road - Minnetonka Boulevard and Larchwood Drive - Minnetonka Boulevard and Honeywood Lane - Oakland Road and Brightwood Drive - Hopkins Crossroad and Minnetonka Mills Road Two locations were dropped in the same edit; see the separate update. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
The agency's entry on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users now names camera locations it did not list before. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies to report where their permanently mounted readers are, and the BCA publishes those locations. A newly listed location can mean a new camera went up, or an existing camera was reported for the first time; the roster does not say which. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing does not by itself show which company's cameras are at a location. -
Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with Medina PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyMedina MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Spring Lake Park PD data on its Flock transparency portal (between Distill snapshots of 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-22). Camera count (2), retention (7 days), and the rest of the sharing list 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. - Camera locations disclosed
University of Minnesota PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster previously said 14 locations were withheld under Minn. Stat. 13.824, subd. 8(b). It now publishes 13 camera locations: - Southeast 10th Avenue and Southeast 7th Street - Southeast 10th Avenue and Southeast 6th Street - Southeast 15th Avenue and Southeast Como Avenue - Southeast 15th Avenue and Southeast 8th Street - Southeast Huron Boulevard and Southeast Fulton Street - Southeast University Avenue and Southeast St. Marys Avenue - Southeast University Avenue and Southeast 12th Avenue - Southeast University Avenue and Southeast 15th Avenue - Southeast University Avenue and Southeast Ontario Street - East River Parkway and Southeast 27th Avenue - Riverside Avenue and 25th Avenue South - Southeast Washington Avenue and 19th Avenue South - Southeast 4th Street and Southeast 13th Avenue The source does not explain why 14 withheld locations became 13 published ones. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
The agency's entry on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users now names camera locations it did not list before. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies to report where their permanently mounted readers are, and the BCA publishes those locations. A newly listed location can mean a new camera went up, or an existing camera was reported for the first time; the roster does not say which. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing does not by itself show which company's cameras are at a location. -
St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Winona PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyWinona PD (MN) no longer appears in the list of organizations granted access to Saint Paul Police Department data on its Flock transparency portal. Surfaced between portal snapshots of 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-08.
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 Winona PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyWinona MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-10-04): 22 cameras, 30-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the same policy text. Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD remain flagged inactive. The change occurred sometime after 2026-10-04 and was detected on 2026-10-07. Winona PD's own portal was not checked, and Winona still appears on the St. Paul PD portal's sharing list as of the same window, so this looks like an ended sharing relationship rather than Winona leaving Flock. The portal does not say which side ended the sharing. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/paul-bunyan-task-force-mn
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. -
St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Duluth PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyDuluth MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Saint Paul Police Department (MN) data. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-10-04): 1 fixed LPR location, 7-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, FBI National Hotlist, MN BCA), and the same policy text. The change occurred sometime after 2026-10-04 and was detected on 2026-10-07. Duluth PD's own portal was not checked, and Duluth does not appear on the Paul Bunyan Task Force sharing list in either snapshot, so no corroborating portal is known. The portal does not say which side ended the sharing. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/st-paul-mn-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. -
St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Maple Grove PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyMaple Grove MN PD was removed from the "Sharing Network Data With" list on the St. Paul PD transparency portal. It was present in the portal snapshot of 2026-09-25 and absent on 2026-10-04. Maple Grove's own Flock portal still loads and shows as active, so this appears to be a change to the sharing relationship, not Maple Grove leaving Flock. The portal does not say which side ended the sharing. The same removal appeared on the Spring Lake Park PD portal.
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. -
Chaska PD added to Minnesota's state license plate reader roster
Added to state LPR rosterChaska Police Department newly appears on the Minnesota BCA's published list of agencies that use license plate readers (Minn. Stat. 13.824), confirmed on the live page https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock; Chaska's vendor is not confirmed as Flock, and no Flock transparency portal has been verified for the agency. The listing reports no fixed or stationary device locations and no other surveillance devices with LPR capability.
What does this mean?
The agency was added to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's public list of law enforcement agencies that operate automated license plate readers. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies using ALPR to report that use to the BCA, including the locations of any stationary cameras, and the BCA must publish the roster. A new listing is often the earliest public sign that an agency has started using the technology, sometimes appearing before any transparency portal exists. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing alone does not establish which system an agency uses. -
Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with Maple Grove PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyMaple Grove MN PD was removed from the "Sharing Network Data With" list on the Spring Lake Park PD transparency portal. It was present in the portal snapshot of 2026-09-25 and absent on 2026-10-03. Maple Grove's own Flock portal still loads and shows as active, so this appears to be a change to the sharing relationship, not Maple Grove leaving Flock. The portal does not say which side ended the sharing. The same removal appeared on the St. Paul PD portal.
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. -
Shakopee PD disclosed a sixth license plate reader location on the state roster
Camera locations disclosedShakopee PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists a sixth camera location: - County Road 101 on the Lewis Street Bridge The five previously listed locations are unchanged: - Highway 169 south exit ramp to Marschall Road - 17th Ave. east of County Road 17 - County Road 83 south of Valley View Road - County Road 21 north of Old Carriage Court - Zumbro Avenue at Highview Terrace Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
The agency's entry on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users now names camera locations it did not list before. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies to report where their permanently mounted readers are, and the BCA publishes those locations. A newly listed location can mean a new camera went up, or an existing camera was reported for the first time; the roster does not say which. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing does not by itself show which company's cameras are at a location.