Flock Safety in Minnesota, change by change.

Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with Itasca County Sheriff's Office

Itasca County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Spring Lake Park MN PD data, taking the sharing list from 53 organizations to 52. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-16): 2 cameras, 7-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. Paul Bunyan Task Force also dropped Itasca County SO from its sharing list in the same window (logged 2026-09-24), which points to a change on Itasca County's side rather than two separate decisions. Itasca County's own transparency portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether it left the Flock network or only ended these sharing agreements. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/spring-lake-park-mn-pd

Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Itasca County Sheriff's Office

Itasca County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, taking the task force's sharing network from 63 organizations to 62. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-23): 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. Itasca County's own transparency portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether it left the Flock network or only ended this sharing agreement; no other monitored portal reported an Itasca County change in the same window. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/paul-bunyan-task-force-mn

Blaine PD dropped a fixed ALPR location from its state roster entry

Blaine PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies using license plate readers no longer lists the fixed location "Flanders Street NE north of 101st Avenue NE." All other listed Blaine locations are unchanged. The roster does not say whether the device was removed or relocated. Source: MN DPS/BCA, Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR) — https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr (change detected 2026-09-23; confirmed on the live page 2026-09-24).

Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Todd County Sheriff's Office

Todd County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, taking the task force's sharing network from 64 organizations to 63. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-04): 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 2026-09-04 and was detected on 2026-09-23. St. Paul PD also dropped Todd County from its sharing list in the same window (logged 2026-09-22), which points to a change on Todd County's side rather than separate decisions by each portal owner. Todd County's own portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether Todd County left the Flock network or only these sharing agreements ended. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/paul-bunyan-task-force-mn

Ramsey County Sheriff's Office added two St. Paul fixed ALPR locations to its state roster entry

The sheriff's office's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies using license plate readers now lists two new fixed locations in St. Paul: University Avenue West and Cromwell Avenue, and Larpenteur Avenue East and Mississippi Street. In the same edit, three North Oaks lines — "Maycomb Road entry (1)", "Maycomb Road (2)" and "Maycomb Road entry (3)" — were replaced by a single line, "Maycomb Road in North Oaks." The roster does not say whether that reflects fewer devices on Maycomb Road or only a consolidated listing. The BCA roster covers every ALPR vendor; the sheriff's office's vendor is not confirmed as Flock. Source: MN DPS/BCA, Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR) — https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr (change detected 2026-09-23; confirmed on the live page 2026-09-24).

St. Louis County Sheriff's Office cut its disclosed fixed ALPR locations from ten to four

The sheriff's office's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies using license plate readers now lists four fixed or stationary locations, down from ten. Still listed: County Road 7 northbound at County Road 101; County Road 4 northbound at County Road 16; County Road 7 southbound at County Road 133; County Road 77 northbound at Lost Lake Road. No longer listed: Midway Road northbound at Seville Road; Lavaque Road southbound at Martin Road; Rice Lake Road northbound at Martin Road; County Road 21 southbound at Wahlsten Road; U.S. Highway 53 southbound at Minnesota Trunk Highway 194; "U.S. Highway 5 southbound at Hobson Lake Road" (as written by the BCA). The roster does not say whether those six devices were taken down or moved, or whether the listing was only edited. The BCA roster covers every ALPR vendor; the sheriff's office's vendor is not confirmed as Flock. Source: MN DPS/BCA, Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR) — https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr (change detected 2026-09-23; confirmed on the live page 2026-09-24).

Maplewood PD added two fixed license plate reader locations to its state roster entry

Maplewood PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies that use license plate readers (Minn. Stat. 13.824) went from 17 disclosed fixed or stationary device locations to 19. The change was detected 2026-09-22; the previous snapshot with 17 locations was taken 2026-09-21. Confirmed against the live BCA page on Sept. 22. New locations: • White Bear Avenue North at County Road D East (southbound) • Larpenteur Avenue East at Century Avenue (westbound) The existing 17 locations are unchanged. The "other LPR-capable devices" field still reads N/A. The BCA roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor. Maplewood's own Sept. 2026 statement identified its equipment as Flock Safety and said the cameras were installed but not active at that time; whether that status has changed is not established by this roster edit. No Maplewood Flock transparency portal has been found as of this entry. Source: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr

St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Todd County Sheriff's Office

Todd County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Saint Paul Police Department (MN) data on the St. Paul PD Flock transparency portal, taking the sharing list from 58 organizations to 57. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-05): 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 2026-09-05 and was observed on the live portal on 2026-09-22. (The 2026-09-22 monitor alert itself captured a blank page load; the portal was live and fully rendered when checked directly the same day, so this entry reflects a direct comparison of the 2026-09-05 snapshot against the live portal.) Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/st-paul-mn-pd

Wadena PD added to the state's license plate reader roster

The Wadena Police Department appeared on the Minnesota BCA's list of agencies that use license plate readers, published under Minn. Stat. 13.824. It was not on the list as of Sept. 17, 2026 and was present as of Sept. 21, 2026 (confirmed against the live BCA page on Sept. 22). Its entry lists no fixed or stationary device locations ("N/A") and no other LPR-capable surveillance devices ("N/A"). The BCA roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. This listing does not establish which vendor Wadena uses; no Flock transparency portal for Wadena PD was found as of this entry.

Wayzata PD revised its disclosed fixed-camera locations on the state LPR roster

The Wayzata Police Department's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster (Minn. Stat. 13.824) changed between Sept. 17 and Sept. 21, 2026. The list of fixed or stationary device locations went from 10 entries to 11, with one new site (Wayzata Boulevard at North Brown Road, eastbound, in Long Lake), several direction descriptors changed or dropped, and the list reordered. Confirmed against the live BCA page on Sept. 22. Previous (10): Central Avenue North at Highway 12, southbound; Wayzata Boulevard at Gleason Lake Road, westbound; Lake Street East at Edgewood Court, eastbound; Shoreline Drive at Peavey Road, eastbound; Wayzata Boulevard West at Myrtlewood Road, eastbound; Wayzata Boulevard West at Gleason Lake Road, eastbound; Bushaway Road at McGinty Road West, northbound; Grove Lane at Lake Street East, southbound; Lake Street East at Broadway Avenue, westbound; Wayzata Boulevard at Old Long Lake Road, westbound. Current (11): Central Avenue North at State Highway 12, eastbound; Lake Street East at Edgewood Court, eastbound; Lake Street at Grove Lane, eastbound; Shoreline Drive at Peavey Road, eastbound; Lake Street East at Broadway Avenue; Bushaway Road at McGinty Road West; Wayzata Boulevard at Gleason Lake Road, westbound; Wayzata Boulevard at Gleason Lake Road, eastbound; Wayzata Boulevard at Old Long Lake Road; Wayzata Boulevard at Myrtlewood Road, eastbound; Wayzata Boulevard at North Brown Road, eastbound (in Long Lake). The "other LPR-capable devices" field remains N/A. Wayzata PD's Flock transparency portal separately reports 11 LPR and other cameras.

Medina PD revised its disclosed fixed ALPR locations from six to four

Medina PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies that use license plate readers (published under Minn. Stat. 13.824) changed its list of fixed or stationary device locations. The list went from six locations to four. Removed (4): Northridge Drive and County Road 24; Northridge Drive and Hunter Drive; Deer Hill Road and Homestead Trail; 2800 block of Deer Hill Road. Added (2): State Highway 55 and County Road 19; State Highway 55 and Clydesdale Trail. Unchanged (2): County Road 101 and Highway 55; County Road 19 and County Road 11. The "other surveillance devices with LPR capability" field remains N/A. Medina PD stays on the roster. Detected by a Distill monitor between the BCA page snapshots of 2026-09-11 and 2026-09-17 and confirmed against the live BCA page on 2026-09-17. The BCA roster is vendor-neutral and does not itself identify the vendor; Medina PD's Flock transparency portal is tracked separately.

Spring Lake Park PD cut data retention from 30 days to 7 days

The portal's Data Retention field changed from 30 days to 7 days. Everything else on the portal was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-04): 2 cameras, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), the same 53-organization sharing list (Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD still tagged [Inactive]), and the same acceptable use, prohibited use, access and hotlist policy text. The change was detected 2026-09-16 and took effect sometime after 2026-09-04. Spring Lake Park now matches the 7-day retention period shown on the Saint Paul PD portal.

Crystal PD removed from the MN BCA license plate reader roster

Crystal Police Department no longer appears on the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's roster of agencies that use license plate readers (dps.mn.gov, published under Minn. Stat. 13.824). The entry was present in the 2026-09-09 snapshot and gone by 2026-09-11; the live page confirmed its absence on 2026-09-11. The removed entry had listed five fixed or stationary device locations: Bass Lake Road at 58th Avenue North; 36th Avenue North at Welcome Avenue North; West Broadway at 47th Avenue North; Nevada Avenue North at 36th Avenue North; and West Broadway at 60th Avenue North. Its "other devices with LPR capability" field read N/A. This follows Chief Brian Hubbard's September 9, 2026 letter announcing the department had ended its Flock Safety ALPR program and removed its cameras (see the separate went-inactive entry). The BCA roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor, so the removal indicates Crystal PD has reported to the state that it no longer operates any license plate readers.

Crystal PD ends its Flock ALPR program entirely

In a public letter dated September 9, 2026, Chief Brian Hubbard announced Crystal PD has ended its use of Flock Safety ALPRs entirely, following a community information meeting and public feedback. Rather than pause the program, the department chose full separation: the 6 ALPR cameras have been physically removed and are being returned to Flock Safety, and all existing data sharing with other agencies has been turned off for the remainder of the current retention period.

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Woodbury PD's BCA-disclosed fixed ALPR location list grew by three

On the state BCA's ALPR roster, Woodbury PD's disclosed fixed-device location list was updated: a garbled, duplicated entry ("Weir Drive at Tamarack Road southbound / Weir Drive at Valley Creek Road / Weir Drive at Tamarack Road") was cleaned up to a single "Weir Drive at Valley Creek Road" entry, and three new fixed locations were added — Bielenberg Drive at Stephens Way, Bielenberg Drive at Tamarack Road, and Tamarack Road at Interstate 494. Woodbury remains on the roster throughout (no add/remove). Note: the BCA roster is vendor-neutral, but Woodbury's own transparency portal (linked from its city ALPR page) confirms Flock as the vendor.

Maplewood PD disclosed 17 fixed license plate reader locations to the BCA (installed, not yet active)

Maplewood PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies that use license plate readers went from listing no fixed devices ("N/A") to listing 17 fixed or stationary reader locations. The change was detected 2026-09-05; the previous snapshot with no locations was 2026-09-03. Locations as reported to the BCA: • White Bear Avenue North at County Road D East (northbound) • White Bear Avenue North at Cope Avenue East (northbound) • White Bear Avenue North at Gervais Avenue (southbound) • Minnesota Highway 61 North at County Road D East (southbound) • Minnesota Highway 61 North at County Road D East (northbound) • Frost Avenue at English Street (eastbound) • Minnesota Highway 61 North at Roselawn Avenue East (southbound) • Minnesota Highway 61 North at Roselawn Avenue East (northbound) • White Bear Avenue North at Larpenteur Avenue East (northbound) • White Bear Avenue North at Larpenteur Avenue East (southbound) • Stillwater Road East at Minnehaha Avenue East (southbound) • Larpenteur Avenue East at Interstate 35E Service Road (westbound) • McKnight Road North at Larpenteur Avenue East (northbound) • McKnight Road South at Lower Afton Road (northbound) • Century Avenue North at Brookview Drive (northbound) • Rice Street North at Larpenteur Avenue West (northbound) • Larpenteur Avenue West at Sylvan Street (westbound) The cameras appear to be installed but not in use. A City of Maplewood statement titled "Flock Safety Automated License Plate Readers" says the city does not currently have any active Flock cameras, that some equipment has been installed but is not collecting or storing data, and that the infrastructure would let the city activate the system later if it decides that is necessary for public safety. The same statement says the Maplewood Police Department is activating a public Flock transparency portal covering its policy, retention period, and sharing partners, and that the city does not share Flock data with ICE. No Maplewood portal has been found yet; when one goes live it will be logged as a separate update. Maplewood was already on the BCA roster before this change; only the location disclosure is new. The roster itself is vendor-neutral, but the city's statement confirms the equipment is Flock Safety. Sources: • BCA roster: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr • City of Maplewood statement: https://maplewoodmn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/38408/Flock-Safety-Automated-License-Plate-Readers

Saint Paul PD stopped sharing with Crystal PD

Crystal MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Saint Paul Police Department (MN) data, taking the sharing list from 59 organizations to 58. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-08-25): 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 was detected 2026-09-05 and occurred sometime after 2026-08-25. This is the third monitored portal to drop Crystal in the same window — Paul Bunyan Task Force and Spring Lake Park PD both removed it on 2026-09-04 — which points to a change on Crystal's side rather than separate decisions by each portal owner. Crystal PD's own portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether Crystal left the Flock network or only these sharing agreements ended.

Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Crystal PD

Crystal MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, taking the task force's sharing network from 65 organizations to 64. Crystal had been added to the list on 2026-07-31, so the sharing relationship lasted about five weeks. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-08-26): 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. Crystal PD's own portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether Crystal left the Flock network or only this sharing agreement ended; no other monitored portal reported a Crystal change in the same window.

Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with Crystal PD

Crystal MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Spring Lake Park MN PD data, taking the sharing list from 54 organizations to 53. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-08-23): 2 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. Crystal was also removed from the Paul Bunyan Task Force sharing list in the same window (logged 2026-09-04), which points to a change on Crystal's side rather than separate decisions by each portal owner. Crystal PD's own portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether Crystal left the Flock network or only these sharing agreements ended.

Crow Wing County SO stopped disclosing its fixed ALPR locations on the state roster

On the Minnesota BCA's state roster of agencies that use license plate readers, the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office replaced its published list of fixed ALPR locations with the statement: "Locations (4) withheld by the sheriff's office under Minnesota Statute 13.824, Subdivision 8 (b)." The ten locations the office had previously published were: State Highway 371 and Oak Drive South in Fort Ripley; State Highway 371 and Ariell Drive in Brainerd; County Road 3 and County Road 49 in Brainerd; County Road 11 and Knotty Pine Road in Pequot Lakes; State Highway 371 and 3rd Street in Jenkins; State Highway 6 and Dahler Avenue in Emily; County Road 12 and County Road 8 in Deerwood; State Highway 169 and County Road 138 in Garrison; 26975 County Road 2 in Garrison; and 35507 County Road 3 in Cross Lake. The new entry cites four withheld locations against ten previously disclosed. Whether the office removed six cameras or is simply reporting differently is not established by the roster. The agency remains on the roster. The BCA roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor — Crow Wing County's ALPR vendor is not confirmed as Flock. Source: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr (live page confirmed 2026-09-03).

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office dropped a fixed ALPR location from the state roster

The office's entry on the BCA license plate reader roster now lists a single fixed device location, Penn Avenue at 40th Street in Minneapolis, down from two. Fremont Avenue N. at Dowling Avenue N. in Minneapolis was removed. The state roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor, not only Flock.

Renville County Sheriff's Office removed from Minnesota's state license plate reader roster

The Renville County Sheriff's Office no longer appears on the BCA's published list of Minnesota agencies that report using automated license plate readers under Minn. Stat. 13.824. Its entry previously listed three fixed device locations: State Highway 71 on the Redwood/Renville County line near Morton, State Highway 212 at 570th Street in Stewart, and West Lincoln Avenue at 26th Street in Olivia. On the roster the agency sat between Red Wing PD and Richfield PD; those two entries are now adjacent. The state roster is vendor-neutral — it covers every ALPR vendor, not only Flock — and Renville County's vendor is not confirmed. Separately, on Aug. 23 the agency dropped off the outbound sharing lists of the Paul Bunyan Task Force and Spring Lake Park PD Flock portals.

St. Paul PD stopped disclosing any fixed ALPR locations on the state roster

St. Paul PD's BCA roster entry for locations of fixed or stationary automated license plate readers now reads "N/A." It previously listed "Kellogg Boulevard at Smith Avenue North (2)." The right-hand column, covering other surveillance devices with LPR capability, still reads "N/A." The state roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor, not only Flock.

Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Dakota County SO and Renville County SO

Dakota County MN SO and Renville County SO were removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data. Camera count (22), 30-day retention, hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA) and the portal's policy text were unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-08-19). The same two removals appeared on the Spring Lake Park PD portal in the same detection window, which points to a change on Dakota County's and Renville County's side rather than separate decisions by each portal owner. Both were deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Neither agency's own portal is monitored, so it is not confirmed whether they left the Flock network or only ended these sharing agreements.

Paul Bunyan Task Force updated its linked Beltrami County SO ALPR policy to the 2026 policy manual

The "Beltrami County SO Policy" link in the portal's More Info section changed from an older PDF on the county's previous website (co.beltrami.mn.us) to the 2026 BCSO Policy Manual on the county's current site (beltramicountymn.gov/media/wpchq1rb/2026-bcso-policy-manual.pdf). The ALPR policy text published on the portal itself was unchanged; only the linked full-policy document moved and now points to the 2026 edition of the manual.

Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with Dakota County SO and Renville County SO

Dakota County MN SO and Renville County SO were removed from the list of organizations granted access to Spring Lake Park MN PD data. The rest of the portal - 2 cameras, 30-day retention, hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA) and all policy text - was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-08-18). The same two removals appeared on the Paul Bunyan Task Force portal in the same detection window, which points to a change on Dakota County's and Renville County's side rather than separate decisions by each portal owner. Unlike Brooklyn Park and Columbia Heights, which remain on the list tagged [Inactive], both were deleted from the list entirely. Neither agency's own portal is monitored, so it is not confirmed whether they left the Flock network or only ended these sharing agreements.

Caledonia PD added to Minnesota's state license plate reader roster

The Caledonia Police Department was added to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's public list of agencies that use automated license plate readers, observed on August 19, 2026. The department lists no cameras and has no Flock transparency portal. The BCA roster covers all ALPR vendors, so Caledonia's vendor has not been confirmed as Flock. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)."

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office went from 4 to 2 cameras

The portal's Total Cameras count dropped from 4 to 2. Everything else on the portal — 30-day retention, hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the acceptable use, prohibited use, access and hotlist policies — was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-07-29).

Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with South St. Paul PD

South Saint Paul MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, taking the task force's sharing network from 68 organizations to 67. Everything else on the portal was unchanged: 22 cameras, 30-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the same acceptable use, prohibited use, access and hotlist policy text. Two partners on the list remain flagged inactive (Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD). South St. Paul was also removed from Spring Lake Park PD's sharing list within the same 24-hour window, which points to a change on South St. Paul's side rather than two separate decisions; unlike Brooklyn Park and Columbia Heights it was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. South St. Paul PD's own transparency portal could not be checked during this run, so its status has been left as Active pending verification.

Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with South St. Paul PD

South Saint Paul MN PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Spring Lake Park MN PD data, leaving 55 partner agencies. The rest of the portal — 2 cameras, 30-day retention, hotlist sources and policy text — was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-07-28).

St. Louis Park PD lost inbound data access from Robbinsdale PD

Robbinsdale MN PD no longer appears under "Receiving Network Data From" on the St. Louis Park MN PD transparency portal, meaning Robbinsdale has stopped sharing its Flock data with St. Louis Park. St. Louis Park still lists Robbinsdale MN PD under "Sharing Network Data With," so the relationship is now one-directional: St. Louis Park shares out to Robbinsdale but no longer receives Robbinsdale data. No other sharing-list entries changed.

St. Paul PD's Flock transparency portal went live

The St. Paul Police Department's Flock transparency portal became publicly available and was first observed on August 12, 2026. Flock does not publish portal launch dates; the portal is understood to have gone live during the first week of August 2026. St. Paul PD also appears on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of agencies that use license plate readers.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Middleton WI PD

Middleton WI PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Anoka County Sheriff's Office data. The same removal appeared on the Alexandria PD and Stillwater PD portals in the same 24-hour window, and Middleton WI PD also dropped off Medina PD's inbound list, which suggests Middleton left the Flock network rather than each Minnesota agency ending the relationship separately.

Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Middleton WI PD

Middleton WI PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Alexandria PD data. The same removal appeared on the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and Stillwater PD portals in the same 24-hour window, and Middleton WI PD also dropped off Medina PD's inbound list.

Medina PD lost inbound data access from three out-of-state agencies

Three agencies were removed from the list of organizations sharing their data with Medina PD: Fargo ND PD, Kewaskum WI PD, and Middleton WI PD. Middleton WI PD was also removed the same day from the outbound sharing lists of Anoka County Sheriff's Office, Alexandria PD, and Stillwater PD.

Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Middleton WI PD

Middleton WI PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD data. The same removal appeared on the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and Alexandria PD portals in the same 24-hour window, and Middleton WI PD also dropped off Medina PD's inbound list.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with Brooklyn Center PD

Brooklyn Center MN PD was added to the list of organizations granted access to Anoka County Sheriff's Office ALPR data. It was the only change in the snapshot — camera count (13), 30-day retention, hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA) and all policy text were unchanged.

Paul Bunyan Task Force started sharing with Crystal PD

Crystal MN PD was added to the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, bringing the task force's sharing network from 67 to 68 organizations. Every other field on the portal was unchanged: 22 cameras, 30-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the same policy text. Two partners on the list remain flagged inactive (Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD).

Brooklyn Center PD stopped sharing with West St. Paul PD

West 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.

Brooklyn Center PD gained access to data from four more Minnesota agencies

Brooklyn 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.

Medina PD lost inbound data access from Minnetonka PD

Minnetonka 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.

Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Roseville PD

Roseville 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.

Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Elmhurst IL PD and Macon County NC SO

Two 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with the Missouri Department of Conservation

The 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Elmhurst IL PD

Elmhurst 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).

Blaine PD moved its ALPR policy off the city website

The "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.

Blaine PD stopped sharing with Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office

The 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).

Brooklyn Center PD stopped sharing with Wyoming MN PD

Wyoming PD (Wyoming, Minnesota) was removed from Brooklyn Center PD's sharing list.

Medina PD lost inbound data access from Woodbury (MN)

Woodbury (MN) was removed from the list of organizations sharing Flock data with Medina PD, so Medina no longer receives Woodbury's detections.

Mounds View PD stopped sharing with four more agencies

Four 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.

Plymouth PD stopped sharing with four more agencies

Four 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.

Stillwater PD stopped sharing with five more agencies, including two HIDTA task forces

Five 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.

Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Mohave County AZ SO

The 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with two more agencies

Began 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.

Brooklyn Park PD stopped sharing with Crystal PD

Crystal 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.

Alexandria PD stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)

Kaukauna 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)

Kaukauna 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.

Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)

Kaukauna 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)

Prescott 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.

Mounds View PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)

Prescott 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.

South St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)

Prescott 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.

Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)

Prescott 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with four more out-of-state agencies

Four 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.

Blaine PD started sharing with Hopkins PD

Hopkins 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.

Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Appleton WI PD

Appleton 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office stopped sharing with 70 out-of-state agencies

Anoka 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.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office started sharing with Sugar Creek MO PD

Anoka 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).

St. Louis Park PD cut data retention from 60 to 30 days

The portal's data retention period changed from 60 days to 30 days.

Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Fort Collins Police Services

Stillwater PD removed Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) (CO) from its "Sharing Network Data With" list (organizations granted access to Stillwater PD data).

University of Minnesota PD went from 11 to 12 cameras

The portal's camera count increased from 11 to 12.

University of Minnesota PD went from 10 to 11 cameras

The portal's camera count increased from 10 to 11.

South St. Paul PD started sharing with five more agencies

Began 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).

Columbia Heights PD went inactive (removed Flock)

Columbia 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.

Blaine PD started sharing with Dodge County Sheriff's Office

Began sharing with the Dodge County Sheriff's Office (MN).

Flock pitched Minneapolis PD: 1,100+ devices and 110+ customers already in Minnesota

Three days after a Friday call, Flock's Huston Cambron emailed MPD Commander Reisdorfer with a follow-up pitch. The offer: in-car LPR through Flock's Getac partnership, fixed and Flock Flex cameras to supplement the Insight LPR units MPD already runs, and platform access to search and share with Flock customers in and outside Minnesota. The numbers Flock put on its own footprint: 1,100+ devices across 110+ Minnesota customers, most of them law enforcement. It also named 19 metro agencies already on the network, including Hennepin County, St. Paul, the University of Minnesota, Edina, Plymouth, Woodbury, Eagan, and Blaine, "and many more." A pitch is not a purchase. The email itself shows MPD was running Insight LPR, not Flock, at the time.

South St. Paul PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings

Independent audit by LOGIS reported no exceptions across all seven statutory controls. 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.

Columbia Heights PD's ALPR audit found a compliance exception

Independent audit by Lynn Lembcke Consulting, covering May 2024 to May 2025, rated the department "substantially compliant, with exception." The finding: the agency missed the 10-day deadline in Minn. Stat. 13.824 to notify the BCA of its fixed camera locations after the system went live.