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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.
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Blaine PD dropped a license plate reader location from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedBlaine PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster no longer lists this camera location: - Flanders Street NE north of 101st Avenue NE All other listed Blaine locations are unchanged. The roster does not say whether the camera was removed or moved. 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. - Active ·
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. - Active ·
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. - Active ·
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.