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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.