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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.