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Medina PD lost inbound data access from three out-of-state agencies
Stopped sharing with an agencyThree 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.
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.
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Medina PD revised its disclosed fixed ALPR locations from six to four
OtherMedina 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.
What does this mean?
A change that does not fit the standard categories. See the update's details for specifics. - Active ·
Medina PD lost inbound data access from Minnetonka PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyMinnetonka 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.
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 ·
Medina PD lost inbound data access from Woodbury (MN)
Stopped sharing with an agencyWoodbury (MN) was removed from the list of organizations sharing Flock data with Medina PD, so Medina no longer receives Woodbury's detections.
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.