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Medina PD reported two new license plate reader locations to the state
Camera locations disclosedMedina PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists two camera locations it did not list before: - State Highway 55 and County Road 19 - State Highway 55 and Clydesdale Trail Four locations were dropped in the same edit; see the separate update. 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?
The agency's entry on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users now names camera locations it did not list before. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies to report where their permanently mounted readers are, and the BCA publishes those locations. A newly listed location can mean a new camera went up, or an existing camera was reported for the first time; the roster does not say which. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing does not by itself show which company's cameras are at a location.
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Medina PD dropped four license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedFour camera locations no longer appear on Medina PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster: - Northridge Drive and County Road 24 - Northridge Drive and Hunter Drive - Deer Hill Road and Homestead Trail - 2800 block of Deer Hill Road The list went from six locations to four. Unchanged: - County Road 101 and Highway 55 - County Road 19 and County Road 11 Two new locations were added in the same edit; see the separate update. Medina PD's Flock transparency portal is tracked separately. 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 ·
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. - 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.