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Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Kaukauna PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyKaukauna PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD data. No other portal fields changed: 17 LPR cameras and 20 live video cameras held steady, retention at 30 days, and hotlist sources at NCMEC Amber Alert and MN BCA. The same removal appeared on the Alexandria PD and Anoka County Sheriff's Office portals on the same day, which suggests a change on Kaukauna's side rather than three separate Minnesota decisions.
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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Stillwater PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by the Minnesota Security Consortium (MNSec) reported no findings across all statutory controls. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight. The audit covered 17 stationary Flock units and a stated period of 8/1/24 to 7/31/26, though the same report says the department installed its Flock system in 2025 and never reconciles the two dates.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. - Active ·
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Middleton WI PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyMiddleton WI PD was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD data. The same removal appeared on the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and Alexandria PD portals in the same 24-hour window, and Middleton WI PD also dropped off Medina PD's inbound list.
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 ·
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with five more agencies, including two HIDTA task forces
Stopped sharing with an agencyFive agencies were removed from Stillwater PD's sharing list: HIDTA Indiana, Midwest HIDTA, Elmhurst PD (IL), Macon County Sheriff's Office (NC), and Mohave County Sheriff's Office (AZ). HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) task forces are federally funded multi-agency programs, so these two removals cut Stillwater's data off from federal drug-task-force channels.
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 ·
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Prescott PD (WI)
Stopped sharing with an agencyPrescott PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD's Flock data ("Sharing Network Data With"). Detected 2026-07-11 against the previous portal snapshot of 2026-07-02; no other portal fields changed (data retention remained 30 days). The same removal appeared on the portals of Mounds View PD, Anoka County SO, and South St. Paul PD on the same day, indicating Prescott PD (WI) dropped out of the shared Flock network.
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 ·
Stillwater PD stopped sharing with Appleton WI PD
Stopped sharing with an agencyAppleton PD (WI) was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Stillwater PD's Flock data. Detected 2026-07-02 against the previous snapshot of 2026-06-27; no other portal fields changed.
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.