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University of Minnesota PD now reports 14 withheld license plate reader locations, up from 10
OtherOn the Minnesota BCA's public list of agencies that report using automated license plate readers (Minn. Stat. 13.824), the entry for University of Minnesota Police - Twin Cities changed between Sept. 25 and Sept. 29, 2026. The fixed or stationary device field previously read "Locations (10) withheld by the police department under Minnesota Statute 13.824, Subdivision 8 (b)" and now reads "Locations (14) withheld…". The locations themselves are not published, so the state roster does not say where the additional four devices are. The BCA roster is vendor-neutral, covering every ALPR vendor, so the count is not confirmed to be Flock cameras and may not match the Flock portal's camera count. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)." Confirmed on the live page Sept. 29, 2026.
What does this mean?
A change that does not fit the standard categories. See the update's details for specifics. - Other
The agency's MN BCA license-plate-reader roster entry previously listed 19 specific fixed/stationary device locations around Grand Rapids and the rest of Itasca County (e.g. Scenic Highway at County Road 8 northbound in Bovey, Great River Road at County Line northbound in Grand Rapids, State Highway 65 at U.S. Highway 2 in Swan River, Route 169 in Taconite, and 15 others). As of this update the roster shows "N/A" for that field — the agency is still listed on the roster, but no longer discloses any fixed-location detail. The BCA roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock; Itasca County Sheriff's Office's ALPR vendor is unconfirmed, so this should not be read as evidence of Flock use specifically. Itasca has also recently disappeared from the outbound sharing lists published by two Flock-portal agencies (Paul Bunyan Task Force, Spring Lake Park PD), which may reflect the same underlying change.
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Spring Lake Park PD stopped sharing with Itasca County Sheriff's Office
Stopped sharing with an agencyItasca County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Spring Lake Park MN PD data, taking the sharing list from 53 organizations to 52. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-16): 2 cameras, 7-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the same policy text. Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD remain flagged inactive. Paul Bunyan Task Force also dropped Itasca County SO from its sharing list in the same window (logged 2026-09-24), which points to a change on Itasca County's side rather than two separate decisions. Itasca County's own transparency portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether it left the Flock network or only ended these sharing agreements. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/spring-lake-park-mn-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. -
St. Louis Park PD's disclosed license plate reader locations grew from 8 to 13 on the state roster
OtherThe agency's MN BCA license-plate-reader roster entry for fixed/stationary device locations was substantially rewritten. Previous list (8 named intersections, one with 2 devices): Louisiana Avenue at Wayzata Boulevard; 16th Street West at Park Place Boulevard; Park Place Boulevard at Interstate 394 (2 devices); 16th Street West at Gamble Drive; Parkdale Drive at Park Place Boulevard; Excelsior Boulevard at France Avenue South; State Highway 7 at Lynn Avenue South; 8332 State Highway 7. Current list (13 named intersections, three with 2 devices): Park Place Boulevard and 16th Street West; Park Place Boulevard and Gamble Drive (2 devices); 16th Street West and Gamble Drive; 3015 Raleigh Avenue South; 8124 State Highway 7 (2 devices); State Highway 7 and Aquila Avenue South; 8458 State Highway 7; 37th Street West and Aquila Avenue South; 36th Street and Boone Avenue South (2 devices); Louisiana Avenue South and 14th Street West; Wayzata Boulevard and Kentucky Avenue South; Park Place Boulevard and Wayzata Boulevard; Park Place Boulevard and Cedar Lake Road. Some entries appear to be the same intersections restated in different word order; others (3015 Raleigh Avenue South, 8124/8458 State Highway 7, 37th Street West and Aquila Avenue South, 36th Street and Boone Avenue South, Wayzata Boulevard and Kentucky Avenue South, Park Place Boulevard and Cedar Lake Road) are newly disclosed, while several previous locations (Excelsior Boulevard at France Avenue South, State Highway 7 at Lynn Avenue South, 8332 State Highway 7, Parkdale Drive at Park Place Boulevard) no longer appear. St. Louis Park PD's separately-tracked Flock transparency portal is unaffected by this roster-only change and remains Active.
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St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Itasca County Sheriff's Office
Stopped sharing with an agencyItasca County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Saint Paul Police Department (MN) data, taking the sharing list from 57 organizations to 56. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-23): 1 fixed LPR location, 7-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, FBI National Hotlist, MN BCA), and the same policy text. This is the third monitored portal to drop Itasca County SO in the same window — Paul Bunyan Task Force (logged 2026-09-24) and Spring Lake Park PD (logged 2026-09-25) both removed it as well — which points to a change on Itasca County's side rather than three separate decisions. Itasca County's own transparency portal is not monitored (it has no known Flock portal), so it is not confirmed whether it left the Flock network entirely or only ended these sharing agreements; the MN BCA roster separately shows Itasca County SO's disclosed fixed ALPR locations changed to "N/A" around the same time, which may reflect the same underlying change but comes from a vendor-neutral source and is logged separately. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/st-paul-mn-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. -
Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Itasca County Sheriff's Office
Stopped sharing with an agencyItasca County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, taking the task force's sharing network from 63 organizations to 62. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-23): 22 cameras, 30-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the same policy text. Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD remain flagged inactive. Itasca County's own transparency portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether it left the Flock network or only ended this sharing agreement; no other monitored portal reported an Itasca County change in the same window. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/paul-bunyan-task-force-mn
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. -
Blaine PD dropped a license plate reader location from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedBlaine PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster no longer lists this camera location: - Flanders Street NE north of 101st Avenue NE All other listed Blaine locations are unchanged. The roster does not say whether the camera was removed or moved. 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. -
Paul Bunyan Task Force stopped sharing with Todd County Sheriff's Office
Stopped sharing with an agencyTodd County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Paul Bunyan Task Force MN data, taking the task force's sharing network from 64 organizations to 63. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-04): 22 cameras, 30-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), and the same policy text. Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD remain flagged inactive. The change occurred sometime after 2026-09-04 and was detected on 2026-09-23. St. Paul PD also dropped Todd County from its sharing list in the same window (logged 2026-09-22), which points to a change on Todd County's side rather than separate decisions by each portal owner. Todd County's own portal is not monitored, so it is not confirmed whether Todd County left the Flock network or only these sharing agreements ended. Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/paul-bunyan-task-force-mn
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. - Camera locations disclosed
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists two new camera locations in St. Paul: - University Avenue West and Cromwell Avenue - Larpenteur Avenue East and Mississippi Street In the same edit, three North Oaks lines ("Maycomb Road entry (1)", "Maycomb Road (2)" and "Maycomb Road entry (3)") were replaced by a single line, "Maycomb Road in North Oaks." The roster does not say whether that means fewer cameras on Maycomb Road or only a combined listing. 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. -
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office cut its disclosed license plate reader locations from ten to four
Camera locations removedSt. Louis County Sheriff's Office's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists four camera locations, down from ten. No longer listed: - Midway Road northbound at Seville Road - Lavaque Road southbound at Martin Road - Rice Lake Road northbound at Martin Road - County Road 21 southbound at Wahlsten Road - U.S. Highway 53 southbound at Minnesota Trunk Highway 194 - "U.S. Highway 5 southbound at Hobson Lake Road" (as written by the BCA) Still listed: - County Road 7 northbound at County Road 101 - County Road 4 northbound at County Road 16 - County Road 7 southbound at County Road 133 - County Road 77 northbound at Lost Lake Road The roster does not say whether the six cameras were taken down or moved, or whether the listing was only edited. 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. -
Maplewood PD added two license plate reader locations to its state roster entry
Camera locations disclosedMaplewood PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists 19 camera locations, up from 17. Newly listed: - White Bear Avenue North at County Road D East (southbound) - Larpenteur Avenue East at Century Avenue (westbound) The other 17 locations are unchanged. In a September 2026 statement, the city identified its equipment as Flock Safety cameras and said they were installed but not yet active. This roster edit does not show whether that has changed. No Maplewood Flock transparency portal has been found. 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. -
St. Paul PD stopped sharing with Todd County Sheriff's Office
Stopped sharing with an agencyTodd County MN SO was removed from the list of organizations granted access to Saint Paul Police Department (MN) data on the St. Paul PD Flock transparency portal, taking the sharing list from 58 organizations to 57. It was deleted from the list entirely rather than tagged [Inactive]. Everything else on the portal is unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-05): 1 fixed LPR location, 7-day retention, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, FBI National Hotlist, MN BCA), and the same policy text. The change occurred sometime after 2026-09-05 and was observed on the live portal on 2026-09-22. (The 2026-09-22 monitor alert itself captured a blank page load; the portal was live and fully rendered when checked directly the same day, so this entry reflects a direct comparison of the 2026-09-05 snapshot against the live portal.) Source: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/st-paul-mn-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. -
Wadena PD added to the state's license plate reader roster
Added to state LPR rosterThe Wadena Police Department appeared on the Minnesota BCA's list of agencies that use license plate readers, published under Minn. Stat. 13.824. It was not on the list as of Sept. 17, 2026 and was present as of Sept. 21, 2026 (confirmed against the live BCA page on Sept. 22). Its entry lists no fixed or stationary device locations ("N/A") and no other LPR-capable surveillance devices ("N/A"). The BCA roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. This listing does not establish which vendor Wadena uses; no Flock transparency portal for Wadena PD was found as of this entry.
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. -
Wayzata PD revised its disclosed camera locations on the state LPR roster
Camera locations disclosedWayzata PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists 11 camera locations, up from 10. One site is new: - Wayzata Boulevard at North Brown Road, eastbound (in Long Lake) The rest of the list was reordered, and several direction labels were changed or dropped. Previous list (10): - Central Avenue North at Highway 12, southbound - Wayzata Boulevard at Gleason Lake Road, westbound - Lake Street East at Edgewood Court, eastbound - Shoreline Drive at Peavey Road, eastbound - Wayzata Boulevard West at Myrtlewood Road, eastbound - Wayzata Boulevard West at Gleason Lake Road, eastbound - Bushaway Road at McGinty Road West, northbound - Grove Lane at Lake Street East, southbound - Lake Street East at Broadway Avenue, westbound - Wayzata Boulevard at Old Long Lake Road, westbound Current list (11): - Central Avenue North at State Highway 12, eastbound - Lake Street East at Edgewood Court, eastbound - Lake Street at Grove Lane, eastbound - Shoreline Drive at Peavey Road, eastbound - Lake Street East at Broadway Avenue - Bushaway Road at McGinty Road West - Wayzata Boulevard at Gleason Lake Road, westbound - Wayzata Boulevard at Gleason Lake Road, eastbound - Wayzata Boulevard at Old Long Lake Road - Wayzata Boulevard at Myrtlewood Road, eastbound - Wayzata Boulevard at North Brown Road, eastbound (in Long Lake) Wayzata PD's Flock transparency portal separately reports 11 LPR and other cameras. 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. -
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. -
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. -
Spring Lake Park PD cut data retention from 30 days to 7 days
Data-retention period changedThe portal's Data Retention field changed from 30 days to 7 days. Everything else on the portal was unchanged from the previous snapshot (2026-09-04): 2 cameras, the same hotlist sources (NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA), the same 53-organization sharing list (Brooklyn Park MN PD and Columbia Heights MN PD still tagged [Inactive]), and the same acceptable use, prohibited use, access and hotlist policy text. The change was detected 2026-09-16 and took effect sometime after 2026-09-04. Spring Lake Park now matches the 7-day retention period shown on the Saint Paul PD portal.
What does this mean?
The number of days the agency keeps plate reads changed. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires ALPR data not linked to an active criminal investigation to be destroyed within 60 days, so a general retention period above 60 days conflicts with state law. A longer window leaves a deeper searchable history of drivers' movements, and a shorter one limits how far back a query can reach. -
Edina PD stopped disclosing its 34 license plate reader locations on the state roster
Reduced TransparencyEdina PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA roster of agencies that use license plate readers (Minn. Stat. 13.824) used to list 34 fixed or stationary device locations. It now reads: "Location withheld by the police department under Minnesota Statute 13.824, Subdivision 8 (b)." The full list still appeared on Aug. 17, 2026. By Sept. 12, 2026 it had been replaced with the withholding statement, so the change happened between those two dates. FinePrint captured the list before it came down. The 34 previously disclosed locations were: • Eastbound West 44th Street at Curve Avenue • Southbound Xerxes Avenue at West 64th Street • Northbound Wooddale Avenue at West 50th Street • Southbound France Avenue at West 40th Street • Southbound Blake Road at Spruce Road • Westbound West 70th Street at Metro Boulevard • Northbound Tracy Avenue at Highway 62 • Eastbound West 70th Street at Normandale Road • Eastbound West 44th Street at Brookside Avenue • Eastbound West 77th Street at Computer Avenue • Eastbound West 60th Street at Xerxes Avenue South • Westbound Sunnyside Road west of France Avenue South • Westbound West 50th Street at Halifax Avenue • Northbound Wooddale Avenue at West 54th Street • Southdale Mall, West 66th Street (West entrance) • Southdale Mall, West 66th Street (East entrance) • Southdale Mall, York Avenue Park and Ride (northbound entrance) • Southdale Mall, York Avenue (southbound entrance) • Southdale Mall, West 69th Street (East entrance) • Southdale Mall, France Avenue (South Perimeter Road entrance) • Southdale Mall, France Avenue (North Perimeter Road entrance) • Galleria Mall entrance on West 69th Street, Entrance #1 • Galleria Mall entrance on West 69th Street, Entrance #2 • Galleria Mall, West 69th Street, Entrance #3 • Galleria Mall, West 69th Street, Entrance #4 • Galleria Mall, York Avenue, East Entrance #1 • Galleria Mall, York Avenue, East Entrance #2 • Galleria Mall, West 70th Street, East Entrance #1 • Galleria Mall, West 70th Street, Central Entrance #2 • Galleria Mall, West 70th Street, Central Entrance #3 • Northbound Bywood Street West at Interlachen Boulevard • Northbound Rolling Greens Parkway at Interlachen Boulevard • Northbound Merilane Avenue at Interlachen Boulevard • Grime Avenue South at Inglewood Avenue The new entry gives no count of withheld locations. The roster does not say whether any of these devices were removed. The other-device field still reads N/A, and Edina remains on the roster. Withheld status confirmed on the live BCA page on 2026-11-01. Edina PD uses Flock Safety and publishes a Flock transparency portal: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/edina-mn-pd. FlockFeed was not monitoring that portal when the locations were withdrawn; monitoring began Nov. 1, 2026. The BCA roster itself is vendor-neutral, so it does not say whether all 34 listed devices were Flock cameras. Source: MN DPS/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 now discloses less about its license plate readers than it did before. That can mean camera locations withheld from the state BCA roster, metrics or policy details removed from its Flock transparency portal, or counts that go blank or stop updating. Some of this information is reported under Minn. Stat. 13.824 and some is voluntary, and withholding is not by itself a sign the cameras were removed or that the law was broken. It does make it harder for residents to see where the cameras are and how they are used. The underlying records can still be requested under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. -
Crystal PD removed from the MN BCA license plate reader roster
Removed from state LPR rosterCrystal Police Department no longer appears on the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's roster of agencies that use license plate readers (dps.mn.gov, published under Minn. Stat. 13.824). The entry was present in the 2026-09-09 snapshot and gone by 2026-09-11; the live page confirmed its absence on 2026-09-11. The removed entry had listed five fixed or stationary device locations: Bass Lake Road at 58th Avenue North; 36th Avenue North at Welcome Avenue North; West Broadway at 47th Avenue North; Nevada Avenue North at 36th Avenue North; and West Broadway at 60th Avenue North. Its "other devices with LPR capability" field read N/A. This follows Chief Brian Hubbard's September 9, 2026 letter announcing the department had ended its Flock Safety ALPR program and removed its cameras (see the separate went-inactive entry). The BCA roster is vendor-neutral and covers every ALPR vendor, so the removal indicates Crystal PD has reported to the state that it no longer operates any license plate readers.
What does this mean?
The agency no longer appears on the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's public list of agencies that operate automated license plate readers. This can mean the agency stopped using the technology, or simply that its reporting to the BCA lapsed or was revised. Removal from the roster does not confirm that cameras are gone or that collected data has been destroyed; under Minn. Stat. 13.824, plate reads not tied to an active investigation must be destroyed within 60 days, but an agency may still hold and share records beyond that for qualifying cases. -
Crystal PD ends its Flock ALPR program entirely
Went inactiveIn a public letter dated September 9, 2026, Chief Brian Hubbard announced Crystal PD has ended its use of Flock Safety ALPRs entirely, following a community information meeting and public feedback. Rather than pause the program, the department chose full separation: the 6 ALPR cameras have been physically removed and are being returned to Flock Safety, and all existing data sharing with other agencies has been turned off for the remainder of the current retention period.
What does this mean?
The agency's Flock program has stopped, either in part or for good. On the portal that usually shows up as an inactive listing or cameras that no longer report, and behind it is often a contract that was paused, allowed to lapse, or canceled outright. Agencies have ended their Flock relationship after a finished pilot, a budget decision, a council vote, or public pushback, and the same window often brings removals from other agencies' sharing lists. An inactive listing does not mean the cameras or the data are gone. Equipment can stay mounted, and plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not connected to an active criminal investigation.
