Removed from state LPR roster
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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. -
Renville County Sheriff's Office removed from Minnesota's state license plate reader roster
Removed from state LPR rosterThe Renville County Sheriff's Office no longer appears on the BCA's published list of Minnesota agencies that report using automated license plate readers under Minn. Stat. 13.824. Its entry previously listed three fixed device locations: State Highway 71 on the Redwood/Renville County line near Morton, State Highway 212 at 570th Street in Stewart, and West Lincoln Avenue at 26th Street in Olivia. On the roster the agency sat between Red Wing PD and Richfield PD; those two entries are now adjacent. The state roster is vendor-neutral — it covers every ALPR vendor, not only Flock — and Renville County's vendor is not confirmed. Separately, on Aug. 23 the agency dropped off the outbound sharing lists of the Paul Bunyan Task Force and Spring Lake Park PD Flock portals.
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.