Mayor, Police Defend Flock License-plate Cameras; Residents Raise Privacy Questions

Sep 14, 2026

At a Sept. 14 Kewanee City Council meeting, Mayor Moore and Police Chief Stephen Kijanowski explained the city's use of Flock license-plate cameras and defended safeguards; residents questioned privacy, data access and differences with private security cameras.

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Mayor Moore opened a public discussion of Flock license-plate cameras and said the system has been useful in criminal matters. "There would not have been anyone checking them had it been security and not flock," Mayor Moore said, recounting a stalking case the department investigated.

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