Trustees reject resolution to remove county 'Flock' camera at Harrison boundary

Oct 7, 2026

Trustees debated privacy risks and law-enforcement benefits of a county 'Flock' license-plate reader located on County Highways KK and N (the only camera within Village of Harrison limits). Calumet County law enforcement described investigative uses; the board voted 5–2 against removal.

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Village trustees rejected a resolution to remove one county-operated automated license-plate reader managed through the vendor Flock, voting against the measure 5–2 after a lengthy exchange about privacy and investigative benefit. The resolution targeted the single camera sited on the county highways at KK and N that, trustees said, sits within the village boundary; Trustee Lancaster noted this was "the only 1 that is in... within the village of Harrison boundaries."

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