Residents urge council to pause Flock ALPR use and question county I dispatch routing

Oct 20, 2026

Two residents cited national cases they say show risks with automated license-plate-recognition (ALPR) cameras and raised alarms about a county AI filter routing non-emergency calls incorrectly; they asked the council to bring technical experts and reconsider the cameras.

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Two residents pressed the council to reconsider the city's use of Flock automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras and to insist on technical transparency. At the public-comment period, Susie Hernandez told the council she appreciated the city—orum and the neutral survey but urged that any vendor presentation include an engineer or technical specialist rather than a public-relations representative.

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