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Surprise Police describe Flock ALPR camera system as criminal‑investigative tool; council asks about safeguards and audits
Summary
Police and information‑security staff told council the city’s Flock automated license‑plate reader system is used for public‑safety investigations, stores plate reads for 30 days, limits full access to four real‑time analysts and runs audit controls; council members sought detail on nexus for queries, oversight and cost.
Chief (Surprise Police Department), identified in the meeting as the department chief, and Gina, the city’s Chief Information Security Officer, briefed the council on the city’s use of the Flock automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) system and answered council questions about privacy, access and audits.
Why it matters: the system captures license plates at intersections and, according to presenters, is intended for criminal‑investigative public‑safety uses such as Amber Alerts, homicide and auto‑theft investigations. Staff said the system stores images for 30 days on Amazon Web Services with CJIS/FBI‑level…
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