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Homer Glen trustees hear Flock safety presentation; agree to workshop, meet Will County on regional sharing and costs
Summary
Police and vendor representatives briefed the board on Flock license‑plate‑reader cameras, their use in investigations, 30‑day data retention, sharing practices and estimated costs; trustees requested a workshop and a meeting with Will County sheriff's office to explore deployment and funding options.
Police and external representatives described how license‑plate‑reader (LPR) cameras from vendor Flock Safety operate and urged trustees to consider a village deployment to aid investigations and deter crime. Sergeant Dirk Obermeyer and Flock representatives explained that the cameras capture moving vehicles, run image processing to identify make/color/type and compare results against law‑enforcement hot lists. The vendor said captured plate data and associated images are retained for 30 days and then purged. Incident searches and all alerts are logged with user, time and query details, the…
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