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Commission authorizes license‑plate camera contract for 12 sites; officials say system targets stolen or wanted vehicles
Summary
Dickson County authorized a contract with Flock Group LLC to install license‑plate‑reading (LPR) cameras at 12 entry/exit points. Sheriff’s office and county staff said the system will look for vehicles on specified "hot lists" (stolen vehicles, AMBER alerts, warrants) and is not for speed enforcement; cost discussed at roughly $36,000.
Dickson County commissioners authorized a contract July 21 for license‑plate‑reading (LPR) equipment from Flock Group LLC to be installed at roughly 12 county entry and exit points.
Sheriff’s staff described the system as a tool to detect vehicles on "hot lists" — for example stolen vehicles, AMBER alerts or vehicles associated with warrants — and said it is not a speed‑enforcement camera. "It's not a speed enforcement type camera system. It looks for stolen vehicles. If we've got a warrant on somebody, we can put and we know their vehicle," the sheriff said at the meeting.
Procurement and cost: The sheriff and staff said the total cost would be about $36,000. Staff discussed using the OMNIA cooperative purchasing contract (a purchasing cooperative another Tennessee county used) to address procurement questions. The county and the city of Dixon also discussed purchasing the same vendor’s system.
Privacy and retention: The sheriff said the system checks tag numbers against databases and commonly retains non‑hit data only for a limited period under state law, typically not longer than 90 days and often closer to 30 days; data tied to an active investigation may be accessed through routine procedures.
Action taken: Motion by Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Spicer, carried to authorize the contract. Commissioners and staff said they would draft policies limiting access and use of the system; dispatch will receive alerts and staff will vet hits before field response.
