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Arapahoe County commissioners authorize pursuit of Flock camera contract extension and expansion; questions remain on funding and data policies
Summary
The sheriff’s office asked the board to extend and expand a license-plate–reading camera contract. Commissioners approved proceeding by thumbs-up (4–1) and directed the sheriff to pursue forfeiture funding, negotiate cost-sharing with partners and return with data-retention and site-viability details.
Arapahoe County law enforcement leaders asked the Board of County Commissioners to extend and expand the county’s contract with Flock public-safety cameras, adding 17 cameras to an existing network that staff said already includes about 25 cameras.
Chief Kent McClellan of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office described operational benefits — including faster vehicle tracking for stolen-vehicle recovery, Amber Alerts and certain violent-crime investigations — and said permitting and equipment lead times make it important to begin the process now. “We would use seizure money to fund it,” Captain Burson said, describing the sheriff’s preferred fallback if a budget package or partner contributions are not available.
Nut graf: Commissioners scrutinized funding sources, data access, privacy protections and interjurisdictional sharing. Board members asked the sheriff to pursue forfeiture-board approval for…
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