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Dearborn Heights council approves Flock Safety license-plate system amid resident concerns about staffing and response times
Summary
Council approved a license-plate reader agreement with Flock Safety as residents and council members pressed for faster police response, more officers and new traffic-enforcement and youth-education efforts from the acting police chief.
The Dearborn Heights City Council authorized the mayor and clerk to sign an agreement with Flock Safety to deploy stationary license-plate readers across the city, a measure supporters said will aid investigations and real‑time alerts.
Residents and several council members pressed the council and the new acting police chief for faster response times, more officers and expanded traffic enforcement after recent crashes and public safety complaints. The council approved the Flock Safety agreement by voice vote after a motion by Councilman Saab that was seconded by Councilman Ahmad.
The agreement will allow police to access stationary license‑plate reader…
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