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Brighton police plan trial of Flock Safety license‑plate cameras with $12,576 federal grant; department would lease eight cameras
Summary
Police said a federal Edward Byrne/JAG award of $12,576 will partially fund a one-year lease of eight license-plate–reading cameras from Flock Safety; the department would cover the balance from asset-forfeiture funds and evaluate effectiveness before committing long-term.
Brighton police presented a plan on Jan. 14 to use a $12,576 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award to lease eight license-plate‑reading cameras from Flock Safety as part of the department's violent-crime reduction strategy.
Lieutenant Nicholas Strzok said the department proposed seven fixed cameras and one mobile unit to be sited where patrol officers consider them most actionable; Flock would install and maintain the cameras, and the system links to a statewide and national camera network that has aided investigations in other jurisdictions. Strzok gave a case example where a vehicle associated with a homicide in Brighton was located in Castle Rock via another jurisdiction's Flock system and the suspect was arrested.
The one-year subscription for eight cameras is about $25,000; the JAG award covers $12,576 and the department would use asset-forfeiture funds to cover the remaining cost. Strzok said the department intends to pilot the system for a year and discontinue it if the program does not deliver useful investigative leads. He and Chief Matthew Domenico emphasized that the camera subscription is a lease and includes software access; staff said many nearby cities and businesses already use Flock and the camera network includes more than 3,200 cameras statewide.
Council members asked questions about vendor alternatives, data-sharing with other systems, camera placement, vehicle-mounted options and privacy concerns. Staff said Flock is among the leaders in the field and that interoperability with other non-Flock camera systems is limited; existing department in‑vehicle camera and ALPR systems remain separate but can be integrated on an intelligence level. Police said the mobile unit is a solar‑powered trailer or pole-mounted device and noted the system is infrared-capable to read plates at typical urban speeds.
Action requested: accept the JAG award and place grant acceptance on consent (subject to public-comment requirements). Staff said they would pursue implementation if council approves the grant on consent next week.
