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Police pause Peregrine, restrict Flock access; announce gun buyback and speed-camera trial results
Summary
Chief Cochran told council the city will pause use of the Peregrine program, cut external access to Flock Safety license-plate data, run a gun buyback at Mount Zion First African Baptist Church, and reported 181 speed-camera warnings during a trial week.
Charlottesville police announced several operational changes and public-safety initiatives at the council meeting, including a pause in the Peregrine program and tightened access to Flock Safety license-plate data after public concern about surveillance and immigration enforcement.
Chief Cochran said the police department will not deploy the Peregrine program at this time and has instructed its Center for Policing Equity partner that related work will pause. The department also cut external access to its Flock Safety system: access has been disabled for all other Virginia localities and federal agencies; the system will remain available for local, city-only…
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