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Warwick extends contract for Flock license‑plate readers for two years using asset‑forfeiture funds
Summary
The police department requested a two‑year extension of its Flock Safety automated license-plate reader contract (11 cameras) at $34,000 per year; police said the network produced roughly 58 investigative leads since installation and data retention follows the department’s transparency policy.
The police department asked the council to approve a two-year extension of its contract with Flock Safety for automated license-plate readers. Robert Hart said the extension would cover 11 cameras and cost $68,000 over two years ($34,000 per year); funding would come from the federal asset‑forfeiture fund.
Hart and Major (police) described operational benefits: the department said Flock-led hits helped locate vehicles involved in hit-and-runs, missing-person investigations, and serious-crime leads (the presentation cited roughly 58 success stories since implementation). The department maintains a public transparency portal for the Flock feed and said its policy does not use facial recognition; searches are limited to vehicle data and the contract specifies automatic deletion of data older than 30 days.
Council discussion asked whether the city receives a report proving deletion; the police department said the system prevents searches after 30 days (the department said it cannot search older data) and that retention and deletion are contractual conditions with Flock. Council asked staff to investigate longer-term contract options or discounts for multi-year terms; the police department said it would follow up.
The item was funded from asset‑forfeiture funds and approved as part of the consent calendar.
