Redmond police say ALPR data-sharing safeguards worked after Flock network errors; council seeks written assurances and retention review
Redmond Police Chief Daryl Lowe told the Public Safety and Human Services Committee on Oct. 21 that the city never enabled Flock’s nationwide ALPR data sharing; audits found and corrected mistaken external network links, and no out-of-state or federal agency had queried Redmond data.
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Redmond Police Chief Daryl Lowe briefed the Public Safety and Human Services Committee on Oct. 21 about the city’s automated license-plate reader (ALPR) program managed by Flock and a separate drone-as-first-responder program. Lowe said Redmond never enabled Flock’s nationwide data-sharing option; an external software update defaulted some programs elsewhere to national sharing, but Redmond’s implementation and internal controls prevented any unauthorized queries of its data.
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