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Council renews Flock Safety ALPR contract; asks legal staff to review private/HOA camera data rules
Summary
Newark approved a three‑year renewal with Flock Safety for automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs), agreed to extend data retention to 365 days, and asked the city attorney to research whether private cameras (for example HOA systems) collecting plate data should be regulated to the same limits as city‑held data.
The City Council on Oct. 23 authorized a three‑year sole‑source subscription with Flock Safety for automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) and approved a staff request to extend ALPR data retention from 30 days to 365 days.
Capt. Julie Macias of the Newark Police Department said fixed ALPR cameras installed at city entrances and other locations have been used to recover stolen vehicles, locate wanted persons and produce investigative leads. “There was a total of 364 activations where a police call for service was generated,” she told the council, and staff reported the system contributed to 21 stolen‑vehicle recoveries and more than 100 investigations that…
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