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Lewiston PD pilots cloud‑based Flock license‑plate readers; public raises privacy questions
Summary
The police department described a 60‑day Flock LPR pilot with seven cameras deployed, cloud storage (21‑day retention) and CJIS controls; public commenters and several councilors expressed concern about access, MOUs with other agencies and audit policies; staff said a formal policy and audit process are in draft.
The Lewiston Police Department briefed the City Council on Oct. 21 about a 60‑day pilot of Flock license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras deployed around the city.
Sgt. Joy Brown said seven of a planned 14 portable solar‑powered cameras had been installed and that images are uploaded to a CJIS‑compliant cloud platform where the software digitizes license‑plate characters and allows searches by plate, vehicle descriptors and date ranges. Data retention on the platform is 21 days. Brown said access to the cloud platform is restricted to authorized law‑enforcement users and that the department is…
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