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Council approves Flock Group license-plate and gunshot-detection services after chief cites faster alerts
Summary
Zion approved a three‑year agreement with Flock Group for license‑plate recognition and gunshot‑detection software; police reported 581 total alerts in the last year and said the systems improved response times and helped solve crimes in coordination with neighboring agencies.
Zion’s City Council voted June 4 to authorize the purchase of products and services from Flock Group, a provider of license‑plate recognition (LPR) and gunshot‑detection technology.
Police Chief Barton told the council the department has used Flock’s combined technologies over the past year and reported “we have been able to categorize 581…
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