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Maplewood authorizes two-year Flock Safety license-plate reader pilot amid privacy discussion
Summary
The City Council approved a two-year agreement with Flock Safety for up to 20 stationary license-plate-reader cameras (quoted $65,000/year before grants). Police said the system retains still images for 30 days, logs searches and is not facial-recognition technology; grant funding reduces first-year costs to roughly $48,250.
The Maplewood City Council voted July 14 to approve a two-year service agreement with Flock Safety for stationary license-plate-recognition cameras.
Chief Beardeman introduced the item and Lieutenant Hemke detailed how the system works: fixed solar-powered cameras capture still images of rear license plates, provide a searchable database and push alerts for stolen vehicles, Amber Alerts or vehicles tied to active…
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