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Everett authorizes legal action over Flock ALPR records after police defend program
Summary
After a briefing from Everett Police about its Flock automated license-plate-reader program and council concerns about data sharing and oversight, the city authorized filing a declaratory-judgment action on disclosure of Flock camera images following a closed executive session.
Everett City Council on Nov. 19 heard a detailed presentation from the Everett Police Department on its Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader (ALPR) system and, following a closed executive session, authorized city attorneys to file a declaratory-judgment action about whether images from the system are disclosable.
The police presentation described how ALPR data have aided investigations — including establishing timelines in a recent homicide and reducing reported stolen vehicles from roughly 3.5 per day in 2023 to fewer…
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