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Bend council pauses Flock Safety ALPR use, declines to renew fixed-camera contract amid privacy concerns
Summary
After hearing both community privacy concerns and police examples of investigative benefits, the City of Bend announced it will not renew its fixed Flock Safety ALPR subscription and directed staff to stop using the cameras for the remainder of the contract while legislative changes are tracked.
Catalina Sanchez Frank of the Latino Community Association opened public comment by warning of rising deportations and the fear those operations have created in local Latine communities. Her organization, which she said provided more than 19,000 direct services last year, urged the city to consider data-privacy risks and to increase support for immigrant-serving services.
City staff and the police department briefed council on the fixed ALPR pilot. City Manager King said the contract (approved in May 2025) covered four fixed automatic license-plate reader cameras — two at each end of Highway 97 — paid primarily with grant funds for a one-year evaluation. Captain Brian Beekman outlined concrete outcomes…
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