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Commerce City police outline $4.5M proposal to expand Flock Safety tools; council questions privacy, data sharing and funding
Summary
Chief presented a five‑year, $4.5M proposal to expand Flock Safety gunshot detection, LPRs, cameras, drones and real‑time crime tools citywide; the council pressed for stronger contract data safeguards, clarification on federal grant conditions, CJIS compliance and an explicit funding plan including URA and general fund contributions.
Commerce City Police Chief presented a proposal to expand the department’s partnership with Flock Safety across the city, outlining program results and a proposed funding package.
Chief described the department’s first‑year results inside a 3.5‑square‑mile pilot area: 528 gunfire incidents captured by gunshot detection, 36 recovered stolen vehicles, 11 firearms recovered, and increased NIBIN (ballistics) submissions. He said those operational outcomes had helped investigations and informed new canine and drone responses.
The expansion proposal would add citywide gunshot detection, more license‑plate readers, pan‑tilt‑zoom…
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