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Crystal Lake resident urges suspension of Flock Safety license-plate readers after Illinois audit
Summary
A Crystal Lake resident told council the city should suspend its use of Flock Safety ALPR cameras after an Illinois Secretary of State audit found alleged data sharing with federal authorities; councilors and staff said they will review local practices but did not announce immediate action.
A Crystal Lake resident told the City Council on Nov. 4 that the city should immediately suspend its use of Flock Safety automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras pending an independent, transparent review.
Josh Boldman, who identified himself as a Crystal Lake resident of nine years, told the council he’d learned of an August 2025 Illinois Secretary of State audit that he said found Flock Safety had allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to access Illinois license-plate data. “That law was written, passed, and signed to ensure Illinois drivers aren't monitored or profiled by outside agencies without cause and yet that's exactly what happened,” Boldman said.
Boldman quoted a conversation with a department sergeant, saying Sgt. Lloyd Meadus told him that “FLOT gives the Crystal Lake Police Department the equivalent of…
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