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Resident urges Dearborn Heights to cancel Flock license-plate reader contract, citing privacy and misuse concerns

Dearborn Heights City Council · February 24, 2026

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Summary

A resident asked the council to nullify the city's contract with Flock automatic license-plate readers, alleging constitutional and documented abuses and urging the council to revisit the contract in a study session; the mayor offered to meet with the police chief and bring the item back for discussion.

Dearborn Heights — During public comment at the Feb. 24 council meeting, resident Simon Yeltzman asked the council to cancel the city's contract with Flock, a company that provides automated license-plate readers (ALPRs). Yeltzman said the devices represent "dragnet surveillance" and alleged misuse and…

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