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Council hears pitch for Flock Safety license-plate readers as privacy concerns surface
Summary
Vermilion police and a Flock Safety representative outlined a plan for 10 license-plate–reading cameras (initial install ~$6,000, $3,000 per camera annually), while council members and a resident raised privacy, data-retention and interjurisdictional-sharing concerns. The vendor said images are stored 30 days by default and agencies own downloaded evidence.
Vermilion police hosted a presentation on Flock Safety’s license-plate–reading (LPR) cameras and a potential 10-camera deployment to cover main city entrances and school corridors.
Kyle, introduced to the meeting as a Flock Safety representative, told the council the company’s solar, cellular cameras read only rear license plates and are not facial-recognition devices. He said the system is networked across jurisdictions so detectives can run vehicle-based searches, run hot lists, and receive alerts when a listed plate appears elsewhere.
“Each of the individual officers will have their own login,” Kyle said, describing a role-based permission model and an audit trail that logs the case number and reason…
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