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Police extend Flock Safety contract, run RFP and face questions after crime uptick reported at RNCC
Summary
RPD told neighborhood leaders it extended its Flock Safety ALPR contract through December while evaluating vendors; the department also reported month‑to‑month increases in several crime categories and answered questions about high call volumes at a large apartment complex in one neighborhood.
Richmond Police Chief Tim Simmons told the Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council on April 13 that the city extended the Flock Safety automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) contract through December while the department finishes a vendor evaluation process.
"The council voted to extend our contract with Flock Safety through the end of December while I continue the RFP process to evaluate other vendors," Chief Simmons said, adding that seven companies responded to the RFP and three finalists will be invited to present to a cross‑departmental panel. The city attorney's office is still…
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