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Bloomington council grills police chief on Flock license‑plate readers as contracts lapse
Summary
Police Chief Mike Deoff told the council the Bloomington Police Department used Flock license‑plate readers and related cameras to aid investigations but that the LPR contract was not renewed and external sharing has been turned off; council members and dozens of public commenters pressed for transparency, procurement records and immediate removal of vendor access.
Police Chief Mike Deoff told the Bloomington Common Council on April 22 that license‑plate reader (LPR) technology and related cameras have helped the department investigate serious crimes, but that the city is ending its contract for the LPR system. “The LPR system just ended,” Deoff said, adding that the stream to the vendor was turned off and outside sharing curtailed earlier this month.
Deoff outlined equipment currently used by the department: 11 permanently mounted LPR cameras on arterial routes, four permanently mounted downtown video cameras that record but are not monitored in real time, and several mobile trailers that can include video, LPR and gunshot‑detection technology. He said the department has…
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