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Residents urge end to Flock ALPR use and press for detention‑center moratorium during Renton public comment
Summary
Multiple residents told the Renton City Council they want the city to cancel its contract with Flock (ALPR cameras) and extend a moratorium on detention centers, citing privacy, cross‑jurisdictional access concerns and reported incidents at the Northwest Detention Center.
Dozens of residents used the public‑comment period at Renton’s May council meeting to press the council to end the city’s use of automated license‑plate readers supplied by the company Flock and to extend a moratorium on detention facilities.
Several speakers framed their comments as privacy and civil‑liberties concerns. “I understand again an emotional argument being made but I can’t do all the homework for you and three minutes simply isn’t enough time,” said Gabrielle Weidling, a Renton resident who urged the council not only to pause but to end the city’s contract with Flock and cited…
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