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Resident urges Willmar City to limit use of Flock license‑plate cameras over privacy concerns

Willmar City Council · April 21, 2026
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Summary

A Willmar resident told the council he found evidence that Flock license‑plate readers may allow extensive external access and employee viewing of local cameras, and urged the city to limit or end contracts that place cameras near parks, pools and schools.

Josh Reeks, a Willmar resident who said he lives on Sixth Street, told the City Council during open forum that he discovered widespread external access to Flock license‑plate cameras and described security and privacy problems he believes are associated with the system. “The most frightening part is who can access these cameras,” Reeks said, summarizing findings he obtained through open‑records requests and internet…

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