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Police chief previews Flock AI license-plate cameras for Taylor, stresses they are not ticket cameras
Summary
Police Chief Bobby Martin showed council a map of planned solar-powered Flock license-plate readers to be installed in June–July, paid for with a Department of Public Safety border security grant (about $3,000 each), and said they will help detect stolen vehicles and AMBER/Silver/homicide alerts while tying into a statewide system; he emphasized they are not used for issuing tickets.
Police Chief Bobby Martin briefed the Taylor Town Council on March 6 on plans to deploy Flock camera systems across town.
Chief Martin presented a map of planned installation sites and described the devices as solar-powered, artificial-intelligence license-plate readers that will feed into a statewide network to provide early alerts for stolen vehicles, AMBER and Silver Alerts and homicide-suspect tracking. He said the cameras cost about $3,000 each and were purchased using a Department of Public Safety border security grant. Martin emphasized the devices are not intended to be used as ticket cameras and said installations are scheduled for June–July.
The council heard the presentation but took no formal action on the cameras at the meeting.
