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Council weighs renewing Flock license-plate cameras after system aided arrest
Summary
Council discussed renewing the village's Flock license-plate camera system after Sheriff Riley told Councilman Kevin Cummins there have been no hacking issues and the department erases plate-reader data every 30 days; members cited a recent shooting where a Flock camera helped locate a suspect.
Council members discussed whether to renew the village’s Flock license-plate camera system at the Jan. 12 meeting, focusing on privacy safeguards and law-enforcement uses.
Councilman Kevin Cummins said he had spoken with Sheriff Riley, who reported no known hacking or unauthorized access to the system. Cummins told council, "No one gives out information on the license plate reader even under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); the Sheriff’s department erases the data every 30 days." Members noted that the system had been used recently to locate a shooter after an incident at the corner of Lytle Road and Lytle Ferry Road; the minutes say law enforcement apprehended the suspect at his home following the camera match.
Councilman Mumma added the shooting stemmed from a custody dispute and that Wayne Local Schools were placed on partial lockdown during the response. Ms. Femmer told the council she had not yet received the renewal invoice for the Flock system. Councilman Cummins said it would be to the village’s advantage to renew the system, but the minutes record discussion rather than a formal renewal vote.
