Lane County Sheriff briefed Lowell on two-year Flock license-plate reader trial

Nov 4, 2025

Lane County Sheriff Carl Wilkerson told the Lowell City Council the sheriff's office has a two-year, drug-forfeiture-funded trial contract with Flock for license-plate reader cameras, described technical and privacy safeguards, and identified potential camera sites near Jasper-Lowell Road and across from the school.

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Sheriff Carl Wilkerson told the Lowell City Council on Nov. 4 that the Lane County Sheriff's Office has entered a two-year trial contract with Flock for license-plate reader (LPR) cameras and that the trial is being funded with drug-forfeiture funds rather than the city's general fund. "I'm not trying to sell anything or push the technology on the city," Wilkerson said, framing the briefing as informational.

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