Residents urge end to Flock network; police chief pauses external ALPR data sharing
Multiple residents told the council they opposed the city's participation in the Flock license-plate network, citing privacy and vendor ownership concerns. Police Chief said the department values ALPR for investigations but has paused sharing Lee's Summit data with outside agencies pending stronger regional protections.
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Several residents at the Sept. 8 council meeting urged Lee's Summit to end its use of a networked automated-license-plate-reader (ALPR) system operated by a private vendor known as Flock, arguing that the system stores and shares vehicle movement data with a large number of outside organizations.
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