ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A downed pole outside the South Anchorage Lowe’s on Old Seward Highway near O’Malley on Monday is confirmed as a Flock Safety camera, after additional photos showed “Flock Safety” branding and the company’s logo under the camera lens.
Photos from the scene show the tall black pole lying on the sidewalk and grass in the rain. A handwritten yard sign staked next to it reads “Lowe’s says Fl__ck you!” with arrows pointing toward the store and the pole.
The Anchorage Police Department states on its Real Time Crime Center page that “APD does not use Flock cameras.” Police Chief Sean Case told the Anchorage Assembly on Aug. 4 that the department’s system is “completely different” from Flock, according to Aug. 5 report.
APD confirmed Lowe’s did file an online report Monday afternoon, but the report had not yet appeared in the system when officers first searched for it. APD said it will check again Tuesday morning to see if the report has been processed and will provide an update.
Flock Safety told Alaska’s News Source on Monday that it was initially not aware of any Flock cameras in Alaska and was still looking into the report. The company later provided an official statement:…