Brookline police, like every other modern law enforcement agency, frequently use surveillance cameras owned by private citizens or businesses to help investigate crimes or track suspected criminals.
But a new arrangement under which a major real estate company in town is installing its own license plate readers has raised some eyebrows.
Chestnut Hill Realty is planning to install license plate readers made by Flock Safety, a rapidly-growing AI camera startup, on Independence Drive near Hancock Village, its South Brookline property on the Boston border…