Milwaukee residents demanded that Flock cameras be removed from the streets at the Fire and Police Commission meeting on March 5 at Milwaukee City Hall.
“I think that it’s a really great day when a room can be this full,” said Ajak Johnson, a resident who spoke during the meeting. “But I think that it’s also a really bad day when a room can be this full.”
A Flock camera is an AI-powered automated license plate reader (ALPR) that captures images of vehicles that pass it, storing details like a car’s make, model, color and where it was at a certain date and time.
There are currently 33 cameras in the Milwaukee Police Department network, and they are located within every district in the city. All cameras were installed in 2023, but the implementation process began in 2022, according to MPD.
The call to “de-Flock” Milwaukee gained more attention after former City of Milwaukee Police Officer Josue Ayala was criminally charged for allegedly misusing the license plate recognition system…