Flock Didn’t Reply to a City’s Cancellation—So Its Police Chief Unplugged the Cameras

Police in Plymouth, Minnesota, have unplugged the city’s Flock license plate cameras after the company didn’t respond to the city’s cancellation letter for more than a week, the police chief says.

The Plymouth City Council voted 6–1 on Sept. 22 to stop using all 16 of the city’s permanent Flock cameras, citing privacy concerns, MPR News reported. Mayor Jeffry Wosje cast the only no vote.

“We Did Not Hear Any Reply”

The next day, the police department shut down every Plymouth user account on the Flock system and told the company about the vote. After checking with the City Attorney’s Office, it sent a formal cancellation letter by mail and email…

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