If you’ve driven past a Flock Safety camera in Reno in the past 30 days, footage of your vehicle and anything or anyone around it at the time is being stored in the Reno Police Department’s Flock Safety database.
When then-Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance presented the Flock Safety surveillance system to Reno City Council in 2024, she said her goal was to quicken RPD’s response to crimes and assist police investigations. Flock Safety surveillance promises to do this with tools like its gunshot detection system and automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras.
Gunshot detection systems listen for the sound of gunshots and vehicle collisions to help officers respond in real-time without needing to wait for someone to report them to police…