LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Its controversial technology has been criticized for tracking drivers’ personal information. While several police agencies have cancelled their contracts with Flock cameras, a New Mexico police chief is defending them.
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The company Flock Safety, which runs cameras that are license plate readers, has faced intense scrutiny over how the data is stored and shared across law enforcement agencies, but Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story is standing by the technology, saying it’s made a difference in crime stats. “If you look at the number of arrests we’ve had from auto theft, that has increased drastically since having license plate readers,” said Chief Story…