Flock Safety replaced an automatic license-plate reader camera in Plymouth, Minnesota, despite the city having voted on September 22 to end its contract with the company. After Flock did not acknowledge the cancellation and the cameras remained installed, Police Chief Eric Fadden ordered staff to unplug them so they could not record license plates. On November 4, a contractor hired by Flock was seen installing a replacement at the same location. He described the unplugged camera as broken but declined to show the work order or identify his employer. The replacement appeared larger than the camera it replaced.
Fadden told The Drive he had not known about the work and was sending staff to investigate. The incident echoes a previous dispute in Dayton, Minnesota, where Flock reportedly reinstalled cameras after the city removed them following a contract cancellation. Plymouth’s decision to end its deal came after concerns about Flock cameras being used to track people: the reporter says the system had been used to follow him and his wife for days before police wrongfully stopped them. Flock had not responded to questions about the Plymouth installation when the account was published.
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