Privacy, Public Trust, and Policing: Community Pressure Drives Flagstaff’s Difficult Flock Decision

Scrutiny intensifies as some Arizona cities move to restrict access to license plate reader records after public records requests — including my own — reveal data errors.

As I first reported last night, the Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously, 7–0, during its December 16th meeting to terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety — despite the technology appearing on the agenda for expansion, not cancellation.

The staff-recommended action called for approval of a $112,000 contract amendment to add 32 fixed license-…