Prescott Defends ALPR Program; Flock Addresses What It Calls Misconceptions

Prescott holds a public meeting to discuss its more than $150,000 annual contract for automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology and how the system is used within the community.

Prescott police and city officials used Tuesday’s study session to firmly defend the city’s use of automated license plate readers, framing the technology as a narrowly controlled investigative tool — not surveillance — while pushing back against what they described as widespread misinformation and public mistrust fueled by viral claims and social media.