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Each Flock Safety license plate reader node captures plate text, a timestamp, a location, and basic vehicle attributes, writing those records into a database accessible to agencies beyond the local department that deployed it.
That shared-access model was already the center of a contract dispute when, on Sept.
2, Rio Rancho, New Mexico resident Jevon Martinez filmed himself pulling 10 Flock camera systems from their mounts across Bernalillo County and loading them into his pickup truck while explaining his reasoning to a live online audience.
Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen had moved to end BCSO's three Flock Safety contracts before Martinez acted. Allen cited concerns over privacy safeguards, data sharing, and his confidence in the vendor.
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