Grand Rapids Police Address Community Concerns over Flock Camera Surveillance System

Flock automated license plate readers Grand Rapids: How they work

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids city leaders met with officials from Flock in a public meeting Tuesday to discuss how automated license plate readers are being used across the city amid resident concerns about government surveillance.

Grand Rapids police address community concerns over Flock camera surveillance system

Grand Rapids police held a briefing Tuesday to address growing community concerns about the city's use of Flock cameras automated license plate readers developed by Atlanta-based Flock Safety.Grand Rapids Police Department Chief Joe Trigg welcomed questions about how his department uses the technology, acknowledging the public's unease."Technology is scary, especially when it's new," Trigg said. "There was a lot of concern, and rightfully so. I …

Grand Rapids committee to get briefing on use of Flock cameras as residents speak out

Grand Rapids City Hall(Dustin Dwyer / Michigan Radio)The Grand Rapids Public Safety Committee will get a briefing on the city’s use of automated license plate readers at a meeting Tuesday morning.Representatives from the company that makes the controversial readers are also scheduled to speak.The briefing comes after residents have spoken out against the city’s use of cameras made by Flock Safety. The company says the cameras can help locate sto…

What to know before the Grand Rapids City Commission hosts Flock hearing

This article originally ran in The Rapidian.  The Grand Rapids City Commission is set to hear from the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) and representatives from Flock, the company behind the “public safety technology” popping up on street corners around Grand Rapids and nationwide, during the Tuesday Public Safety Committee meeting at 12:30 p.m. Here’s what you need to know before the meeting. What is Flock, how is it used in Grand Rapids F…