Flock Cameras
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Flock Safety ALPR cameras controversy→At a glance
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Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 8, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Public comments (15)
Praised Detective Vargas's work on the missing-person case, criticized Flock as useless, asked about the vendor representative's history, and announced an independent county prosecutor audit and a new website.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 27, 2026 · 56:37 →Thanked Mayor Kramer for eviction help, then urged a council member to move to suspend the Flock contract and questioned the contract's 2024 signature date versus later resolutions.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:02:03 →Framed the camera debate as a divide between seeing cameras as intrusion versus protection, and proposed a resolution, 'bill of insights,' and community engagement process; noted it was National Civics Day.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:07:00 →North Brunswick business owner shared Flock sales emails he received and commented on affordable housing.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 13, 2026 · 1:28:02 →Demanded a vote to shut down Flock cameras, accused the Council of stonewalling, and said she has engaged the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 13, 2026 · 46:32 →Asked Councilman Singh directly for his opinion on the Flock cameras and his remediation plan.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 13, 2026 · 1:08:04 →Recapped his July 28 petition with 750 signatures and alleged Flock's presentation was fraudulent and misrepresented retention and tracking capabilities.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 13, 2026 · 1:08:30 →Urged Franklin to join Princeton in demanding NJDEP action on the South Brunswick hyperscale data center, and linked Flock cameras to AI integration concerns.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 13, 2026 · 1:15:06 →Offered a systems-level take on community distrust, tracking vs. surveillance, and domestic-abuse concerns; criticized a prior speaker for recording the meeting.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 13, 2026 · 1:20:07 →Argued Flock controls its own database and could sell data despite contract terms, citing an assemblyman's claims and overwhelming public opposition.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 8, 2026 · 34:03 →Demanded immediate shutdown, citing a ~48% hotlist hit rate, Fourth Amendment concerns, no crime-reduction evidence, and requesting an independent investigation into police restructuring.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 8, 2026 · 39:39 →The Franklin Reporter editor clarified the paper published an editorial opposing Flock and a news story explaining it — not an editorial supporting it.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 8, 2026 · 43:34 →Said she never consented to being surveilled daily at South Middlebush and Route 27, and demanded the cameras come down or a referendum.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 8, 2026 · 46:19 →Challenged contract terms, camera counts and hotlist hit data, noting Franklin tops a national portal for hit percentage and that Florida has banned Flock.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 8, 2026 · 50:34 →Asked about contract length, cancellation consequences and coordination with New Brunswick, citing recent Wisconsin headlines about Flock data disclosures.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 8, 2026 · 1:07:33 →