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Flock Cameras

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Community sentiment

Opposed (9)Concerned (1)

At a glance

Public comments
11
Last 30 days
5

Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 8, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.

Public comments (15)

OpposedFrank SierraOct 27, 2026

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 →
OpposedSanchi ShermaOct 27, 2026

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 →
NeutralDoc CunninghamOct 27, 2026

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 →
OpposedUnidentified ResidentOct 13, 2026

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 →
OpposedJacqueline McCafferyOct 13, 2026

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 →
ConcernedDanielle WilliamsOct 13, 2026

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 →
OpposedFrank SciaraOct 13, 2026

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 →
OpposedJim JohnstonOct 13, 2026

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 →
MixedDoc CunninghamOct 13, 2026

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 →
OpposedJim JohnstonSep 8, 2026

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 →
OpposedJacqueline McCaffertySep 8, 2026

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 →
OpposedBill BowmanSep 8, 2026

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 →
OpposedDanielle WilliamsSep 8, 2026

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 →
OpposedFrank SciaraSep 8, 2026

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 →
OpposedSanjhi SharmaSep 8, 2026

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 →