Flock Safety

Flock ‘transparency portal’ goes only so far

Written January 11th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Early on Saturday morning, an Oregon law enforcement agency searched the data of Albany’s lone police surveillance camera for a shoplifting investigation.

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Tags: First and Ellsworth, Flock camera, Flock Safety, license plate readers, surveillance cameras

Check out the Flock public portal for Albany

Written December 15th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 39 responses.

So far the Albany police have only one automated license plate reader made by the Flock company, but it has come up with at least one interesting statistic about traffic on the Ellsworth Street Bridge.

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Tags: Albany traffic, cameras, Ellsworth Bridge, Flock Safety, license plate readers

Driving into Albany, you’re being recorded

Written December 1st, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 32 responses.

If you’ve driven across the Ellsworth Street Bridge lately — and who in Albany hasn’t? — chances are a photo of your vehicle and plate number was recorded and stored for 30 days.

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Tags: cameras, First and Ellsworth, Flock cameras, Flock Safety, license plate readers

HASSO HERING

Flock ‘transparency portal’ goes only so far

Check out the Flock public portal for Albany

Driving into Albany, you’re being recorded