The Albany City Council wants to hear from people about the use of Flock license plate readers before deciding whether to allow the police department to use the cameras.
Flock ‘transparency portal’ goes only so far
Written January 11th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
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
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
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
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
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
Tags: cameras, First and Ellsworth, Flock cameras, Flock Safety, license plate readers
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Council votes to end Flock camera contract
Citing privacy and constitutional concerns, the majority of the Albany City Council voted Wednesday to terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety for license plate readers.
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