Cities struggle to disconnect Flock Safety surveillance contracts

The standoff in Plymouth highlights a growing friction between the license-plate-reading provider and its municipal clients. While some cities successfully exit their agreements, others report a pattern of ignored requests and unauthorized equipment reactivation. In nearby Dayton, Minnesota, officials faced a more direct defiance: despite explicit instructions to halt all work, Flock technicians reconnected two cameras just days after the city paused the program.

Dayton officials publicly confirmed that the company ignored direct orders issued on September 18, 2026, placing equipment back into service without authorization. This trend mirrors incidents at Elgin Community College in Illinois, where the company similarly left cameras operational despite the administration’s formal attempt to end their partnership. Flock Safety has not provided comment on these disputes, leaving local governments to manage the removal of the hardware themselves.