{
  "id": 17433881,
  "title": "Flock Reinstalled Its Cameras After Another City Canceled Its Contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/flock-reinstalled-its-cameras-after-another-city-canceled-its-contract",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/10/31/0238210/flock-reinstalled-its-cameras-after-another-city-canceled-its-contract"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In recent incidents, the security company Flock Safety has been reinstating cameras without obtaining the necessary authorization from police departments in several Minnesota cities.\n\nIn Plymouth, Minnesota, a police chief had to instruct his staff to disconnect power cords from Flock cameras after the company ignored the city's notice of a service cancellation.\n\nSimilarly, in Dayton, Minnesota, Flock installed and activated two cameras against the city's directive on September 29th, 2026. The city had already suspended the program, notifying Flock on September 18th that no work orders would be processed. Upon discovery, additional unauthorized camera installations were identified, leading to their removal.\n\nThe Police Department in St. Paul and Crystal, Minnesota also removed Flock cameras following respective council decisions in August and September. The Crystal Chief of Police personally removed the cameras, expressing that the city is still negotiating with Flock for their retrieval.",
  "summary": "Earlier The Drive reported a police chief \"had to direct his staff to disconnect the power cords from Flock cameras in Plymouth, Minnesota after Flock Safety ignored and failed to respond to the department's notice the city was canceling its service. \"But in other instances Flock's gone and reinstalled cameras without permission,\" The Drive reported this week: On September 29th the city of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Flock Safety reinstated cameras in Minnesota cities without police authorization.",
    "Plymouth police disconnected Flock cameras after service cancellation notice.",
    "St. Paul and Crystal police removed Flock cameras following council decisions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}