Residents Pack Council Chamber To Blast Township’s Flock Camera Contract

By: Bill Bowman

Outlets: Franklin Reporter & Advocate

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 2,314

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Speaker after speaker urged the Township Council on Aug. 11 to cancel its contract with Flock Safety, telling officials at a packed and sometimes hostile hearing that the township’s 22 automated license plate reader cameras amount to mass surveillance of residents who have not been accused of any crime.

Public Safety Director Lloyd Fredericks and a Flock Safety representative spent roughly 25 minutes defending the technology before public comment began, telling the crowd that the …

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