Two Idaho names on this list, and one that should be.
Clearwater County Sheriff John Smith gave Flock formal notice of non-renewal on July 23. Nine months of use, no demonstrated value, money going back into patrol and investigations. Flock is now fighting to hold him to a second year. The county prosecutor’s opinion is the contract is void.
Garden City’s new chief Tyler Domeny isn’t on this list because Garden City never signed. Asked about license plate readers on his first week in the job, he said he’s not willing to throw money at it. That is what restraint looks like before the contract exists.
Sheriffs and chiefs shouldn’t have to fight a vendor’s lawyers one county at a time. The 2027 Legislature convenes January 11. Ban warrantless ALPR mass surveillance in Idaho outright and be done with it.
Cities and counties that have deactivated or canceled contracts with Flock cameras over privacy concerns:
— Los Angeles, CA
— Austin, TX
— Denver, CO
— Santa Clara County, CA
— Cambridge, MA
— Knoxville, TN
— Santa Cruz, CA
— Mountain View, CA
— Charlottesville, VA
— Sedona, AZ
— Fort Collins, CO
— Ithaca, NY
— Salem, MA
— Flagstaff, AZ
— Eugene, OR
— Bend, OR
— Taos, NM
— Syracuse, NY
— Tempe, AZ
— Madison, WI
— Fort Wayne, IN
— Bloomington, IN
— Evanston, IL
— Richmond, CA
— Oshkosh, WI
— Saratoga Springs, NY
— Oxnard, CA
— Olympia, WA
— Redmond, WA
— Pinal County, AZ
— Pasco County, FL
— Sheboygan, WI
— Duluth, MN
— Ypsilanti, MI
— Lansing, MI
— Westland, MI
— Oak Park, IL
— San Marcos, TX
— Scarsdale, NY
— Surprise, AZ
— Pflugerville, TX
— Framingham, MA
— South Portland, ME
— Appleton, WI
— Harrisonburg, VA
— El Cerrito, CA
— Shoreline, WA
— Springfield, OR
— Brooklyn Park, MN
— Kent, OH
— Lynnwood, WA
— Green River, WY
— Bishop, CA
— Eureka, CA
— Walla Walla, WA
— Mount Vernon, WA
— Salem, IL
— Bandera, TX
— Pea Ridge, AR
— Gig Harbor, WA
— Salida, CO
— Staunton, VA
— Warrenton, VA
— Sedro-Woolley, WA
— Ashland, WI
— Sturgeon Bay, WI
— Cave Creek, AZ
— Lockhart, TX
— Hillsborough, NC
— Winona, MN
— Ord, NE
— Narragansett, RI
— Kingstown, RI
— Centerton, AR
— Mayflower, AR
— Garden City, ID
— Guadalupe County, TX
— Lago Vista, TX
— Cudahy, WI
— Josephine County, OR
— Waukee, IA
— Littleton, MA
— Coshocton, OH
— Sherburne County, MN
— Coweta, OK
— Henry County, VA
— Pulaski County, MO
— Winston, OR
— Indianola, IA
— Fort Mitchell, KY
— Wyandot County, OH
— Bolivar, MO
— Sullivan County, TN
— East Bridgewater, MA
— Marietta, OK
— Grafton, MA
— West Salem, WI
— Wellsville, KS
— Douglas, MA
— Davidson County, NC
— Bernalillo County, NM
— Lincoln County, ID
— Floyd County, VA
— Killingworth, CT
— Kaukauna, WI
— Newport, KY
— Macon County, NC
— Windsor, CT
— Clearwater County, ID
— Elkton, VA
— Monroe County, IN
— Stoughton, WI
— Columbia Heights, MN
— Pittsboro, NC
— Menominee, MI
— Monona, WI
— Fitchburg, WI
— McFarland, WI
— Dane County, WI
— Tompkins County, NY
— Weston, MO
— Dutchtown, MO
— Los Altos Hills, CA
— Watertown, MA
— Natick, MA
— Prosser, WA
— Lane County, OR
— Warren, RI
— Mountlake Terrace, WA
— Woodburn, OR
— Bay City, MI
— Verona, WI
— Skamania County, WA
— Hays County, TX
— Stanwood, WA
— Louisville, CO
— Seneca, MO
— Elbert County, CO
— Hood County, TX
— Everett, WA
— South Tucson, AZ
— Lake County, FL