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Cities Switch to Axon Cameras After Flock Reports
Cities replace Flock license plate cameras with Axon after 404 Media's investigation.
In brief
Cities replace Flock license plate cameras with Axon after 404 Media's investigation. Cities are switching from Flock to Axon license plate cameras following 404 Media's reporting on police use of Flock for immigration and abortion searches. Originally reported by 404 Media.
Cities ditch Flock cameras
Cities across the country are replacing Flock automatic license plate reader cameras with equivalent Axon cameras.
404 Media's Flock reporting
404 Media reported how local police used Flock to look up Immigration and Customs Enforcement records and searched nationwide for a woman who self-administered an abortion.
Axon activity reports
404 Media obtained Axon activity reports showing when police searched cameras, officer names, badge numbers, license plates, and stated reasons.
Example reports
404 Media redacted plates in an example report from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Falmouth Police Department, Johns Creek Police Department, Ocean Shores Police Department, Pleasanton Police Department, and Red Wing Police Department.
Public records request
404 Media asks readers to file public records requests for Axon activity reports, sharing reports, data sharing reports, and hostlist management audits.
Request template
Readers can copy a public records request template to file for Axon activity reports from January 1, 2025, to the request date.
Data sharing concerns
404 Media seeks to understand who police share Axon camera data with and why they use the cameras.
Help needed
404 Media needs readers to send Axon activity logs to learn how police use their cameras.
The headline
Cities are switching from Flock to Axon license plate cameras following 404 Media's reporting on police use of Flock for immigration and abortion searches.
