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LAPD watchdog urges reconsideration of automatic license plate readers
By Eric Leonard at NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· July 13, 2026
· 3 min read
The Los Angeles Police Department has been urged by its official watchdog to reconsider the terms of its agreements with a trio of vendors, which operate or support about 2,000 automatic license plate readers or ALPRs that constantly surveil residents and visitors by capturing hundreds of million...
Key takeaway Flock is just 1 of 3 vendors that supply ALPR equipment or technology to the police department and maintains 138 pole cameras in some neighborhoods.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 13, 2026 ·
Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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