Metro Detroit
What’s happening where you live?
Flock and other ALPR systems are bought, expanded and renewed one local government at a time. DeFlock Metro Detroit keeps the regional picture visible while local residents build the deeper work in their own communities.
Our scope
Regional view. Local ownership.
DeFlock Metro Detroit covers Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties, but our deepest hands-on work begins where we have the strongest local capacity.
Redford Township is the primary local priority. Livonia is the most natural nearby expansion as local interest and capacity grow.
Other communities receive deeper coverage when verified information, a current campaign need or residents from that municipality make the work useful.
That keeps local pages meaningful instead of filling the site with thin summaries that nobody maintains.
Regional technology watch
SignalTrace is documented. Local deployment is not—yet.
Leonardo/ELSAG markets SignalTrace sensors that detect supported broadcast Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and RFID signals and can correlate recurring device groups with time, location and license-plate observations.
We have not verified SignalTrace or its earlier EOC Plus name in a Metro Detroit deployment. Detroit records do show Selex ES submitted a losing bid for the freeway-ALPR contract ultimately awarded to Flock. That proves vendor contact through procurement, not installation or use.
Because older records may use Leonardo, Selex ES, ELSAG or EOC Plus, residents should search all of those names before treating silence under “SignalTrace” as proof of absence.
Read the sourced investigation and local records checklist →
Current local focus
Start where local action is possible.
Our deepest local pages focus on verified systems, important records, contract windows, unanswered questions and the next action residents can actually take.
Redford Township
Current Flock use is supported by township records. The current 2026-27 controlling agreement and next nonrenewal window remain the key research targets.
Open Redford →Detroit
Detroit has documented Flock, Motorola and Genetec LPR systems. A $6.25 million Flock agreement runs through June 2029, while the exact live inventory and post-June 2026 Motorola status remain open questions.
Open the Detroit evidence →Livonia
October meetings ended without a final decision. Seventeen October 12 speakers opposed the system, police reported reducing retention to 14 days, and residents presented large FOIA-derived outside-search totals that now require publication and independent review.
Current Livonia status →Sterling Heights
The official agenda asks council whether to continue a reported 24-camera system at an annual cost of $84,100. The vote outcome is pending verification.
Open the Sterling Heights decision file →Westland
Westland did not renew its Flock contract, and September reporting documented physical removal in progress. Complete removal and a separate Axon ALPR agreement still need verification.
See the Westland evidence →Novi
Novi has a confirmed Flock deployment and a November 3 capital-millage renewal vote. The published ballot material does not earmark money for Flock, so the immediate task is to get a clear public answer before the vote.
Open the Novi evidence →Eastpointe
Council voted 4-1 to terminate Flock and police discontinued use after two employee-misuse findings. Removal, data disposition and contract closeout remain under verification.
Open the Eastpointe evidence →St. Clair Shores
After residents objected, council ordered all 12 cameras covered for six months while the city reconsiders the contract. This is a collection pause, not yet termination.
Open the St. Clair Shores evidence →Independence Township
Trustees voted 7-0 to terminate Flock, remove eight cameras and seek certified deletion of township-related data. Completion still needs verification.
Open the Independence evidence →Milford
Village Council voted 7-0 not to renew the remaining 10-camera contract. Removal was expected after the end-of-October expiration; a replacement-vendor proposal remains possible.
Open the Milford evidence →South Lyon
Council voted 5-2 not to renew, ordered police to stop using Flock immediately and directed that cameras be covered pending removal.
Open the South Lyon evidence →Madison Heights
The city deactivated its three cameras and announced that it would disconnect them and let the agreement expire after the vendor failed to provide assurances the city considered adequate.
Open the Madison Heights evidence →Lincoln Park
The remaining cameras were decommissioned September 29 while two city commissions review whether to continue the five-year agreement. This is a pause, not yet termination.
Open the Lincoln Park evidence →Start where you live.
Residents elsewhere can help establish the local picture in their own municipality using the same research guides, evidence standards and shared campaign resources.
Start a local effort →Metro Detroit communities
Wayne. Oakland. Macomb.
These representative communities make it easy for residents across the region to find a starting point. Deeper local pages are added where the evidence and local participation support them.
The right next step depends on the local stage. A proposed system calls for stopping the purchase. An operating system calls for finding the contract and nonrenewal window. A community that has removed the system becomes a case study for the next one.
Wayne County
Primary hands-on DeFlock Metro Detroit focus. Active contract research.
After October 1 and October 12 public meetings, the Flock issue remains in the Public Safety committee. Seventeen October 12 speakers opposed the cameras; the contract, sharing logs and exit window remain priority records.
Large multi-vendor LPR deployment. A $6.25 million Flock agreement runs through June 2029; current inventory, sharing and the post-June 2026 Motorola status need verification.
Regional community. Local research can deepen when residents step forward.
A July 2025 agenda sought approval for eight Flock cameras at $24,800 per year for two years. The signed agreement, operative dates and current configuration remain priority records.
Flock nonrenewal was confirmed in July 2026, and September reporting documented physical removal in progress. Complete removal and the separate Axon ALPR status still need verification.
A 2023 city proposal documented six Flock ALPRs; a resident asked council to reevaluate the system in August 2026. Current renewal terms remain unknown.
Council ordered the remaining cameras covered and turned off while two city commissions review the five-year contract. Flock decommissioned the cameras on September 29; termination has not yet been decided.
Oakland County
Confirmed Flock LPR network with public/private sharing and a reported 2026 Flock drone-as-first-responder trial.
Regional community. Local research can deepen when residents step forward.
Regional community. Local research can deepen when residents step forward.
Six Flock LPRs operate under a signed five-year order. Records show 141 in-state sharing relationships and a 90-day contract term that conflicts with a 30-day policy statement.
The city deactivated and covered its three cameras on September 23 and announced October 11 that it would disconnect them and let the Flock contract expire without renewal.
Village Council voted 7-0 on October 5 not to renew the remaining 10-camera Flock contract. Expiration and removal were expected at the end of October; any replacement ALPR proposal still needs scrutiny.
Trustees voted 7-0 on September 8, 2026 to terminate Flock, remove eight cameras and seek certified deletion of township-related data. Completion is being verified.
Council voted 5-2 on September 28 not to renew, ordered police to stop using Flock immediately and directed that the lenses be covered pending removal.
Confirmed Flock deployment. A November 3 capital-millage vote creates a timely funding-transparency question, but published ballot material does not currently earmark the money for Flock.
Regional community. Local research can deepen when residents step forward.
Macomb County
Council is considering continuation of the 24-camera Flock system on October 20, 2026. The official agenda lists an $84,100 annual cost paid from state forfeiture funds.
Council voted 4-1 on September 15, 2026 to terminate Flock and police discontinued use after two employee-misuse findings. Removal and data closeout remain unverified.
Council ordered a six-month pause and all 12 cameras were covered after resident objections. Contract review is expected in March 2027; termination and data closeout have not occurred.
Regional community. Local research can deepen when residents step forward.
Regional community. Local research can deepen when residents step forward.
Don’t see your community? That does not mean no system exists. Join the regional effort and help establish what is happening where you live.
What you’ll find on a local page
The information that matters to the campaign.
- the surveillance system we can verify;
- the vendor involved;
- important contracts and agreements;
- renewal, termination or vote deadlines;
- important unanswered questions;
- the current campaign ask;
- and the next useful action.
For current meeting dates, officials, agendas, packets and other frequently changing government information, we link directly to the official source.
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