Flock status: Nonrenewal confirmed; end-of-October removal pending verification
Broader ALPR status: Replacement-vendor watch
Milford voted 7-0 not to renew.
On October 5, 2026, Village Council unanimously rejected renewal of the remaining 10 Flock cameras. Local 4 reported that the contract was due to expire later in October and the cameras would then be removed.
Local 4: Milford votes 7-0 not to renew →
Milford initially approved 10 cameras in 2023 and added five in 2024. The village ended the newer five-camera agreement in June 2026; the October vote addressed the remaining 10.
Residents created a visible decision environment.
Reporting describes weekly protests and a petition with more than 600 signatures. Council members said they heard strong opposition from residents and visitors.
The police chief also cited useful investigations, but recommended ending the vendor relationship because of camera outages, vandalism and poor responsiveness. That is an important factual distinction: privacy concerns drove resident organizing, while the chief emphasized service problems.
Flock nonrenewal may not end ALPR use.
Subsequent reporting said the chief could seek a different ALPR vendor. A logo change is not the same as ending automated mass vehicle tracking.
The next verification questions are:
- Were all 10 remaining cameras deactivated and physically removed after expiration?
- Were user accounts, alerts and sharing relationships disabled?
- What routine data was deleted, and what case evidence was preserved?
- Is another ALPR purchase, pilot or quote under consideration?
- Would any replacement return to council as a clearly labeled public item?
Milford is a strong nonrenewal example. It should be called fully DeFlocked only after shutdown, removal and the absence of a materially similar replacement are verified.