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Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Rekor Systems, Axon, Axis Communications
Cameras: Count not documented
No current plate-reader count found. The page description on a 2023 Journal Inquirer reprint says 22 stationary readers, but that figure is not in the article body. Hartford Business Journal reports nearly 1,350 total city cameras, which is not a plate-reader count.
Sources: Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026; Inside Investigator, July 6, 2026; Hartford Business Journal, Nov. 19, 2025; Hartford Courant (PressReader), May 19, 2022; Journal Inquirer, via Yahoo, Aug. 16, 2023

May 2022 A police spokesperson told the Hartford Courant the department uses both fixed and vehicle-mounted plate-reading cameras alongside its street camera system. (Hartford Courant (PressReader), May 19, 2022)
Nov. 2024 In answer to a November 2024 records request, the department gave Inside Investigator data from its Rekor and Axon cameras; the outlet said a single plate could appear hundreds or even thousands of times within 30 days. (Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026)
Nov. 19, 2025 Hartford Business Journal reported police would add cameras at 50 more intersections through Axis Communications, with expanded license plate recognition, and that LPR-equipped cameras had been used in illegal dumping investigations. (Hartford Business Journal, Nov. 19, 2025)
Dec. 3, 2025 According to emails published by Inside Investigator, a department sergeant was told Flock camera share requests from the Milford, Putnam, Berlin and Newtown police and the US Postal Inspection Service awaited acceptance; the article does not confirm they were accepted. (Inside Investigator, July 6, 2026)
Jan. 28, 2026 A department sergeant answered an Inside Investigator records request by saying there were no responsive records and no Flock contract, according to the outlet. (Inside Investigator, July 6, 2026)
July 6, 2026 Inside Investigator reported documents showing a $590,000 Flock invoice and automated alerts from Flock cameras and microphones reaching officers by email. Police told the outlet the invoice was a mistake they later withdrew, that the department has never held or paid for a Flock contract and will not hold one, and that a free memorandum covered a trial of gunshot detection. (Inside Investigator, July 6, 2026)

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West Hartford Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
Cameras: 13
13 Flock readers in the May 2022 trial. No later count found, so the current number may differ.
Sources: We-Ha, May 18, 2022; Patch, May 18, 2022; CT Mirror, Aug. 31, 2026; WFSB, May 28, 2026

Dec. 2021 The Town Council approved using American Rescue Plan money for surveillance systems, at an estimated $500,000. In May 2022, police said the plate readers would be paid for from the town's American Rescue Plan funds; the article does not say whether the $500,000 covers them. (We-Ha, May 18, 2022)
May 2022 NBC Connecticut reported the department had used similar camera technology since 2009, and Chief Vernon Riddick said the cameras do not look inside vehicles or buildings. (NBC Connecticut, May 18, 2022)
May 2022 Police announced a 45-day trial of 13 Flock plate readers and said they would also test another manufacturer's equipment before choosing a vendor. (We-Ha, May 18, 2022; Patch, May 18, 2022)
May 28, 2026 WFSB's I-Team listed West Hartford among departments that had not yet returned plate-reader search data it requested. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
Aug. 26, 2026 A CT Mirror photo caption described an apparently vandalized Flock camera outside a school on Steele Road. (CT Mirror, Aug. 31, 2026)

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Bristol Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Axon, Vendor not named in source
Cameras: Count not documented
No total found. The April 2026 Axon contract adds 13 readers; WFSB lists existing camera locations in May 2026 without stating a count or vendor.
Contract: Axon: $4,030,952.09 five-year term, whole package (also body and dash cameras, Tasers, drones, CCTV streams), not plate readers alone · from April 2026 (The Bristol Edition, April 16, 2026)
Sources: The Bristol Edition, April 16, 2026; WFSB, May 28, 2026

April 2026 The City Council voted 5-2 for the Axon package, which adds 13 plate readers. For: Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu and Councilors Mark Dickau, Greg Hahn, Stephen Seymour and Peter Kelly. Against: Councilors Sue Tyler and Erick Rosengren. (The Bristol Edition, April 16, 2026)
May 28, 2026 WFSB reported receiving Bristol plate-reader search data for January 2025 through April 2026. Its story gives audit frequency two ways: monthly in the Bristol section, twice a month in its introduction. A spokesperson said an April 2026 audit showed ten inquiries that complied with General Order 3.42. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)

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Manchester Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
Cameras: Count not documented
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Sources: Inside Investigator, Jan. 5, 2026; Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026

Nov. 2025 Inside Investigator, whose reporter was the complainant, reported that the Freedom of Information Commission ruled in her favor shortly before the outlet's November 2025 article, finding the plate data likely not exempt but unable to rule definitively because the data had been deleted. (Inside Investigator, Jan. 5, 2026)
Jan. 2026 Inside Investigator reported that, after a Dec. 23 status email, the department denied a follow-up request for 30 days of plate data filed Nov. 13, with its staff attorney writing that the data is "compiled and stored by FLOCK, Inc." (Inside Investigator, Jan. 5, 2026)
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July 12, 2026 Inside Investigator reported the department's second denial remained pending before the Freedom of Information Commission after a hearing officer refused a delay. (Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026)

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Southington Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
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32 Flock cameras, per WFSB in November 2025 and May 2026; locations not released. Patch reported a 2023 plan for 22 spots, while WFSB says 32 were installed about two and a half years before November 2025, so the starting number conflicts.
Contract: Flock Safety: $80,300 in year one, then $66,000 per year, two-year contract · from 2023 (Patch, July 18, 2023)
Contract: Flock Safety: $90,000 per year, as reported November 2025 (WFSB, Nov. 10, 2025)
Sources: WFSB, Nov. 10, 2025; WFSB, May 28, 2026; Patch, July 18, 2023; Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026

July 10, 2023 The Town Council voted unanimously to pursue a 22-camera Flock program and let the town manager draw on money set aside for a dispatch subsidy. (Patch, July 18, 2023)
Nov. 10, 2025 Police told WFSB car break-ins fell from 337 in 2023 to 95 the following year and stolen cars from 100 to 50, and credited the readers. Capt. James Armack said the system alerts officers before suspects can commit more crimes in town. (WFSB, Nov. 10, 2025)
May 28, 2026 WFSB reported records showing about 1.5 million searches from December 2025 to May 2026, access limited to Connecticut agencies, and monthly audits sent to the Board of Police Commissioners. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)

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Windsor Police Department

Status: Ended or removed
Vendors: Flock Safety
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16 fixed Flock cameras on public roads, in use since 2022, per town officials through Patch. Switched off; removal was promised by fall 2026 and not confirmed.
Contract: Flock Safety: $48,000 per year ($3,000 per camera), auto-renewing in early June · to 2026 (Patch, Feb. 18, 2026; Patch, July 15, 2026)
Sources: Patch, Feb. 18, 2026; Patch, July 15, 2026; NBC Connecticut, July 15, 2026; WTNH, July 16, 2026; Patch, Jan. 20, 2026; Journal Inquirer, via GovTech, Feb. 19, 2026; WFSB, May 28, 2026

2022 Windsor began using fixed plate-reader cameras. (Patch, Jan. 20, 2026)
Jan. 5, 2026 The town adopted a plate-reader policy limiting data to public safety use, restricting sharing to Connecticut police and some bordering-state agencies within 100 miles unless approved case by case, with deletion within 30 days absent an active case. (Patch, Feb. 18, 2026)
Feb. 2026 Chief Donald Melanson told a council committee the department had put monthly audits in place, limited access to Connecticut police and tightened search requirements, per meeting minutes cited by Patch. (Patch, July 15, 2026)
Feb. 17, 2026 The Town Council voted 8-1 to shut off the cameras while seeking an alternative system or revised contract language; Councilor Will Pelkey voted no. The town manager estimated early termination at about $8,000. (Patch, Feb. 18, 2026; Journal Inquirer, via GovTech, Feb. 19, 2026)
July 2026 NBC Connecticut reported a resident was gathering petition signatures to force a special town meeting on a plate-reader ban; no outcome was found. (NBC Connecticut, July 15, 2026)
July 2026 Mayor Nuchette Black-Burke told NBC Connecticut all cameras were off and would come down by fall, saying "This tool is important; the vendor is not what we want." (NBC Connecticut, July 15, 2026)
July 6, 2026 The Town Council voted 5-4 against reactivating the cameras, renewing the Flock contract or approving an amended policy. How each member voted is not reported. (Patch, July 15, 2026; WTNH, July 16, 2026)

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Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
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Sources: Town of South Windsor, April 6, 2026; Town of South Windsor, July 17, 2025; Patch, April 10, 2026; WTNH, Sept. 9, 2026

Nov. 20, 2023 The Town Council approved the Flock system, according to the town manager's July 2025 report. (Town of South Windsor, July 17, 2025)
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April 6, 2026 Chief Lindstrom briefed the Town Council, reporting about 70 uses in nearly 11 months, 30-day retention and sharing limited to Connecticut agencies. No motion or vote was taken. (Town of South Windsor, April 6, 2026)
Sept. 2026 At a council meeting the chief said the readers had helped in 104 instances over about 18 months. WTNH said many people still wanted them shut off, without placing those calls at the meeting, and its story mentions no vote. (WTNH, Sept. 9, 2026)

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Farmington Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
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Seven cameras, locations undisclosed, per WFSB in May 2026.
Sources: WFSB, May 28, 2026; WFSB, Aug. 11, 2026

May 28, 2026 WFSB reported Farmington exchanges data with nearby towns and permits two-way national searching, and that anyone on Flock has to agree to abide by Connecticut's search limits. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
Aug. 11, 2026 Chief Paul Melanson credited plate readers with a critical role in solving three homicides in the prior 10 months. (WFSB, Aug. 11, 2026; Connecticut Public, Aug. 11, 2026)

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Simsbury Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
Cameras: 6
Six working Flock cameras with two more pending, per NBC Connecticut in September 2026.
Contract: Flock Safety: about $3,000 per camera per year (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
Sources: NBC Connecticut, Sept. 28, 2026; WFSB, May 28, 2026

July 2024 The first cameras were installed. (NBC Connecticut, Sept. 28, 2026)
May 28, 2026 WFSB reported out-of-state agencies ran more than 2,000 immigration searches in records covering January 2025 to January 2026, and that the town has since left the national network. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
Sept. 2026 Residents questioned the cameras before the Board of Selectmen, which took no action; Chief Nick Boulter said they helped in eight of 11 burglary cases the prior year. (NBC Connecticut, Sept. 28, 2026)

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Avon Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
Cameras: 4
Four fixed cameras, per the department's own guide dated August 2026.
Sources: Avon Police Department, Aug. 2026; WFSB, May 28, 2026

2022 The department began using plate-reader technology. (Avon Police Department, Aug. 2026)
Nov. 2025 The department stopped allowing immigration searches of its data, per WFSB. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
May 28, 2026 WFSB reported January to October 2025 records showing 2,440 in-department searches, 425,611 out-of-department hits and at least 1,688 immigration or ICE hits. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
Aug. 2026 The department's guide says it has already moved to purging non-hit data after 21 days, ahead of the Oct. 1, 2026 state deadline, and shares with no out-of-state agency at present. It cites state law barring sharing with federal agencies and lists immigration enforcement and routine traffic enforcement as uses it does not allow. (Avon Police Department, Aug. 2026)

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Berlin Police Department

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
Cameras: 12
12 Flock readers, locations not public, per WTNH and WFSB.
Contract: Flock Safety: about $36,000 per year (WTNH, Nov. 5, 2025)
Sources: WTNH, Nov. 5, 2025; WFSB, May 28, 2026

July 2025 The readers began operating, per WFSB. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)
Oct. 2025 WTNH reported the cameras detected stolen-car plates 103 times in the month. (WTNH, Nov. 5, 2025)
May 28, 2026 The department told WFSB it has always prohibited sharing data for immigration and reproductive-care cases, and that two administrators oversee use. (WFSB, May 28, 2026)

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Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety
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Glastonbury Police Department

Status: Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors: Vendor not named in source
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Sources: Patch, Aug. 3, 2023; Journal Inquirer, via Yahoo, Aug. 16, 2023; Town of Glastonbury, 2022

March 8, 2022 The Town Council set a public information meeting for March 8, 2022, on an option to install plate readers at about 13 intersections. (Town of Glastonbury, 2022)
Aug. 1, 2023 The department's reader policy took effect, with 30-day retention and no sharing for immigration enforcement, per the Journal Inquirer. (Journal Inquirer, via Yahoo, Aug. 16, 2023)

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East Hartford Police Department

Status: Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors: Vendor not named in source
Cameras: 12
A dozen cameras capturing vehicle and plate images, per the Hartford Courant in May 2022. No later count found.
Contract: Vendor not named in source: $570,000 system cost, feeding a police intelligence center (Hartford Courant (PressReader), May 19, 2022)
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May 2022 The Hartford Courant described East Hartford's $570,000 system of a dozen street and intersection cameras feeding a police intelligence center. (Hartford Courant (PressReader), May 19, 2022)

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Enfield Police Department

Status: Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors: Vendor not named in source
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Sources: Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026

July 12, 2026 Inside Investigator reported that Enfield lacks a direct plate-reader vendor contract, though a bid waiver connects it to Vulcan for its Joint Operations Center, and that the audit logs it turned over had plates redacted. (Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026)

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2012 A 2012 license plate reader bill cleared two legislative committees but never received a House floor vote, the Middletown Press reported in 2026. (The Middletown Press, via GovTech, Feb. 4, 2026)
June 19, 2022 CT Mirror reported that Connecticut then had no statute governing police use of plate reader data and did not require its deletion by any deadline; measures the ACLU backed in 2012 and 2013 to purge data after 14 days did not advance. (CT Mirror, June 19, 2022)
Aug. 21, 2023 The Connecticut Post reported, citing state police, that state and local agencies had purchased 93 plate readers in total, and said no current figure existed for how many were active statewide. (Connecticut Post, via GovTech, Aug. 21, 2023)
Nov. 10, 2025 The ACLU of Connecticut and allied groups called for a statewide moratorium on plate readers until legislation passes, and the ACLU said it filed 94 public records requests with police departments, including one to the Connecticut State Police. (ACLU of Connecticut, Nov. 10, 2025; WSHU, Nov. 11, 2025; Journal Inquirer, via GovTech, Nov. 11, 2025)
Feb. 4, 2026 The Middletown Press, crediting a CT Insider investigation, reported that out-of-state police and other authorities had run thousands of searches of Connecticut camera data, often tagged "ICE" or "ICE-assist". It also reported that no official tally shows how many Connecticut towns use readers and that officials keep no central list of them. (The Middletown Press, via GovTech, Feb. 4, 2026)
March 9, 2026 The Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 5449, An Act Concerning Automated License Plate Reader Systems. (Connecticut General Assembly, April 9, 2026; CT Mirror, March 10, 2026)
March 18, 2026 The Government Administration and Elections Committee set a public hearing on HB 5552, on state contract requirements for plate reader information. The committee approved a substitute on March 23, and the bill was tabled for the House calendar on April 9. (Connecticut General Assembly, April 9, 2026)
March 23, 2026 The Judiciary Committee approved a substitute HB 5449, 32-9. It was tabled for the House calendar on April 9. (Connecticut General Assembly, April 9, 2026; Connecticut General Assembly, April 9, 2026)
April 2026 The state Senate passed SB 397, which carried plate reader language that the ACLU of Connecticut says came from HB 5449. CT Mirror reported no tally. (CT Mirror, April 14, 2026; ACLU of Connecticut, May 6, 2026)
April 7, 2026 The Office of Fiscal Analysis note on HB 5449 said the Police Officer Standards and Training Council had already adopted a plate reader model policy and that DESPP had the expertise to write regulations, projecting no fiscal impact. (Connecticut Office of Fiscal Analysis, April 7, 2026)
May 2026 The House passed SB 397 91-53, CT Mirror reported on May 1; the no votes were every House Republican plus four Democrats. (CT Mirror, May 1, 2026)
May 2026 The Justice Department sued Connecticut and officials including Attorney General William Tong over SB 397, WTIC reported on May 16. The report describes a challenge to rules on federal officers such as face coverings and does not mention the plate reader provisions. Tong said the state would "vigorously defend the law." (WTIC News, May 16, 2026)
May 2026 The Journal Inquirer reported that Attorney General William Tong had said earlier that he intended to examine the searches CT Insider uncovered. No Attorney General opinion or enforcement action on plate readers was found. (Journal Inquirer, via Police1, May 7, 2026)
May 4, 2026 SB 397 was approved as Public Act 26-14; sections 13 to 15 regulate plate readers. Most operating limits apply from October 1, 2026, and contract requirements apply from the section's effective date. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026; Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
May 4, 2026 PA 26-14 caps retention of plate reader data at 21 days, with exceptions including warrants and court orders, supervisor-approved evidence holds in active criminal investigations, and de-identified traffic analytics. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026; Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
May 4, 2026 PA 26-14 bars using plate reader systems or data to assist immigration enforcement, to investigate legal reproductive or gender-affirming care, to identify people in First Amendment activity, or to target people by protected characteristics. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026; Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
May 4, 2026 PA 26-14 limits sharing to other Connecticut public agencies; individuals seeking data on vehicles registered to them; law enforcement in New York, Rhode Island or Massachusetts and multijurisdictional task forces with a Connecticut member, on written assurance of compliance; and other law enforcement, federal included, only with a judge's probable cause warrant or for a possible Terrorist Screening Database match. It bars real-time, bulk or automatic access except in response to a documented, case-specific request. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026; Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
May 4, 2026 PA 26-14 makes plate reader data confidential and not a public record, while device locations (with a federal funding exception) and redacted audit and access logs are public. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026; Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
May 4, 2026 PA 26-14 lets the Attorney General sue vendors, with civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation, and lets aggrieved people seek injunctive or declaratory relief against public agencies from October 1, 2026. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026; Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
May 4, 2026 PA 26-14 deadlines: POST model policy by December 1, 2026; agency adoption and a standard reporting form by January 1, 2027; annual agency reports each January 31; a consolidated UConn Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy report by July 30, 2027; DESPP regulations by January 1, 2028. (Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026)
Aug. 5, 2026 Senators Bob Duff and James Maroney asked towns to hold off voluntarily on installing new plate readers and Flock cameras, promised further privacy legislation in 2027, and said they would ask DESPP for a town-by-town tally of where Flock cameras are and how many there are. (Connecticut Senate Democrats, Aug. 5, 2026; WFSB, Aug. 5, 2026)
Aug. 7, 2026 Gov. Ned Lamont asked POST to issue guidance on safety cameras and plate readers within 30 days for local and state police, and urged municipalities to "immediately pause the installation of any new cameras and ALPRs" until it was final. (Office of the Governor of Connecticut, Aug. 7, 2026)
Aug. 12, 2026 The Office of Legislative Research issued report 2026-R-0125 summarizing the new law, citing PA 26-14 sections 13 to 15 as amended by PA 26-76 section 46. (Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, Aug. 12, 2026)
Sept. 2026 POST adopted a report recommending seven-day retention rather than 21, along with periodic audits, a required case number for data lookups and a ban on shared user accounts. Its chair called the recommendations "only advisory." Reports differ on length (59 or 50 pages), and no vote tally was reported. (CT Mirror, Sept. 24, 2026; Connecticut Public, Sept. 24, 2026)
Sept. 2026 A POST survey counted 1,564 plate reader cameras statewide, as reported by agencies. Of 97 responding agencies, 71 reported fixed readers, and 19 agencies reported no cameras deployed. The largest single agency, unnamed, reported 323 cameras. Reports differ on the vendor figures for Flock (39.4%), Axon (28.3%) and Rekor (24.2%): WFSB describes them as shares of respondents, CT Mirror as shares of cameras. (WFSB, Sept. 24, 2026; CT Mirror, Sept. 24, 2026)
Sept. 29, 2026 WFSB reported that Flock emailed Connecticut departments about a "security incident" in which device names, locations and types were put online. Flock said no pictures, footage or sensitive police data got out, and that it first learned of the access problem in November 2025. (WFSB, Sept. 29, 2026; NBC Connecticut, Oct. 5, 2026)
Oct. 1, 2026 The law's operating limits took effect. WFSB reported that Flock capped retention at 21 days in its Connecticut software and warned that agencies failing to confirm they would follow state rules would lose access to Connecticut agencies' data. (WFSB, Oct. 1, 2026; Connecticut General Assembly, May 4, 2026)

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Connecticut State Police (DESPP)

Status: Using license-plate readers
Vendors: Flock Safety, Vendor not named in source
Cameras: 15
At least 14 cruiser-mounted cameras and one stationary reader, per the Journal Inquirer in November 2025, which also reported 30 more on order as of May 2025. The article names no source for these figures and no vendor for them.
Sources: Journal Inquirer, via GovTech, Nov. 11, 2025; The Day, via GovTech, Nov. 3, 2025

Aug. 21, 2023 The Connecticut Post reported, citing state police, that 93 plate readers had been purchased, and said no current figure existed for how many were active statewide. (Connecticut Post, via GovTech, Aug. 21, 2023)
Nov. 2024 Inside Investigator reported that DESPP never answered its November 2024 records request about plate reader data. (Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026)
Nov. 2025 The Day listed the state police among at least 45 Connecticut departments with a Flock partnership, without saying whether that covers its own cameras. (The Day, via GovTech, Nov. 3, 2025)
Nov. 10, 2025 The ACLU of Connecticut said it sent a public records request to the state police about its plate reader use. (ACLU of Connecticut, Nov. 10, 2025; Journal Inquirer, via GovTech, Nov. 11, 2025)

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Status: Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors: Vendor not named in source
Cameras: Count not documented
No count found. A UConn notice describes car-mounted cameras that match plates to permit records.
Sources: UConn Today, July 14, 2021; Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026

July 2021 UConn Parking and Transportation Services said in a July 2021 post that license plate recognition enforcement using car-mounted cameras would start that August. (UConn Today, July 14, 2021)
Nov. 2024 Inside Investigator reported that UConn gave it data from its ALPR system in response to requests filed in November 2024; the article does not say which UConn unit runs the system. (Inside Investigator, July 12, 2026)

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