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Using license-plate readers · 12 agencies documented

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Independence Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
17
17 Flock cameras installed, with three more under the latest contract not yet installed, per Police Chief Brian Ferayorni (Spectrum News 1, Aug. 24, 2026). LINK nky's records-based count (Aug. 2026) also listed 17 devices.
Contract
Flock Safety: $128,900 total · from 2024 (LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026; WVXU, Aug. 28, 2026)
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026; WVXU, Aug. 28, 2026; WKRC Local 12, Aug. 17, 2026; Spectrum News 1, Aug. 24, 2026
  1. 2023 The city tried Flock cameras on a free trial before buying them in 2024. (WVXU, Aug. 28, 2026)
  2. July 2026 Chief Ferayorni signed a renewed data-sharing agreement with Flock that names the city as the sole owner of the data. (WVXU, Aug. 28, 2026)
  3. Aug. 17, 2026 At a specially called council meeting, residents spoke against the cameras for about two hours. (WVXU, Aug. 28, 2026; WKRC Local 12, Aug. 17, 2026)
  4. Aug. 24, 2026 Mayor Chris Reinersman said in a statement that the city would begin removing all of its Flock cameras right away. (Spectrum News 1, Aug. 24, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The chief said none of his officers had misused Flock.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Fort Mitchell Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
5
Five rented license plate readers, per NKyTribune (Aug. 2026) and LINK nky's records-based count.
Contract
Flock Safety: $34,000 total · from 2024 · to Feb. 2027 · approved by Not brought before council; the mayor said it was handled as a budget item (Northern Kentucky Tribune, Aug. 20, 2026; FOX19 (WXIX), Aug. 19, 2026)
Sources
Northern Kentucky Tribune, Aug. 20, 2026; FOX19 (WXIX), Aug. 19, 2026
  1. Aug. 18, 2026 After hearing from residents at a council meeting, Mayor Greg Pohlgeers ended the city's use of Flock cameras, effective immediately. (FOX19 (WXIX), Aug. 19, 2026; Northern Kentucky Tribune, Aug. 20, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Meeting date inferred: FOX19 (Aug. 19, 2026) says the discussion took place the previous night.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Erlanger Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
5
Five Flock cameras in a pilot, all inactive as of late August 2026 (FOX19).
Sources
Northern Kentucky Tribune, Sept. 19, 2024; FOX19 (WXIX), Aug. 27, 2026; LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026
  1. 2024 By September 2024 Erlanger was running a one-year trial of Flock cameras near hotels by CVG and the I-75/I-275 interchange, paid for in part by meetNKY. The start date was not reported. (Northern Kentucky Tribune, Sept. 19, 2024)
  2. Aug. 27, 2026 Police Chief Mike Leming said the city would not renew its Flock contract. Four cameras had already been taken down and the fifth was turned off. (FOX19 (WXIX), Aug. 27, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • LINK nky reported that Erlanger had signed a shared regional MOU but had stopped using ALPRs.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Elsmere Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
11
11 Flock devices, some of them movable, per LINK nky's records-based count (Aug. 2026).
Contract
Flock Safety: $75,000 total (LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026)
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026
Conflicts and open questions
  • Listed as active because LINK nky found a current contract in August 2026. We found no later change.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Villa Hills Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
5
Five Flock devices, per LINK nky's records-based count (Aug. 2026).
Contract
Flock Safety: $33,250 total (LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026)
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026
Conflicts and open questions
  • Named in the Kenton County Sheriff's shared MOU (signed 2025-12-18), per LINK nky. Listed as active based on a current contract in August 2026.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills Police Authority

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
3
Three Flock devices, per LINK nky's records-based count (Aug. 2026).
Contract
Flock Safety: $19,550 total (LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026)
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026
Conflicts and open questions
  • Listed as active based on a current contract in August 2026.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Kenton County Sheriff's Office

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
3
Three Flock devices, per LINK nky's records-based count (Aug. 2026). The sheriff did not provide pricing.
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026
  1. Dec. 18, 2025 Department heads signed a cost-sharing agreement between the sheriff's office and nine Northern Kentucky cities: Erlanger, Independence, Villa Hills, Dayton, Highland Heights, Southgate, Fort Mitchell, Lakeside Park and Edgewood, per LINK nky. (LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Per LINK nky, the agreement splits the cost of Tyler Technologies' service connecting Flock alerts to dispatch, with the charges billed through Independence. It runs indefinitely and renews automatically unless all parties change it.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Kenton County Police Department

Status
Checked: no program found
Vendors
Cameras
Count not documented
No ALPR contract as of August 2026, per LINK nky's records requests.
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026; LINK nky, July 14, 2026; WVXU, Aug. 28, 2026
  1. June 30, 2026 The Kenton County Fiscal Court postponed a vote on letting the county police seek bids for license plate readers. (LINK nky, July 14, 2026)
  2. July 14, 2026 The fiscal court put off the vote a second time. Chief Michael Jones had proposed six cameras: one at the jail parking lot and five at county park entrances. (LINK nky, July 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • No decision on the bid request had been reported as of late August 2026 (WVXU).

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Covington Police Department

Status
Checked: no program found
Vendors
Cameras
Count not documented
No ALPR contract as of August 2026, per LINK nky's records requests. The city uses conventional security cameras.
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026; WCPO 9, Aug. 26, 2026
  1. Aug. 2026 City officials postponed a vote on a $6 million technology package that includes cruiser-mounted license plate readers, so the public could weigh in first. A city spokesperson said the system is not Flock. (WCPO 9, Aug. 26, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Vote date not given. WCPO (Aug. 26, 2026) said it was on a Tuesday, likely Aug. 25. The vendor was not named.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Fort Wright Police Department

Status
Checked: no program found
Vendors
Cameras
Count not documented
No ALPR contract as of August 2026, per LINK nky's records requests.
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Taylor Mill Police Department

Status
Checked: no program found
Vendors
Cameras
Count not documented
No ALPR contract as of August 2026, per LINK nky. The city had budgeted money but signed no contract.
Sources
LINK nky, Aug. 4, 2026

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Statewide

  1. April 5, 2022 Flock Safety told Spectrum News it had 34 Kentucky customers, 14 of them law enforcement agencies, but declined to name them. At that time Kentucky had no law limiting how long plate-reader data could be kept. (Spectrum News 1, April 5, 2022)
  2. Feb. 28, 2024 Senate Bill 380 (Sen. Adrienne Southworth) was filed. It would have defined who may use plate readers, set privacy safeguards, and let Kentucky State Police run an annual review of ALPR users. It was sent to the Senate Transportation Committee on March 1, 2024, and went no further. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, March 1, 2024)
  3. Jan. 7, 2026 Rep. John Hodgson (R-Fisherville) filed House Bill 58 to regulate automated license plate readers. Spectrum News reported that a similar Hodgson bill had passed the House 90-1 in the 2025 session, but the Senate did not take it up. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, April 10, 2026; Spectrum News 1, Jan. 12, 2026)
  4. Jan. 14, 2026 Rep. T.J. Roberts (R-Burlington) filed House Bill 375. It would ban the use of plate readers, make a violation a Class D felony with a $10,000 fine, and allow civil suits. The bill was sent to the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 22, 2026, and saw no further action. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, Jan. 22, 2026)
  5. Feb. 11, 2026 The House Judiciary Committee approved a revised HB 58 without opposition. As approved by the committee, the bill capped retention at 90 days unless the data is needed as evidence, limited sharing to other law enforcement agencies and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, and required officers to visually confirm a plate match before a stop. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, April 10, 2026; Louisville Public Media / Kentucky Public Radio (via WKMS), Feb. 11, 2026)
  6. Feb. 18, 2026 The House passed HB 58 on an 89-9 vote. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, April 10, 2026)
  7. March 24, 2026 The Senate passed an amended HB 58 on a 34-3 vote. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, April 10, 2026)
  8. March 31, 2026 The House voted 70-19 to accept the Senate changes to HB 58 and sent the bill to the governor. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, April 10, 2026)
  9. April 10, 2026 Gov. Andy Beshear signed HB 58 (Acts Chapter 71). It adds a new section to KRS Chapter 189 that limits ALPR use and the use and sale of ALPR data, sets a 90-day retention cap with exceptions for investigations and evidence-preservation notices, and requires law enforcement agencies to adopt and publish an ALPR policy. It also sets up a Transportation Cabinet permit process for readers on highway rights-of-way, lets the Cabinet, its contractors, insurers and lenders collect ALPR data for specified purposes, and adds a penalty in KRS 189.990. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, April 10, 2026)
  10. July 15, 2026 HB 58 took effect statewide, according to LEX 18. Hodgson told the station the bill took four years to pass. (LEX 18, July 16, 2026)
  11. July 2026 U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said in a social media post that he planned a federal bill to cut funding to cities and police departments that use Flock cameras. No bill number or text was reported. (WBKO (story originated at WAVE), July 29, 2026)
  12. Sept. 3, 2026 The legislature's Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary heard testimony on plate readers from Flock Safety, the Kentucky Retail Federation, Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson, the ACLU and ACLU of Kentucky, and the Cato Institute. Written statements came from Axon, Motorola Solutions, the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The ACLU of Kentucky asked governments to pause Flock contracts and order independent audits. (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, Sept. 3, 2026; WUKY, Sept. 3, 2026; WKYT, Sept. 3, 2026; Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police (via Kentucky LRC), Sept. 3, 2026)