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Outagamie

Using license-plate readers · 3 agencies documented

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Appleton Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
No count from a cited source.
  1. Jan. 28, 2026 Police held a public meeting with a Flock representative; Chief Polly Olson said ICE does not have access to Appleton's system. (WBAY, Jan. 29, 2026)
  2. May 6, 2026 Mayor Jake Woodford announced the city was beginning to end its use of Flock, citing concerns about the integrity of Flock's system; sharing was limited to northeast Wisconsin law enforcement agencies. (WBAY, May 6, 2026)
  3. June 24, 2026 The Safety and Licensing Committee voted 4-0 to recommend public oversight and accountability standards for ALPR and did not back a proposed outright ban; the council was expected to take up ending payments to Flock on July 15. (WLUK FOX 11, June 24, 2026)
  4. June 30, 2026 Flock cameras went offline; the city asked for removal by July 31, 2026. (NBC 26 (WGBA), June 30, 2026; WLUK FOX 11, June 24, 2026)
  5. July 15, 2026 Common Council voted to stop payments to Flock and sent the ALPR guidelines back to committee (vote count not reported). (WLUK FOX 11, July 15, 2026)
  6. July 22, 2026 The Safety and Licensing Committee discussed proposed amendments on how ALPR data may be used, stored and shared, and planned to take the issue up formally on Sept. 9. A memo from the mayor and police chief said the city had ended its use of Flock products and cameras were removed or covered; NBC 26 reported the city is not pursuing ALPR in the meantime. (NBC 26 (WGBA), July 22, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Woodford said ending use did not require council approval, only stopping payments. July 22 date inferred from 'Wednesday' in a July 22 article. Appleton spans Outagamie, Calumet and Winnebago counties.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Grand Chute Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Axon
Cameras
23
23 cameras to be kept, with Flock units replaced by Axon units (FOX 11, June 2, 2026).
Contract
Axon: period not stated · approved by Grand Chute Town Board, 2026-06-02 · Amount and term not reported; FOX 11 says no financial change for the town. Replacement deadline 'Sept. 1' (year implied 2026). (WLUK FOX 11, June 2, 2026)
  1. Oct. 2025 The town began evaluating Axon's fixed ALPR system, originally planning a 2027 transition. (NBC 26 (WGBA), June 3, 2026)
  2. June 2, 2026 Town Board unanimously ended its Flock contract (which was to run to summer 2027) and approved an agreement with Axon; Chief David Maas cited service problems and changes in Flock's outside-access review. (WLUK FOX 11, June 2, 2026; NBC 26 (WGBA), June 3, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Formerly a Flock customer. Whether the Axon cameras were installed by Sept. 1 was not confirmed.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Kaukauna Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
  1. July 2026 The department announced the city did not renew its Flock contract and was working with Flock to deactivate and remove the equipment; Chief Jamie Graff called continued investment not fiscally responsible. (WLUK FOX 11, July 8, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Announced in a news release reported July 8, 2026; no council vote reported.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Statewide

  1. Aug. 2023 FOX6 reported that the Wisconsin Department of Justice said it does not keep track of Flock cameras, and that Wisconsin had no law setting retention periods for plate-reader data. (FOX6 News Milwaukee, Aug. 2, 2023)
  2. 2025 Lobbying registrations on AB 300 with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission: the ACLU of Wisconsin registered against (6/8/2025); the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association (6/10/2025), the League of Wisconsin Municipalities (6/23/2025) and Flock Group Inc. (7/25/2025) registered in favor; the Wisconsin Grocers Association registered 'other' (6/19/2025). (Wisconsin Ethics Commission (lobbying.wi.gov), date not shown)
  3. 2025 The Wisconsin Examiner, citing OpenSecrets, reported that Flock spent $102,000 on lobbying in Wisconsin in 2025, and that AB 300 and SB 299 did not pass. (Wisconsin Examiner (republished by Urban Milwaukee), Aug. 28, 2026)
  4. May 30, 2025 Senate Bill 299, by Sens. James and Wanggaard, was introduced to create a state grant program (new s. 165.985) for buying automated registration plate reader systems; it was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, and the Legislature's page shows no later action. (Wisconsin State Legislature, date not shown)
  5. June 6, 2025 Assembly Bill 300, the companion grant-program bill by Rep. Novak and 13 other representatives, was introduced and referred to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety; the Legislature's page shows no later action. (Wisconsin State Legislature, date not shown)
  6. Aug. 6, 2025 A Wisconsin Examiner analysis of Flock network audit data found that at least 221 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies used Flock from Jan. 1 to May 31, 2025. (Wisconsin Examiner, Aug. 6, 2025)
  7. Sept. 2026 Attorney General Josh Kaul, speaking at a Rotary Club event, called on the Legislature to pass a state law governing how plate readers may be used, including a general bar on selling ALPR data to private companies. (CBS 58 says Tuesday; its story is dated Sept. 8, 2026.) (CBS 58 (WDJT), Sept. 8, 2026)
  8. Sept. 2026 State Rep. Calvin Callahan, chair of the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection, said government use of Flock cameras should be prohibited unless it comes with warrants, judicial oversight and strict retention limits, and said he would hold a committee hearing on surveillance cameras when the Legislature returns in January. No bill number was cited. (WSAW says the statement came on a Tuesday; the story is dated Sept. 15, 2026.) (WSAW NewsChannel 7, Sept. 15, 2026)
  9. Sept. 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany said that if elected he would pause state funding for Flock and create a privacy task force; Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a Democratic candidate for governor, directed county departments to limit Flock use. (Wisconsin Public Radio, Sept. 2, 2026)