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Update October 7, 202610 of the 21 Snohomish County jurisdictions have reported operating programs in the cited records. Most recent dated report: Snohomish County Sheriff.See where your city stands →

Flock Cancellations, Pauses and Rejections

Snohomish County's 3 cancellation decisions come first. Examples elsewhere include completed exits, pauses and announced terminations. The entries identify remaining contracts, replacement vendors and unverified removal. Content checked in October 2026.

3

Snohomish County councils that ended or rejected a Flock contract

41

Documented examples of cancellations, pauses, rejections and announced exits

October 2026

Most recent documented decision

In Snohomish County

Lynnwood approved cancellation in February 2026. Edmonds authorized termination in June after an earlier cancellation letter lacked council approval. Mountlake Terrace reversed its contract in December 2025, before the city's Flock deployment.

Edmonds, WA

Victory

June 2026

Council voted unanimously to terminate the contract (June 9, 2026)

Lynnwood, WA

Victory

February 2026

Council unanimously approved cancelling the contract (February 23, 2026)

Mountlake Terrace, WA

Victory

December 2025

Council voted 6-0 to cancel its Flock contract (December 4, 2025)

Everywhere Else

Accountability Cases

Misuse cases and outcomes requiring further records.

Joplin, MO

In Progress

Ongoing

Police officer terminated for alleged misuse

October 2026

Henrico County, VA

Victory

October 2026

Police announced Flock contract termination (October 6, 2026)

As of October 8, Henrico’s seven-day exit window remained pending. Henrico was considering other options; completed removal remained unverified on October 8.

September 2026

Arlington County, VA

Victory

September 2026

Board directed discontinuing county-leased Flock technology (September 15, 2026)

Arlington’s September 15 decision left private cameras unaffected. Completed Arlington camera removal and future replacement vendors remain unverified as of October 8.

August 2026

Chandler, AZ

Victory

August 2026

City announced discontinuing 40 fixed Flock readers and declined renewal (August 7, 2026)

Chandler said it could seek a different ALPR vendor after policy revisions. Completed removal remains unverified as of October 8.

July 2026

Los Angeles, CA

Victory

July 2026

LAPD stopped using Flock after its agreement lapsed, reported July 2026

LAPD’s reported July halt differs from the June contract end recorded in the Inspector General’s report. A later restart remains unverified as of October 8.

Redmond, WA

Victory

July 2026

Council voted 7-0 to terminate the contract and end its ALPR program (July 21, 2026)

Redmond’s page confirms the July 21 vote and the start of removal. Completed removal remains unverified as of October 8.

June 2026

Framingham, MA

Victory

June 2026

Police will not renew; contract expired June 30, 2026

Fort Collins, CO

Victory

June 2026

Council voted 6-1 to cancel the contract (June 16, 2026)

South Portland, ME

Victory

June 2026

Council voted 5-2 to stop using Flock cameras (June 11, 2026)

Columbia Heights, MN

Victory

June 2026

Council unanimously approved stopping Flock use and ensuring nonrenewal (June 8, 2026)

Columbia Heights still owed final contract payments, with nonrenewal planned for 2027.

Woodburn, OR

Victory

June 2026

Program ended; all 23 cameras turned off and unfunded for 2026-27

May 2026

Dayton, OH

Victory

May 2026

Program suspended; all 72 cameras covered

Dayton suspended and covered the cameras rather than terminating the contract outright.

March 2026

Ithaca, NY

Victory

March 2026

Common Council voted unanimously to end the contract (March 4, 2026)

The cameras were disconnected but, as of mid-2026, had not yet been physically removed.

South Pasadena, CA

Victory

March 2026

Council voted 4-1 to exit one of its two Flock contracts (March 18, 2026)

Closure of South Pasadena’s remaining contract is unverified as of October 8. The city was considering a different ALPR vendor after its March vote.

Bloomington, IN

Victory

March 2026

Declined renewal of its fixed-reader Flock contract, which expired March 5, 2026

Bloomington’s April 2026 council packet identifies separate Flock video and mobile trailer agreements. Closure of those agreements remains unverified as of October 8.

February 2026

Santa Cruz, CA

Victory

February 2026

Contract terminated (effective Feb 12, 2026)

Mountain View, CA

Victory

February 2026

Council voted unanimously to terminate the contract (Feb 24, 2026)

South Tucson, AZ

Victory

February 2026

Council voted 5-1-1 to terminate the contract (Feb 17, 2026)

January 2026

Syracuse, NY

Victory

January 2026

Revoked Flock permissions, then unplugged the readers

Syracuse approved 26 Axon replacement readers. Private and university Flock cameras were outside the city removal decision.

Los Altos Hills, CA

Victory

January 2026

Contract terminated (effective Jan 15, 2026)

Staunton, VA

Victory

January 2026

Flock confirmed the contract ended January 8, 2026

Staunton’s January 9 announcement said camera removal awaited scheduling. Completed removal remains unverified as of October 8.

December 2025

Longmont, CO

Victory

December 2025

Council voted 5-1 to pause data sharing and terminate contract

Longmont signed an Axon ALPR agreement in 2026. Its September update says installation of 15 replacement cameras was delayed for policy assessment.

Olympia, WA

Victory

December 2025

Suspended all 15 Flock cameras

Olympia’s December 2025 suspension is documented; later contract closure and camera removal remain unverified as of October 8.

San Marcos, TX

Victory

December 2025

Contract renewal declined

Flagstaff, AZ

Victory

December 2025

Contract canceled (Dec 16, 2025)

Cambridge, MA

Victory

December 2025

Contract terminated (Dec 10, 2025)

Eugene, OR

Victory

December 2025

Contract terminated (Dec 5, 2025)

Springfield, OR

Victory

December 2025

Deployment canceled (Dec 5, 2025)

November 2025

Skamania County, WA

Victory

November 2025

Sheriff announced deactivation of six Flock cameras (November 2025)

Skamania’s announced contract end remained after October 8. Completed termination and removal remain unverified.

October 2025

Hays County, TX

Victory

October 2025

Commissioners voted 3-2 to cancel all contracts (Oct 2025)

Hillsborough, NC

Victory

October 2025

Nullified new contract and removed cameras (Oct 27, 2025)

September 2025

Evanston, IL

Victory

September 2025

Contract terminated (effective Sept 26, 2025)

Sedona, AZ

Victory

September 2025

Council voted 7-0 to cancel the Flock contract and remove its cameras (September 9, 2025)

August 2025

Oak Park, IL

Victory

August 2025

Contract canceled (vote 5-2)

Scarsdale, NY

Victory

August 2025

Village cancelled Flock Safety contract (effective Aug 6, 2025)

June 2025

Austin, TX

Victory

June 2025

Contract ended

A partial victory at best. APD kept limited access to Flock data through neighboring agencies, and in February 2026 the Texas Department of Public Safety installed its own Flock readers inside Austin, routing around the city’s decision.

May 2025

Denver, CO

Victory

May 2025

Council unanimously rejected $666K Flock renewal (May 2025)

In late March 2026 the council approved a replacement ALPR system from Axon, so Denver ended Flock rather than ending license plate reading.

April 2025

Guthrie, OK

Victory

April 2025

Ended program after federal grant expired (April 2025)

2025

Gig Harbor, WA

Victory

2025

City Council voted against installing Flock cameras

What the County Record Shows

Reactivations and replacement contracts

Everett resumed operation in April 2026 and Stanwood announced an April restart. Some cities that left Flock chose another ALPR vendor. Ask for termination terms and any replacement purchase when reading a shutdown announcement.

Documentation moves councils

Lynnwood's unanimous cancellation followed records requests and resident pressure. Mukilteo cut off Flock's nationwide lookup in October 2025 after learning federal agencies had searched its data without authorization.

Before the install is the cheapest fight

Mountlake Terrace reversed a $54,000 nine camera contract six months after approving it, before a single pole went up. The July 2026 reporting described Snohomish's city cameras as uninstalled. Woodway's March minutes recorded continued waiting; later deployment remains unverified.

A cancellation has to be done by the book

Edmonds had to cancel twice. The mayor and police chief first tried to end the contract by letter without council authorization, and the council cured it with a unanimous vote on June 9, 2026.

Your Council Is the Next One

Lynnwood, Edmonds, and Mountlake Terrace all voted after their own residents showed up. Find out where your city stands, then say so at the next meeting.