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.
Snohomish County councils that ended or rejected a Flock contract
Documented examples of cancellations, pauses, rejections and announced exits
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
VictoryJune 2026
Council voted unanimously to terminate the contract (June 9, 2026)
Lynnwood, WA
VictoryFebruary 2026
Council unanimously approved cancelling the contract (February 23, 2026)
Mountlake Terrace, WA
VictoryDecember 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 ProgressOngoing
Police officer terminated for alleged misuse
October 2026
Henrico County, VA
VictoryOctober 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
VictorySeptember 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
VictoryAugust 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
VictoryJuly 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
VictoryJuly 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
VictoryJune 2026
Police will not renew; contract expired June 30, 2026
Fort Collins, CO
VictoryJune 2026
Council voted 6-1 to cancel the contract (June 16, 2026)
South Portland, ME
VictoryJune 2026
Council voted 5-2 to stop using Flock cameras (June 11, 2026)
Columbia Heights, MN
VictoryJune 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
VictoryJune 2026
Program ended; all 23 cameras turned off and unfunded for 2026-27
May 2026
Dayton, OH
VictoryMay 2026
Program suspended; all 72 cameras covered
Dayton suspended and covered the cameras rather than terminating the contract outright.
March 2026
Ithaca, NY
VictoryMarch 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
VictoryMarch 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
VictoryMarch 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
VictoryFebruary 2026
Contract terminated (effective Feb 12, 2026)
Mountain View, CA
VictoryFebruary 2026
Council voted unanimously to terminate the contract (Feb 24, 2026)
South Tucson, AZ
VictoryFebruary 2026
Council voted 5-1-1 to terminate the contract (Feb 17, 2026)
January 2026
Syracuse, NY
VictoryJanuary 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
VictoryJanuary 2026
Contract terminated (effective Jan 15, 2026)
Staunton, VA
VictoryJanuary 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
VictoryDecember 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
VictoryDecember 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
VictoryDecember 2025
Contract renewal declined
Flagstaff, AZ
VictoryDecember 2025
Contract canceled (Dec 16, 2025)
Cambridge, MA
VictoryDecember 2025
Contract terminated (Dec 10, 2025)
Eugene, OR
VictoryDecember 2025
Contract terminated (Dec 5, 2025)
Springfield, OR
VictoryDecember 2025
Deployment canceled (Dec 5, 2025)
November 2025
Skamania County, WA
VictoryNovember 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
VictoryOctober 2025
Commissioners voted 3-2 to cancel all contracts (Oct 2025)
Hillsborough, NC
VictoryOctober 2025
Nullified new contract and removed cameras (Oct 27, 2025)
September 2025
Evanston, IL
VictorySeptember 2025
Contract terminated (effective Sept 26, 2025)
Sedona, AZ
VictorySeptember 2025
Council voted 7-0 to cancel the Flock contract and remove its cameras (September 9, 2025)
August 2025
Oak Park, IL
VictoryAugust 2025
Contract canceled (vote 5-2)
Scarsdale, NY
VictoryAugust 2025
Village cancelled Flock Safety contract (effective Aug 6, 2025)
June 2025
Austin, TX
VictoryJune 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
VictoryMay 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
VictoryApril 2025
Ended program after federal grant expired (April 2025)
2025
Gig Harbor, WA
Victory2025
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.