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Flock Safety According to the Auburn Police Department Transparency Portal on Flock's website. As of Dec 22, 2025, the vast majority of information on the transparency portal has been removed. However, a partial screenshot from Nov 25, 2025, is included below and shows the organizations that are granted access to Auburn ME PD data, the number of cameras, and the number of license plates recorded over the past 30 days: over 186,000 vehicles. https://www.aclumaine.org/publications/license-plate-readers-and-public-surveillance/ FACTS / TIMELINE / UPDATES / BLOG
2/15/2026 - Awaiting
responses...
02/2026 - A. No response to my in quiriy with the CIty Manager on if this will be an agenda item, or included in a broader presentation? B. Inquired of CIty Council again on the question of if these Flock cameras will be an agenda item, or absorbed into budget presentation. 01/2026 - Inquired of CIty Councilor. Confirmed that this has not been discussed with the council. According to the CIty Manager, a "Presentation will be presented during budget season". 12/2025 - Flock cameras started to appear on the website deflock.me 11/2025 - Lewiston approves vlock cameras 10/2025 - Sanford rescinds authorization |
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11.07.2025 Auburn FOAA Request re Flock Agreement (pdf) 06.25.25 Sole Source Letter - South Portland PD, Auburn PD, Brunswick PD, York PD (pdf) 11.25.25 - Auburn ME PD - partial screenshot of transparency portal (pdf) |
