Three years after rejecting Flock surveillance in Bel Aire, the north Wichita suburb is revisiting the topic. “To me it makes sense to support our PD having those tools. It is our expectation that they utilize that technology correctly. . . . There is no expectation of privacy on public roads, and that’s where these would be installed,” council member Tyler Dehn said at the May 5 City Council meeting, where a letter of support for Flock cameras from Police Chief Darrell Atteberry was read. The cameras also were discussed at an April workshop. Flock cameras are automated license plate readers that police departments can use to help find suspects. If Bel Aire moves forward with Flock, it would join Wichita and several suburbs in using the cameras.
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