What you need to know It was standing room only Monday night in Independence at a special public meeting about the city’s use of Flock Safety automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs. No official action took place at the meeting, but it marked the latest in a series of public outcries against the technology in […]
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Driver sentenced to 10 years in Gloria San Miguel’s death released
The man who pleaded guilty to striking and killing a cyclist in 2022 on the 11th Street Bridge has been released on parole and filed a motion for the return of his belongings, including the truck he was driving when he fatally struck Gloria San Miguel. San Miguel was riding her bike on the 11th […]
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Sexual abuse conviction prompts calls for Highland Heights council member’s resignation
Highland Heights City Council members called for Councilmember Jesse Hockenbury’s immediate resignation Tuesday after he entered an Alford plea to third-degree sexual abuse, resulting in a criminal conviction. During its Aug. 4 meeting, the council entered an executive session to discuss Hockenbury’s possible removal. Councilmember Rene Heinrich proposed the closed-door session, citing the need for […]
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Independence to host town hall on Flock cameras
The Independence City Council will host a public town hall on Monday, Aug. 17 to discuss the city’s use of Flock Safety devices. The meeting will be open to all city residents and is designed to gather public feedback on the use of the technology by Independence PD, which was among the first departments in […]
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103 Flock devices are watching Northern Kentucky roads. Are they in your neighborhood?
CORRECTION: The original version of this story contained some mathematical errors. The relevant lines have been corrected.–Aug. 18, 2026. There are currently 103 Flock Safety devices approved for use in Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, with more on the way. Flock Safety is a company that makes automatic license plate readers and other surveillance technology. […]
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Police training to take place at Twenhofel Middle School Tuesday
Independence Police, Kenton County Police and the Kenton County Sheriff’s Office will use Twenhofel Middle School in Independence to perform active shooter response training exercises on Tuesday. “As part of this training, community members may observe an increased police presence in the area surrounding Twenhofel Middle School and Hickory Grove Baptist Church,” according to a […]
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Three more Roebling Bridge protestors file lawsuits against Covington
Three more protestors who were arrested on the Roebling Bridge last year have filed lawsuits against the city of Covington and Covington police officers. Logan Imber, Suzanne Bratt and Taylor Marshall are all alleging excessive force and the violation of their constitutional rights by Covington officers. Their suits now join that of Brandon Hill, who […]
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Roebling protestor sues Covington police, city for excessive force
One of the protestors who was arrested on the Roebling Bridge last summer has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court alleging the Covington Police Department used excessive force. Brandon Hill and his attorney, Marvin Knorr, filed a 23-page complaint July 15 in the Eastern District Court of Kentucky against police officer Zachary Stayton, […]
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Kenton County Fiscal Court holds off on license plate reader vote… again
‘I want humans watching over us, not AI.’
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Who’s watching the Flock? License plate readers are becoming more common in NKY
What you need to know Maybe you’ve seen them mounted on poles at intersections … or maybe you haven’t, but they’re there: devices designed to snap photos of your license plate as you drive by. These automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs, have become the subject of recent outcry, especially as the devices grow in […]
