The City of Florence becomes the latest Northern Kentucky municipality to suspend the use of Flock cameras.
Florence Mayor Julie Metzger-Aubuchon announced that the Florence Police Department will temporarily suspend the use of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system. During the suspension, the city said it will review Flock’s technology and data collection practices amid growing public scrutiny of the company.
Additionally, the city will deactivate its license plate readers, preventing them from capturing or transmitting data.
“Residents have raised legitimate questions, and they deserve more than assurances,” Aubuchon said in a news release. “They deserve a careful examination of the facts, the technology, the law, the public safety benefits, and the safeguards that can be put in place.”
A joint task force established by the Florence Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Office will conduct the review. The task force will include representatives from local law enforcement agencies, legal counsel, technical experts familiar with Flock Safety and similar systems and other relevant stakeholders.
After the review concludes, the task force will recommend whether the Florence Police Department should continue using Flock Safety systems within its jurisdiction. The task force will then present its findings to the Florence City Council.
Florence joins six other Northern Kentucky cities that have suspended or ended their use of Flock Safety cameras in recent months. Newport, Bellevue, Fort Mitchell, Independence, Fort Thomas and Erlanger have ended their programs, terminated their contracts or declined to continue using the cameras.
According to prior reporting from LINK nky, the Florence Department signed a contract in September 2025 with Flock Safety to purchase and install 10 Falcon license plate reader cameras.
This article includes reporting from LINK nky’s Nathan Granger.