Camden, Arkansas police cancel Flock Safety contract, citing transparency concerns

First reported: September 27, 2026 · 4 sources

The Camden Police Department announced on a Friday that it is terminating its contract with automated license plate reader vendor Flock Safety. Interim Police Chief Cortney Parker said the decision followed a review of the contractual relationship and concerns about transparency and discrepancies involving the company. Parker said Flock cameras inside city limits will be covered and left unused until Flock can arrange to remove them.

Why this matters

Camden is one of a growing number of Arkansas municipalities revisiting ALPR agreements, and the stated rationale — contract transparency rather than crime-fighting effectiveness — illustrates how procurement review can become a point of local oversight.

Key facts

Interim Police Chief Cortney Parker attributed the cancellation to transparency concerns and discrepancies identified during a review of the Flock contract.
Cameras within Camden city limits are to be covered and unused pending removal by the company.
KATV reports Centerton, Pea Ridge, Cabot, Searcy, Farmington and Greers Ferry have suspended use of the system.
Mayflower first suspended the cameras and later removed them, among the first Arkansas cities to do so.
The article does not specify the contract's value, length, or Flock Safety's response.

Sources

This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.

Camden police cancel Flock Safety contract (KATV, September 27, 2026)
Camden will cancel contract with Flock Safety, cover cameras until they are removed, official says (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 26, 2026)
Camden will cancel contract with Flock Safety, cover cameras until they are removed, official says (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 26, 2026)
Camden will cancel contract with Flock Safety, cover cameras until they are removed, official says (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 26, 2026)

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