Documented Incident
East Lyme, CT police pause Flock license plate reader program effective immediately
Event: September 25, 2026 · First reported: September 25, 2026 · 9 sources
East Lyme Police Chief Kevin Glenn announced on Friday that the department is immediately pausing its use of Flock automatic license plate reader cameras, citing community questions and his own review of the technology. Glenn said all three of the town's Flock cameras would be covered after the weekend's nor'easter so that plates are not scanned during the pause. He said he had compared Flock's public statements with what the company communicates directly to law enforcement agencies and concluded it was appropriate to step back. Flock did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the publication.
East Lyme joins a growing set of Connecticut towns hitting pause on ALPR deployments while state-level policy is unsettled, illustrating how local chiefs can suspend surveillance tools pending clearer oversight standards.
Key facts
- Pause announced Friday by East Lyme Police Chief Kevin Glenn, effective immediately.
- All three of the town's Flock cameras are to be covered so plates are not scanned during the pause.
- The decision came a day after Connecticut's Police Officer Standards and Training Council issued new recommendations on the technology.
- Windsor and Killingworth have also at least temporarily paused use of the cameras, per the article.
- Glenn said the department will monitor state Senate hearings, a POST Council model policy, and any legislative action; no permanent decision has been announced.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- East Lyme pauses Flock license plate cameras amid growing CT scrutiny (Yahoo, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme police pause use of Flock license plate readers (WFSB, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme pauses Flock license plate cameras amid growing scrutiny (CT Insider, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme pauses Flock license plate cameras amid growing CT scrutiny (Ct Insider, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme pauses Flock license plate cameras amid growing scrutiny (CT Insider, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme immediately halts use of Flock safety cameras: Police chief (AOL.com, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme immediately halts use of Flock safety cameras: Police chief (wtnh.com, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme immediately halts use of Flock safety cameras: Police chief (Yahoo, September 25, 2026)
- East Lyme immediately halts use of Flock safety cameras: Police chief (wtnh.com, September 25, 2026)
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Updated October 8, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.