Documented Incident
Lafayette, Colorado to end Flock Safety contract early and remove 30 ALPR cameras
Event: October 20, 2026 · First reported: October 21, 2026 · 8 sources
The Lafayette City Council gave final, unanimous approval on Oct. 20, 2026, to a 2027 budget that strips $77,500 earmarked for renewing the city's contract with Flock Safety. City spokesperson Erin Frazier said Lafayette will begin early termination of the contract and immediately halt all use of Flock technologies, covering the 30 city-contracted cameras until the company removes them. The city had already suspended access to its Flock data for both outside agencies and Lafayette public safety personnel after an Oct. 6 meeting that drew more than an hour of public comment opposing the system.
Lafayette is ending a surveillance contract before its term expires rather than simply declining to renew, and is directing staff not to procure any replacement ALPR system absent council direction — a sequence other municipalities reviewing their own Flock deployments may look to.
Key facts
- Lafayette began using Flock ALPR cameras in 2022; 30 cameras fall under the city contract.
- The council removed $77,500 for a Flock renewal from the 2027 budget, approved 5-1 on first reading Oct. 6 and unanimously on final reading Oct. 20; Councilmember David Fridland was absent.
- Access to Lafayette Flock data was temporarily suspended for outside agencies and city public safety staff after the Oct. 6 hearing.
- Cameras will be covered until Flock removes them; staff will not contract for another ALPR system unless the council directs otherwise.
- Some ALPR cameras near Lafayette are not covered by the city contract and may belong to corporations or neighboring municipalities, according to the city.
Sources
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- Lafayette to terminate Flock contract early, remove cameras from city (Longmont Times-Call, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette to terminate Flock contract early , remove cameras from city (denverpost.com, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette to terminate Flock contract early, remove cameras from city (Colorado Hometown Weekly, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette City Council unanimously votes to remove Flock cameras (Kdvr Fox 31 Denver, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette, CO Council Votes to Remove Flock Cameras (Hoodline, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette to terminate Flock contract early, remove cameras from city (Headtopics, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette to terminate Flock contract early , remove cameras from city (broomfieldenterprise.com, October 21, 2026)
- Lafayette City Council unanimously votes to remove Flock cameras (AOL.com, October 21, 2026)
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Updated October 22, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.