Ledyard, Connecticut police pause use of Flock license plate reader cameras

First reported: September 26, 2026 · 1 source

The Ledyard Police Department has stopped using its Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras, according to reporting by The Day. The full text of the report was not accessible, so the stated reasons for the halt, the number of cameras involved, and whether the stoppage is temporary or permanent could not be confirmed from the source.

Why this matters

Decisions by small municipal departments to suspend ALPR programs add to a record other Connecticut towns can consult when weighing surveillance contracts, data retention terms, and state law compliance.

Key facts

The agency involved is the Ledyard Police Department in Ledyard, Connecticut.
The Day reported that the town halted its use of Flock Safety cameras.
The stated rationale, camera count, and duration of the halt are not established by the available source text.

Sources

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

Ledyard halts use of Flock cameras (The Day, September 26, 2026)

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Updated September 28, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.