Tag: Flock Safety
Flock launches Business Network
June 23, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety has announced the launch of the Flock Business Network, a secure, collaborative hub designed to help private sector organizations work together to solve and prevent crime.
The announcement comes ahead of NRF Protect, taking place June 23-25 in Long Beach, CA, where Flock will showcase the platform and its capabilities.
“For years, our law enforcement customers have used the power of a shared network to identify threats, connect cases, and reduce crime,”...
Flock Safety defends local control as ICE reportedly uses ALPR data without direct agreement
June 4, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
DANVILLE, Ill. — Flock Safety, a provider of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology, is under scrutiny after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has accessed its surveillance network through local law enforcement agencies.
According to documents obtained by 404 Media, law enforcement agencies across the country have used Flock Safety’s ALPR system to conduct immigration-related searches, citing reasons...
Cold as ICE
June 4, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
It appears that federal immigration authorities are utilizing state and local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. as a conduit to help their mass deportation efforts, and a manufacturer of license plate readers is caught in the middle.
A report released by independent website 404 Media on May 27 revealed that state and local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigations by using AI-powered automatic license plate reader...
Flock Safety announces Flock911 for Aerodome
April 10, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety has announced that Flock Aerodome Drone as First Responder (DFR) will now include Flock911 and its live access to 911 transcription and location data at no additional cost.
Together, Flock Aerodome and Flock911 allow DFR pilots to fly a drone to emergency scenes or crime incidents before the call is even completed.
Paired with Flock Aerodome DFR, a pilot could have a drone on-scene at an emergency before the dispatch operator even finishes entering the call into...
Flock Safety and Zencity release retail crime survey
February 28, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety has collaborated with Zencity to release a new nationwide survey that reveals the growing impact of organized retail crime (ORC) on consumer shopping behavior and broad support for technology to enhance safety in stores.
Key findings from the survey show that retail crime is a growing concern, with one-third of consumers viewing it as a serious issue. Additionally retail crime is driving consumers online. The survey found that 58% of shoppers prefer online shopping...
Flock Safety, ForceMetrics provide ‘full picture of the scene’
January 28, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
ATLANTA — Flock Safety and ForceMetrics have announced a strategic partnership that will allow law enforcement officers to seamlessly work across both platforms and highlight insights in real-time to solve crime, improve outcomes and increase safety, the companies say.
The integrated solution combines Flock Safety’s real-time response, evidencec ollection and investigative tools with ForceMetrics’ data integration, analysis and user experience.
With the recent...
Flock Safety launches sideshow detection technology
October 25, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety has announced the launch of what it’s calling a first-of-its-kind sideshow detection technology.
The artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-powered technology, integrated into Flock Safety’s Raven audio detection system, is immediately available to all of Flock’s customers who deploy Raven. The new technology enables law enforcement agencies to receive real-time alerts, respond to illegal sideshows in real-time, and connect to the...
DFR programs breaking new ground thanks to FAA waiver
October 23, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Axon has announced that the Campbell Police Department in California received a groundbreaking waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations as part of its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.
Axon notes that this approval is the first of its kind to include nighttime operations and allows the Campbell Police Department to fly missions using Dedrone by Axon’s DedroneBeyond technology without...
Flock Safety acquires Aerodome
October 18, 2024SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety, a public safety technology provider, has announced the acquisition of Aerodome, a pioneer in Drone as First Responder (DFR) technology.
This move brings Aerodome’s drone and remote piloting software under the Flock Safety umbrella, and accelerates its plan to introduce a suite of American-made, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)-compliant drones, set to be released over the next 12 months. These new drones will be fully compliant with the National Defense...