1+ week, 5+ day ago   (997+ words) Uprise RI Florida Pulls Plate Readers; McKee Still Reviewing Florida's transportation department revoked permits for license-plate readers on state highway rights-of-way and gave police 30 days to remove them, while Rhode Island's 60-day review under Gov. Dan McKee leaves every existing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) Uprise RI Cumberland Residents Get Their Say on Flock Cameras Cumberland's 12 Flock cameras are part of a network of automated license-plate readers now operating in dozens of Rhode Island communities under rules the state is only beginning to write, and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (200+ words) Newport's City Council approved a Flock Safety drone-first-responder contract on July 22 at a reported cost of $375,000, most of it covered by a private donation — weeks before Gov. McKee called for a statewide pause and review of new license-plate-reader installations. Newport…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (916+ words) Jamestown's police chief defended a State Police license-plate camera on Route 138 with crime-solving examples, while an ACLU member urged the council to seek its removal until state safeguards exist. No vote was taken. The Jamestown Town Council spent much of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (537+ words) Councilwoman Kristina A. Fox told the Woonsocket City Council she wants license-plate reader cameras banned, citing an absence of state regulation. Residents split, with one urging a pause pending lawsuits and another backing the cameras for missing-child cases. No vote was…...