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A running, sourced timeline of how license-plate readers, body cams and AI policing tools are actually going — and what the failures cost taxpayers.

Timeline / entry

· Sedona, AZ

Cities cancel Flock contracts and face residual payments

On September 9, 2025 the Sedona City Council voted unanimously to cancel its contract for automated license-plate readers and remove them. South Tucson voted on February 17, 2026 to end its agreement. Staunton, Virginia announced it would cancel its Flock contract. KOMO reported that Mountlake Terrace, Washington ended a $54,000 agreement but remained responsible for the first year’s payment of $27,000 and was negotiating the balance, that Lynnwood terminated a $171,000 contract, and that cities ending grant-funded agreements early could be required to return funds to the grantor. NPR reported that privacy concerns and federal immigration access to local data were driving the cancellations.

$27,000Cancelled contractreportednot on THE TABKOMO: Mountlake Terrace ended a $54,000 Flock agreement but 'remained responsible for the first year's payment of $27,000' and was still negotiating. Not confirmed paid, so excluded from the tab.

Sources

  1. Flock cameras: Which Arizona cities are reconsidering? — KTAR (ktar.com)[archive]
  2. Washington cities face financial questions after pausing Flock camera contracts — KOMO News, Mar 4, 2026 (komonews.com)
  3. Why some cities are canceling Flock license plate reader contracts — NPR, Feb 17, 2026 (npr.org)[archive]

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