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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.

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· Denver, CO

Denver swaps Flock for Axon by one vote

On March 31, 2026 the Denver City Council voted 7-6 to approve a one-year, $150,000 contract with Axon for 50 fixed license plate reader cameras, hours after Flock Safety finished removing its more than 100 cameras from city streets. The council president broke a 6-6 tie. Denver had ended its Flock contract after public backlash over privacy and revelations that the company could share data with federal immigration authorities. Opponents on the council argued the vote came before the city’s surveillance task force had written guardrails. Axon had severed its API integration with Flock on July 24, 2025. In July 2026 Douglas County approved a nearly $22.8 million Axon package replacing its 50 Flock cameras with 100 Axon Outpost cameras plus drones.

$150,000Contract spendreportednot on THE TABOne-year Axon contract for 50 cameras, as reported by Denverite; ordinary spend on a system in use. Douglas County's separate ~$22.8M package (Denver Gazette) is not included in this figure.

Also in Denver, CO

2 entries over 11 months, oldest first. The gap is the time since the previous one.

  1. Denver council rejects $666,000 Flock renewal over immigration concerns
  2. +11 monthsDenver swaps Flock for Axon by one vote this entry

Sources

  1. Denver approves Axon license-plate surveillance contract — Denverite, Mar 31, 2026 (denverite.com)[archive]
  2. Axon Plans to Sever API Ties With Flock Safety — Flock Safety (company blog), Jan 31, 2025 (flocksafety.com)
  3. Douglas County to replace Flock cameras with $22.8 million Axon system — Denver Gazette, Jul 15, 2026 (denvergazette.com)

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