Lane County x Flock Safety Timeline

In light of increasing public discourse and mainstream media coverage over the installation of Flock Safety cameras across Lane County, we’ve compiled a timeline that summarizes the history of closed-door decision making and public campaigning against the undemocratic installation of Flock cameras in the region.

2024

The Eugene Police Department and Springfield PD begin looking into Flock Safety and ALPR technology, per EPD spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin and Springfield Police Lt. George Crolly.

JULY 2024

EPD is awarded a $391,264 grant from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission’s Organized Retail Theft grant program.

SEPTEMBER 2024

SPD is awarded $500,000 from the same grant program as EPD.

MARCH 24, 2025

Eugene City Manager Sarah Medary signs a two year contract with Flock Safety ALPR Software Services. Medary did this without notice to Eugene City Council or the Eugene Police Commission.

MARCH 31, 2025

Springfield City Manager Nancy Newton signs off on a “Cooperative Procurement Purchase Order” with a third party company called Insight Public Sector to contract 25 Flock “Falcon” cameras.

MAY 2025

• EPD publicly announces their contract with Flock and its plans to install 57 ALPR cameras.
• 404 Media published a report demonstrating how Flock data has been used by ICE.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that a Texas Sheriff used Flock to track down a Texas woman who had an abortion.

JUNE 04, 2025

Policy 1204 is put into effect, outlining EPD’s policies and procedures concerning the use of ALPR cameras.

JULY 01, 2025

Deadline for all 57 cameras to be installed across Eugene.

JULY 11, 2025

50 concerned community members attend the Eugene Police Commission meeting where commissioners reviewed Policy 1204 and heard testimony from Investigations Lead Jake Burke on Flock Cameras (in addition to sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement). 20 community members provided public comment to pressure commissioners and EPD to reevaluate their partnership with Flock Safety.

JULY 23, 2025

SPD announces its plans to install 25 cameras across Springfield.

JULY 25, 2025

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s office announced an agreement with Flock Safety that, similar to Illinois’, codified protections for vulnerable populations such as abortion seekers and immigrants.

SEPTEMBER 02, 2025

Community members packed a Springfield City Council meeting to testify against Flock Cameras.

SEPTEMBER 06, 2025

Eyes Off Eugene hosts a rally against mass surveillance and to “get the Flock out.”

SEPTEMBER 08, 2025

Community members packed a Eugene City Council meeting to testify against Flock Cameras.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025

Community members packed a Eugene City Council meeting to testify against Flock Cameras.

OCTOBER 08, 2025

In a Eugene City Council public work session, councilors listened to a presentation from EPD Chief Skinner on Flock Safety. Skinner’s Flock PR-puppet reassurances, coupled with his inability to answer follow-up questions from City Council moved City Council to UNANIMOUSLY vote (8-0) to pause use of Flock cameras in Eugene and to reevaluate the contract.

OCTOBER 13, 2025

Community members packed a Eugene City Council meeting to thank councilors for pausing the cameras and encourage them to terminate Eugene’s contract with Flock permanently.

City manager Sarah Medary announces Flock Cameras will be turned off pending further conversation.

OCTOBER 17, 2025

Lane County Sheriff’s Office announces plans to install Flock Cameras in rural parts of Lane County.

OCTOBER 20, 2025

ACLU of Oregon and its legal partners, Visible Law and LeDuc Montgomery LLC, filed to sue the City of Eugene for failing to disclose public records pertaining to the city’s operation of Flock Safety cameras