South Windsor CT ends Flock ALPR contract (2026)
South Windsor, Connecticut — Town Council Votes 6-3 to End Flock ALPR Use, Terminate the Contract, Remove Readers Within 60 Days and Purge Data (October 5, 2026)
South Windsor, CT · South Windsor Town Council resolution on Flock ALPRs (October 5, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- October 5, 2026
- Applies to
- South Windsor town manager and police department
- Enforced by
- South Windsor Town Council
On October 5, 2026, South Windsor's Town Council voted 6-3 to stop using its Flock automated license plate readers. The resolution tells the town manager to end the Flock contract, have the readers removed within 60 days and purge the data collected. Bringing the technology back would require another public hearing and a public vote.
Who is protected: Drivers and residents in South Windsor
Legal detail
Town Council resolution, South Windsor CT, adopted 6-3 on Monday October 5, 2026 after a public hearing. Directs the police chief to cease ALPR use immediately; directs the town manager to terminate the Flock Safety contract; ALPRs removed within 60 days; all collected data purged. Reinstatement condition: a new public hearing and public vote. CT Mirror counts South Windsor as at least the sixth CT community in 2026 to end or suspend ALPR use (after Windsor, Killingworth, Ledyard, Milford, Newtown).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | South Windsor, CT |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | October 5, 2026 |
| Citation | South Windsor Town Council resolution on Flock ALPRs (October 5, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | None |
| Topics | police and surveillance AI · consumer data privacy · government use of AI |
| News report | South Windsor votes to end Flock license plate readers — CT Insider via Yahoo News (Oct 7, 2026) |
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