The Fort Collins Report has updated its public surveillance map to reflect all currently known Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) license plate reader camera locations, based on newly reviewed public information and official email correspondence.
Central to this update is an email between FCPS, city council members, and city manager’s office officials which clarifies current camera locations. Previously, it was reported in November 2025 that fourteen cameras were planned or operational with FCPS. With this disclosure, the total number of reported FCPS Flock Safety license plate reader installations now stands at 15. As of publishing, Fort Collins Report (FCR) has visually confirmed 14 of the cameras operated by FCPS.
According to the FCPS email, the newly identified camera is a Flock Flex, a mobile and temporary license plate reader (LPR) system produced by Flock Safety. Unlike fixed installations, Flex units can be deployed without permanent infrastructure.
Separately, the Fort Collins Report has received an initial set of public records from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office following an approximately 45-day response period. While those records provide additional context, they do not fully address broader policy questions related to data retention, access, oversight, or inter-agency sharing. Follow-up requests for policy-level documentation remain pending.
The documents include a five-year Data Sharing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Flock Group, Inc. and the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, covering the period from 2022 through 2027. The MOU governs how the Sheriff’s Office may access and use data collected through Flock Safety’s license plate reader (LPR) system for investigative purposes. Under the agreement, deputies and authorized personnel are permitted to search and review vehicle images and related metadata, which are retained by Flock for up to 30 days unless otherwise preserved by law enforcement.
In addition, the records include a 2024 Master Services Agreement (MSA) that outlines the broader legal, technical, and financial framework under which Flock Safety provides its hardware and software to customers, including law enforcement agencies. The MSA details how footage is captured, stored, accessed, and deleted, confirming that data is retained on a rolling 30-day basis unless otherwise specified and that agencies are responsible for extracting and archiving any footage they wish to preserve beyond that period
The surveillance map will continue to be updated as new information becomes available, with source documents published alongside revisions to support transparency and public review.
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