regulation is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Duluth Police Department is most often covered alongside City of Duluth, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. We currently track 1 Legal story that mention Duluth Police Department, all published on August 16, 2026.
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regulation is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Duluth Police Department is most often covered alongside City of Duluth, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. We currently track 1 Legal story that mention Duluth Police Department, all published on August 16, 2026. Each carries 2 original sources on average.
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Chief Mike Ceynowa says all nine stationary devices are offline, with the contract set to expire Sept. 7.
Statewide headlines emerge
Media reports begin surfacing across Minnesota about destroyed or stolen Flock cameras.
Non-renewal notice issued
Duluth Police Department notifies Flock it will not continue the contract, one day before statewide headlines on camera destruction.
Six cameras stolen or damaged
Duluth police report six of the nine Flock cameras have been stolen or damaged since June.
One-year Flock stationary camera pilot begins
Duluth deploys nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers in high-traffic areas under a one-year grant.
Duluth adopts mobile license plate readers
Duluth Police Department receives funding for two squad-car license plate readers to help track missing people, stolen vehicles, and Amber or Silver alerts.
Duluth's non-renewal of Flock Safety's stationary license plate readers tests procurement, vendor performance, and privacy oversight expectations for municipal surveillance contracts. The move follows a six-of-nine camera theft and vandalism rate and lack of sustainable funding.