Suspended
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
Cabot Mayor Ken Kincade, working with the police chief, ordered the city Flock cameras disconnected and covered in early August 2026, with the chief suspending departmental use first and outside agency access cut off after that. Arkansas Radio reported that city employees disabled the units from their solar panel battery sources and covered them by 10 a.m. on August 9, 2026. The Arkansas Leader put the mayor's order on August 6, 2026 and the NEA Report put the suspension on August 7, 2026, so the 3 accounts differ by a few days on when the shutdown began and no single date is given. The Arkansas Leader reported that Cabot runs 9 automated license plate readers and that the city council debated the program for about an hour at an August 2026 meeting. The Arkansas Advocate described the Cabot action on August 19, 2026 as a temporary unplugging while the city reviews whether to continue. No council vote, vote tally, contract amount, term length or end date is documented, and the sources indicate the contract itself had not been terminated as of late August 2026.
Use suspended
Camera use is suspended. The contract itself has not been reported terminated.
The money
- Cameras: 9
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- NEA Report: At least six Arkansas cities end or suspend Flock camera programs (August 17, 2026) neareport.com
- Arkansas Advocate: Several Arkansas cities pull plug on Flock cameras (August 19, 2026) arkansasadvocate.com
- The Arkansas Leader: Cabot council debates Flock surveillance camera program arkansasleader.com
- Arkansas Radio: Cabot Flock cameras unplugged and covered arkansasradio.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Cabot Police Department runs the cameras.
The network counts 9 cameras.
The status reads suspended.
4 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. See the rest of Arkansas on the Arkansas hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Cabot, AR Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 7, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ar-cabot/.
Related
Read on
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- Camera locations near Cabot: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock