Active
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
The Farmington Police Department operates 7 Flock Safety cameras and did not disclose their locations to WFSB. Farmington shares data with neighboring jurisdictions and allows reciprocal national searching, with filters set to block searches tied to immigration enforcement and reproductive care. WFSB reviewed in department searches from February 23 to March 25, 2026 and out of state searches from March 9 to April 8, 2026, with specific plate numbers redacted over concerns about the public tracking individuals. Chief Paul Melanson told CT Mirror on August 11, 2026 that the readers played a central role in solving three homicides, finding a missing person, and obtaining five arrest warrants in a burglary ring case. Melanson told Inside Investigator that the 2026 state law on plate readers was written with both legislative caucuses and the ACLU. None of the three accounts reported a contract amount, a term length, a funding source, a Farmington retention figure, or an approving vote by the Farmington Town Council. This is Farmington in Hartford County, Connecticut.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 7
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
- WFSB I-Team: Where are police Flock cameras in CT (May 28, 2026) wfsb.com
- CT Mirror: CT police chiefs work to address camera enforcement concerns (August 11, 2026) ctmirror.org
- Inside Investigator: CT police chiefs discuss ALPRs amidst renewed scrutiny insideinvestigator.org
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Operating agency: Farmington Police Department.
The agency reports 7 cameras.
The contract is active.
3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. More from the state: the Connecticut hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Farmington, CT Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ct-farmington/.
Related
Read on
- Glastonbury, CT Active
- Berlin, CT Active
- Darien, CT Active
- Camera locations near Farmington: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock