Canceled
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.
Douglas police deactivated all Flock cameras and all department accounts in late August 2026. The town had 7 cameras, 3 of which had been vandalized before the shutdown, according to The Boston Globe on August 24, 2026. The department said the system has been instrumental in helping solve several serious crimes but that given the divisive atmosphere surrounding its use, deactivating the system is the appropriate decision at this time. The shutdown was announced by the police department in a public statement, not through a Select Board vote. Douglas has released no contract price, funding source or contract end date.
Douglas ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Cameras: 7
What happens next
This decision already happened in public; the record and its sources are above. If the community revisits the question, that decision would follow the same public process: a noticed meeting, public comment, and a recorded outcome, all through official channels.
Sources
- The Boston Globe: Douglas police will stop using the Flock camera system, with 3 of 7 cameras vandalized (August 24, 2026) bostonglobe.com
- Boston.com: Auburn, Bellingham and Douglas join the list of Massachusetts towns cutting ties with Flock (August 26, 2026) boston.com
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Douglas Police Department runs the cameras.
The agency reports 7 cameras.
Status: canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. More from the state: the Massachusetts hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Douglas, MA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ma-douglas/.
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- Camera locations near Douglas: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock