Flock safety cameras coming down in Westland

Westland will remove its ten Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras when the city’s contract expires at the end of the month. It comes after Westland Police Chief Kyle Dawley decided not to bring a renewal contract to the Westland City Council for approval.    In a statement, the Westland Police Department said discussions with council members about how the cameras are used showed the council is “deeply split on this matter.”   Flock Safety defended the technology’s value in a statement, arguing that removing systems used to solve violent crimes and find missing people can slow investigations.   The company said that in 2025 its technology supported more than 1 million criminal investigations and incidents, contributed to an estimated 20% of solved cases in jurisdictions where it is deployed, and helped locate more than 10,000 missing people.