Celina adds to citywide license plate camera network

Celina will see Flock Camera system added to the city to enhance its public safety.

The details

Celina City Council unanimously approved the purchase of Flock cameras for the city during a Dec. 10 meeting. The purchase includes $41,100 for a two-year estimated total and an estimated $18,000 annually after that.

The purchase will be for the Celina Police Department. The Flock camera is a system based on automated license plate readers. Its primary purpose for the department will be used as a tool for patrol and criminal investigations.

Flock cameras assist in the detection of vehicles or people traveling through the city. The system will alert officials if the vehicle has a license plate entered into the National Crime Index Computer or Automated License Plate Reader hotlist, according to the city’s agenda item.

The system is only used for license plate recognition and not facial recognition, according to the city’s agenda item. The data collected by the system is deleted every 30 days.

Zooming out

Other cities using the system include:

• Prosper
• Allen
• Plano
• McKinney
• Melissa
• Aubrey