Multiple cities are physically removing Flock surveillance cameras after the company delays or refuses to disable equipment following contract cancellations.
Plymouth, Minnesota voted to cancel its Flock contract on September 22 and notified the company the following day. Plymouth Police Chief Eric Fadden said Flock did not reply beyond communications with a local representative. After hearing nothing for more than a week, Fadden directed staff to disconnect power cords from the cameras. "I directed our staff to disconnect the power cords from the cameras in order to be sure that they are not functioning or recording plates," Fadden said.
Crystal, Minnesota police chief Pete Underthun removed cameras and poles himself and is storing them in a garage while waiting for Flock to pick them up.
Dayton, Minnesota notified Flock on September 18, 2026 that the program was on hold and no work orders should be completed. Despite this direction, a camera was placed back into service without authorization. City staff found a second camera had also been reinstalled. Both cameras were removed by police.
Elgin Community College covered Flock cameras with trash bags while canceling service between December 2025 and April 2026. Contractors removed the bags multiple times, presumably to repair the cameras. Only when the original contract expired did Flock arrange removal.
Flock told KARE 11 it would take 60 days to remove equipment from Dayton. The company stated: "We are proud of the impact our technology had in Plymouth and Dayton. We respect the cities' decisions and are working with the customers to have the cameras removed."