Denver dumps Flock, awards location tracking camera contract to Axon

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    "url": "https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/denver-removing-flock-cameras-new-axon-contract/73-640b5af3-7c87-4fea-8aa1-2510ad3257b8",
    "title": "Denver dumps Flock, awards location tracking camera contract to Axon",
    "excerpt": "Denver dumps Flock, awards location tracking camera contract to Axon.\n\nThe decision follows controversy with Flock, a company whose relationship quickly soured with Denver City Council members.\n\nDENVER - Denver is getting rid of its controversial automated license plate reading (ALPR) camera vendor Flock Safety, choosing to award its new ALPR contract to Axon, the Denver Mayor's office announced on Tuesday.\n\nThe decision caps a year-long chapter of controversy with Flock, a company whose relationship soured with Denver City Council members and continued to deteriorate.\n\nEarlier this month, 9NEWS reported the city was laying the groundwork to part with Flock, and Mayor Mike Johnston's office was planning to issue an informal request for proposals.\n\nWhile the city did not disclose who applied for the contract, sources told 9NEWS Axon and Motorola were expected to compete with Flock for the contract.\n\nThe city's contract with Flock expires at the end of March. Unlike the two previous contract extensions, which Johnston executed unilaterally, bypassing the city council, the mayor's office has indicated the new contract will require council approval.\n\nThe breakdown between Denver and Flock followed a series of 9NEWS investigations that revealed the company placed Denver's tracking data on a national network accessible to law enforcement agencies that assisted immigration...",
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