For raw exports of all records requests, see this git repo.
Many requests have not been published by the city yet, however the links to them are valid, and should resolve once published.
Request 25-1109 – Fulfilled
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), I am requesting access to public records concerning the use of the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system by the Lynnwood Police Department.
I request the following records from January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025:
1. ALPR Search Audit Log: Please provide a copy of the complete search audit log, or equivalent electronic record, for all searches conducted by Lynnwood Police Department personnel in the Flock Safety system.
If possible, please provide this log in a machine-readable format such as a CSV or Excel file. I request that this log include, but not be limited to, the following data fields for each individual search conducted:
- Date and time of the search
- The name, badge number, or unique identifier of the officer who conducted the search
- The justification or reason for the search (e.g., case number, specific crime type, “stolen vehicle,” etc.)
- The search parameters used (e.g., full or partial plate number, vehicle make/model, etc.)
- Whether the search produced any “hits” or results (a simple yes/no or a count of hits is sufficient).
Clarification: To be clear, I am not requesting the photographic or location data returned by these searches. I am only requesting the administrative metadata about each search performed by city personnel.
2. Policies and Procedures: Please provide a copy of all current policies, procedures, training manuals, and inter-agency agreements governing the use of the Flock Safety ALPR system by the Lynnwood Police Department.
Provided Records:
Note: The record request provided each agreement as its own PDF. For simplicity, all have been combined into one PDF here. See the link at the top of the page to access raw record exports.
Note: This is a cleaned up version of “Search Audit Log Jan – Sep 2025.xlsx” from the raw exports, including an analysis page, and adding columns for suspicious searches and recording if a case number was provided. See the link at the top of the page to access raw record exports.
Note: This is a cleaned up version of “Network Search for Lynnwood – Exact Plate Searches w no returns removed.xlsx” from the raw exports, including an analysis page, and adding columns for suspicious searches and recording if a case number was provided. See the link at the top of the page to access raw record exports.
Request 25-1110 – Pending
This is a request under the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56. I am requesting copies of the following public records:
- A map, or equivalent document, that shows the current, planned, or installed locations of all Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras within the city limits of Lynnwood. If a single map document does not exist, I request a list of the street addresses, cross-streets, or GPS coordinates for each camera.
- All email communications, including any attachments, sent to or received by any elected official, appointed official, city employee, or Lynnwood Police Department staff member with any email address ending in “@flocksafety.com” or any other known flock email domains. The requested date range for this correspondence is from January 1st 2024 to the date this request is processed. Ideally, this data is presented in a PST or other machine-readable format.
Provided Records:
Item #1 has been returned. Item #2 is in progress. Note that an edited version of this map is in use in the “Camera Map” page, where numbers have been added for clarity.
Request 25-1761 – Fulfilled
Provide a copy of the signed award agreement between the City of Lynnwood and the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority for Equipment and Technology as referenced in the city council agenda item 13.E from the council meeting on January 13th, 2025.
Provided Records
Request 25-1762 – Fulfilled
Provide a copy of the want original contract signed with Flock, as authorized by the Lynnwood City Council on January 13th, 2025, and any amendments made since the initial signing.
Provided Records
Request 25-1782 – Pending
Regarding the dates between June 29th and July 8th where immigration related searches were performed via Flock, I have been unable to find any public statements or comments to council made prior to UW reporting uncovering this.
Please provide links or details of all public statements or information provided to council / the mayor on this matter prior to the UW reporting, particularly focusing on the timeline of these statements.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1783 – Pending
As of 10/29, the Flock network is asserted to have been paused. Please provide details as to why the transparency portal still shows an active camera and searches in the last 30 days.
Using this map ( https://deflocklynnwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Records-Request-Map-Numbered-1.png ), please provide the number of the camera that is still active, and the justification for leaving it active.
Please provide the audit log of the network from 10/29 till the date this request is fulfilled, detailing searches made by any party, LPD, any authorized outside agency, or any other possible searcher.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1784 – Pending
With the precedent of ‘City of Sedro-Woolley v. Jose Rodriguez’ finding that Flock data in its entirety are public records, please provide all data from the 1 remaining active Flock camera, including all license plate reads, all footage, all images for the time period of 10/30 to the point this request is filed.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1785 – Pending
As per this Lynnwood document ( https://public.powerdms.com/LYNNWOODWA/documents/26814 ), there is mention of “ALPR system audits shall be conducted on a regular and annual basis.”
Please provide the full findings and details including dates on all historical audits of all ALPR technology used by the city, including but not limited to Flock.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1786 – Pending
Please provide details on if any of Lynnwood’s IP cameras, including but not limited to the traffic cameras, are tied into Flock’s “wing” network or any other 3rd party provider.
If a 3rd party provider has access to this footage, please provide all signed agreements with them.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1787 – Pending
Please provide details on any *non Flock* ALPR technology used by the city in the past 5 years. Specifically the brands used, specific makes and models, how and where they are installed, and any documents pertaining to them, including but not limited to any contracts signed with these vendors.
If any technology used in the past 5 years has now been decommissioned, please provide a timeline of when they were implemented and subsequently retired with the reason for their retirement.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1788 – Pending
Please provide a network topology map of the network that runs the IP cameras of Lynnwood, specifically detailing where the video is stored, how it is accessed, and what technical mechanisms are in place to limit access to this data from unauthorized parties in the city.
Please specify if these cameras are on their own VLAN or other segmentation technology. Please specify if anything other than the IP cameras and their storage infrastructure is present on this VLAN. Please provide the VLAN number.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1789 – Pending
Please provide details on if the city owns or operates any mobile cell site simulators, including the brands, any contracts signed with said brands, and any documents pertaining to their use by the city and its employees.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.
Request 25-1790 – Pending
Please provide details on the City’s use of cellular location records for the purposes of law enforcement or any other purpose.
Specifically: Does Lynnwood purchase or utilize tower dumps or any other cellphone location tracking. If so, please provide all documents regulating their use, and the history of all such requests from January 1st 2020 till the time this request is fulfilled.
Note that this request includes both targeted and anonymized cellular location datasets.
Please ensure that this request and its resultant documents are publicly visible.