Government
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
McKinney roadways will soon see Flock Safety cameras, an automated license plate recognition system, added as a way to enhance the city’s public safety e orts. City Council members unanimously approved a resolution to allow for the execution of a multi-use agreement with the Texas Department of Public Transportation to install the cameras on TxDOT right-of-way within the city as part of the consent agenda at a Jan. 21 meeting. The speci cs City o cials executed an agreement with Flock Safety for the installation and operation of 13 cameras at identi ed key locations, the agenda item states. The agreement follows a nearly $50,000 McKinney to implement citywide license plate camera system
McKinney o cials reveal data breach The city of McKinney experienced a data breach in late 2024, and personal information may have been exposed, city o cials said. The breach, announced Feb. 3, occurred Oct. 31, 2024 and was identi ed on Nov 14, 2024. The details An investigation identi ed that some personal or sensitive information within the city’s systems may have been exposed. Possible exposed information may include Social Security and Driver’s license num- bers as well as credit card and nancial information. To determine if an individual was impacted by the data breach, o cials recommend calling 833-799-4194 or visiting www.mckinneytexas.org/dataevent.
Flock Safety’s license plate recognition cameras are solar and battery powered.
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purchase by the city in early December, covering the cost of the cameras and installation work, city documents state. The cameras will serve as a resource for criminal investigations by the McKinney Police Depart- ment. The cameras capture and catalog the license plates and descriptions of vehicles driving on the road in a database that police o cers can access, according to Flock Safety’s website.
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