How dare the Lexington Police Department ask us to trust them with automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) or any other surveillance gear, for that matter! Police Chief Lawrence Weathers can’t even be honest about the methods his department uses to spy on people for official investigatory purposes. At a recent press conference held by the …
Continue reading Why Should We Trust Lexington With Surveillance Technology?
2007-The Lexington Police Department partners with a company called Elsag to purchase its first high tech surveillance device. -One (1) Automatic License Plate Reader was acquired for $20,100. -Updates, upgrades and maintenance proved to be too costly to the city to operate the unit when compared to …
Continue reading Timeline: The Evolution of Lexington Surveillance
In December of 2021, The Lexington Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) entered into an agreement with Axon Enterprises and Flock Safety to participate in a one year test pilot program that will give the Lexington Police Department (LPD) access to 25 high tech automatic license plate reading cameras (ALPRs) The agreement, signed by Mayor Linda …
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Lexington will choose a new mayor on Nov. 6. Former vice-mayor Linda Gorton squares off against former police chief Ronnie Bastin. So where do the two candidates stand on surveillance? Both Bastin and Gorton responded to questions posed by We See You Watching Lexington, a grassroots organization committed to bringing oversight and transparency to surveillance …
On April 30, 2018, The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) took a surprising and unexpected step by acknowledging the need for oversight and accountability for the use of surveillance in the City of Lexington. The council enacted a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that directly relates to the use of surveillance cameras in and around …
We See You Watching Lexington 