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Mammoth Lakes Police | Flock license plate readers

Mammoth Lakes authorized eight Flock cameras in July 2024 and now reports ten current cameras. A school, college, education, and hospital partnership adds ALPR and gunshot-detection equipment.

At a glance

Current MLPD camera count
10 [2] [3]
Initial authorization
8 cameras, up to $25,000 [1]
Reported retention
30 days [1] [3]
Partner expansion
3 additional ALPR cameras and gunshot detection [3]
Current site inventory
the reviewed records provide a map and general corridors, not a reconciled device schedule [1]

How it happened

  1. Decision

    Council authorizes eight Flock cameras

    The Council authorizes a one-year lease for eight fixed ALPR cameras, not to exceed $25,000. The staff report proposes 30-day retention and two traffic-analytics seats. [1]

  2. Deployment

    Town later reports ten cameras installed

    A 2025 Town release says MLPD installed ten Flock cameras in August 2024. The reviewed records do not explain how the count changed from the eight-camera authorization. [3]

  3. Expansion

    Town announces school and hospital partnership

    The Town reports a partnership with MUSD, MCOE, Cerro Coso, and Mammoth Hospital involving three additional Falcon ALPR cameras and Raven gunshot detectors. [3]

What the Council authorized

On July 17, 2024, the Town Council authorized a one-year Flock lease for eight fixed license plate readers, not to exceed $25,000. The staff proposal included two traffic-analytics seats and said records would be retained for 30 days.[1]

The current MLPD page reports ten fixed cameras.[2] A Town release says those ten were installed in August 2024, but the reviewed records contain no amendment, invoice, or device schedule explaining the change from eight to ten.[3]

The reviewed material provides general roadway descriptions but not a reconciled camera-by-camera inventory. Community-mapped nodes are shown separately as unverified reports, not as confirmed MLPD assets.

School and hospital expansion

The Town announced a partnership with Mammoth Unified School District, the Mono County Office of Education, Cerro Coso Community College, and Mammoth Hospital for three additional Falcon ALPR cameras and Raven gunshot detectors.[3]

The records reviewed do not identify which institution owns each device, the partner approvals and cost shares, the current Raven sensor count or installation status, or the acoustic-data retention and access settings.

Questions

How many Flock cameras does Mammoth Lakes Police operate?
The current police page and the Town's February 2025 release both report ten cameras. The Council's July 2024 action authorized eight, and the reviewed record does not explain the intermediate change. [1] [2] [3]
How long is the data kept?
The 2024 staff report and 2025 Town release state a 30-day retention or deletion period. [1] [3]
Does the deployment include gunshot detection?
Town records describe Raven gunshot detectors in a partnership with MUSD, MCOE, Cerro Coso, and Mammoth Hospital. The reviewed records do not establish the current sensor count, exact installation status, or acoustic-data configuration. [3]

On the map

The community has mapped 20 devices of this type in the county on OpenStreetMap. These are community reports: the vendor and operator of each point are unverified, and none is confirmed to belong to this system. See them on the map →

Street names from reverse geocoding — © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

What we do not know

What you can do

Show up

Systems like this one are approved by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Mono County.

What we have documented in Mono County →

Protect yourself

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Sources

  1. 1.
    Mammoth Lakes Town Council Flock staff report, July 17, 2024 · Meeting record · · accessed · archived copy
  2. 2.
    Mammoth Lakes Police Flock Safety page · Primary document · accessed · archived copy
  3. 3.
    Town release announcing Flock expansion, February 12, 2025 · Primary document · · accessed · archived copy

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