Inside WNC's Growing Flock Camera Network
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-08-07T18:37:29.103Z
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hey sit along roads and intersections, photographing vehicles as they pass. Automated license plate readers, including cameras made by Flock Safety, have become an increasingly common law enforcement tool across Western North Carolina. Asheville, Buncombe County and several smaller WNC communities use the technology to help identify vehicles connected to crimes, locate stolen vehicles and assist investigators.
WNC -- August 7, 2026: They sit along roads and intersections, photographing vehicles as they pass.Automated license plate readers, including cameras made by Flock Safety, have become an increasingly common law enforcement tool across Western North Carolina. Asheville, Buncombe County and several smaller WNC communities use the technology to help identify vehicles connected to crimes, locate stolen vehicles and assist investigators.But Western North Carolina is not moving in one direction.While