Automated license plate readers, commonly called Flock cameras, have quietly spread across Christiansburg — and many of the people who drive past them every day had no idea they were there.
Roanoke City announced on Monday that they suspending work on Raven Shot Detection devices following the discovery that crews were working from a list of locations that were not approved by City Council. 10 News previously reported on a case in Northwest Roanoke where a homeowner claimed a device was installed only yards from her home.
A Northwest Roanoke homeowner says she was caught off guard after discovering what appears to be a gunshot detection device installed on her property — without any advance warning.
The Roanoke Police Department announced Wednesday that it had used recently implemented Flock technology to locate a missing 75-year-old man on April, 16.
The agenda item - listed as 7C - officially reads as “Approval of an encroachment permit for the installation of gunshot detection devices for the Roanoke Police Department within the public right-of-way at various locations throughout the City of Roanoke.”
The Martinsville Police Department is discontinuing its use of a gunshot detection system due to performance issues, while Roanoke prepares to implement the same technology next year.
