Spokane Police said in an October 27, 2026 post that the department does not own or operate any Flock cameras or automated license plate readers, a clarification aimed at people who may be noticing cameras around town and wondering what they are.[1]
According to the post, Spokane instead has 19 photo-red cameras that capture red-light violations and 11 photo-speed cameras that capture speeding in school zones.[1]
The department said those cameras do not have an ALPR component. When a violation happens, the city says the material first goes through a validation process that includes a short video of the speed or red-light violation and a still image of the back of the vehicle before it becomes available for law-enforcement review.[1]
The same post says the system does not take photos of vehicle occupants, and that Washington law bars Spokane Police from using those videos and images for any other purpose.[1]