• Manchester weighs Flock camera alternatives ahead of Vermont ban on automated license plate readers

    Manchester weighs Flock camera alternatives ahead of Vermont ban on automated license plate readers
    A license plate reader camera on VT Route 7A in Manchester seen in June 2026. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerMANCHESTER — At Tuesday night’s selectboard meeting, members heard an update from Chief of Police James Blanchard about the town’s current contract with Flock, maker of the controversial automatic license plate recognition system, set to expire in March and what steps the town should or could reasonably make from a law-enforcement perspective in light of a new state statute. V

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