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OCTOBER 15, 2025 Vol. 22, No. 21

Ferndale council tasked with deciding future of Flock cameras in city BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com

FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council will have to decide whether to continue its relationship with Flock Safety cameras and its automated license plate readers. At its Sept. 29 meeting, the council received a presentation from Ferndale Police Chief Dennis Emmi regarding the city’s participation with Flock Safety cameras over the past two years. The automated license plate readers capture images of license plates to detect whether the vehicle is involved in an investigation and if police should proceed with a traffic stop. The council approved the use of automated license plate readers in March 2023. It wasn’t until February 2024 when 16 cameras were installed. One was later removed, as it was determined that the city wasn’t getting a return on investment from it, and 15 were left in Ferndale for the remaining time period.

ABOVE: The future of Flock Safety automated license plate readers, such as this one, is up for discussion in the city of Ferndale. Photo provided by the city of Ferndale

RIGHT: One of Ferndale’s Flock automated license plate readers has been located at the entrance of the city limit on southbound Woodward Avenue at West Drayton Street. Photo by Mike Koury

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Police departments warn residents amid rise of vehicle thefts BERKLEY/HUNTINGTON WOODS — Cities including Berkley and Huntington Woods have seen an uptick in vehicle thefts in recent weeks. Local police agencies have been on the lookout for ve-

hicle thefts lately and are warning residents to take precautions to keep their cars safe. Huntington Woods Public Safety Director Andrew Pazuchowski said the people doing these crimes aren’t going out with the purpose of stealing cars, but instead are committing larcenies from autos, or LFAs, and finding key fobs in unlocked vehicles.

“A lot of the new cars, they have a spot so you can put your key fob in there. So a lot of people are actually leaving their key fob in the car and leaving the car unlocked,” he said. “None of these cars have been broken into, mind you. So, they’ll go up into the car. They’ll go in there looking. … They’ll find laptops, cellphones, purses, wallets, and that’s See THEFTS on page 6A

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