Where Flock Cameras Are Located In The St. Cloud Area

Ever feel like you are being watched? It doesn't take too much now to feel like that. Between doorbell cameras, security cameras, and cell phones, a camera is never far away. Flock cameras have been in the news for the last few months, and this morning I decided to take a look at where they were. Did you know the St. Cloud area has more than 20 right now? Here's where they all are.

What's A Flock Camera?

You might be wondering what is a Flock camera is. Like Kleenex, Flock is a brand that makes automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs. Most people, however, have started to call these cameras Flock cameras, even if they aren't specifically that brand.

The cameras, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, are "widely used by local police departments, HOAs, and businesses. These AI-enabled devices capture detailed vehicle characteristics, including license plates, make, model, color, and unique vehicle damage, to help solve and deter crime."

Where Are The ALPR Cameras In The St. Cloud Area?

Well, there is a handy map that has the locations of the automatic license plate readers, ALPRs, and it looks like in the St. Cloud area, there are 23 cameras. The cameras are scattered across Sartell, Waite Park, and St. Cloud.

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Here's where the cameras are located.

Sartell:

32nd Street North and Pine Cone Road North(1 camera)
27th Street North and Riverside Avenue North (1 camera)
County Road 29 and 12th Avenue East (1 camera)
County Road 133 and 19th Avenue South (1 camera)
County Road 1 and LeSauk Avenue (2 cameras)
Pine Cone Road South and County Road 120 (1 camera)

Waite Park: All at the Crossroads Mall

44th Avenue North (1 camera)
44th Avenue North and 2nd Street North (1 camera)
2nd Avenue Northeast (2 cameras)

St. Cloud:

East St. Germain Street at Veterans Bridge, looking east (1 camera)
Minnesota 23 and Lincoln Ave SE (2 cameras)
Minnesota 23 at the Granite City Crossing Bridge, both directions (2 cameras)
First Street South and 5th Avenue North (1 camera)
Highway 10 North of County Road 63 (1 camera)
University Drive Southeast, both sides of the bridge (2 cameras)
University Drive South and 9th Ave South (4 cameras)
County Road 8 Southeast South of 29th Street SE (1 camera)

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