Records: Feds accessed Flock camera info thousands of times in Snohomish County

EVERETT — The rapid spread of Flock Safety cameras throughout Snohomish County has raised questions about who has access to the license plate data and whether police departments have unknowingly violated state law.

Records reviewed by The Daily Herald found federal agencies — including U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations — gained access to multiple Flock networks across Snohomish County earlier this year.

Further, records show out-of-state law enforcement agencies searched local Flock data for reasons directly related to immigration or seemingly on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Washington state law places strict limits on when local agencies can assist federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement.

The Daily Herald reviewed records from Arlington, Everett, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek and Mukilteo.

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