Newport Cameras Face Public Scrutiny | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Newport’s license plate cameras are facing a big decision: keep or scrap? Seventeen Flock cameras have been quietly watching streets since last year, and police want to make six permanent. Captain Kevin Drohan admits they heard public concerns—privacy, misuse, who gets access—and say they’re building policies to fix it. But residents are skeptical: if every cop can access the data, isn’t that mass surveillance? While the cameras have helped solve serious crimes, some distrust the tech company behind them. City commissioners will decide the cameras’ future, with no deadline yet—and funding?…