A Bastrop woman got pistol-whipped and robbed. Police had nothing except a time and a place, and a description of a car. They pulled the plate off a Flock camera and found the man. One of many such cases in Bastrop. Bastrop runs 12 cameras for a total of $36,000 a year. Camera data auto-deletes every 7 days. Searches get logged to a case number and a reason (that can then be reviewed by citizen inquiries). Policy is explicit that a “hit” on a car is not enough to arrest or even stop anyone. The chief says there has not been a single misuse incident since Flock contract began in 2023. Bastrop City Council just voted to remove Flock from the city.