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In today's newsletter:

  • How new Flock camera rules could change policing in Lawrenceville

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  • Sunday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More police officers lose jobs from Flock camera misuse (classiccitynews.com) — Gwinnett County police based in Lawrenceville have fired three officers and filed criminal charges after uncovering misuse of the Flock license plate reader system, prompting major new safeguards. Supervisors must now approve all searches, officers are being retrained, and data retention is being cut in half as the department tries to balance powerful crime-fighting tools with tighter oversight for residents' privacy and safety.
   


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🗞 Nearby News

Gwinnett County

  • Transitions Don't End at the Schoolhouse Door (newamerica.org)
  • 3 Gwinnett County officers fired, charged for misusing Flock license plate reader system (11alive.com)
  • Gwinnett's new blight tax hits owners who sit on vacant buildings (wsbtv.com)

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