🌱 Patch AM: How are Kenner’s 76 Flock cameras really watching local drivers?

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In today's newsletter:

• How are Kenner's 76 Flock cameras really watching local drivers?
• How a former Kenner judge's Clay Street office fits a federal fraud case

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 76.
• Thursday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Under fire over alleged misuse, here's how Flock cameras are used by New Orleans area police (nola.com) — Kenner residents should know their police department operates 76 state-funded Flock license-plate cameras, with all sworn officers able to access the system and audits promised to prevent misuse. The story details how these cameras are used across Jefferson Parish, recent abuse by a JPSO deputy, and growing concerns about surveillance, privacy, and safeguards affecting drivers throughout the New Orleans area.
   

• Inside a web of companies that prosecutors say concealed New Orleans' staged wrecks scheme (nola.com) — Kenner readers are tied to a major federal fraud case through former Kenner city judge Sean Alfortish, accused of helping drive a staged-wrecks scheme feeding New Orleans injury lawsuits. Prosecutors say his companies, including one sharing office space on Kenner's Clay Street, funneled clients, money, and medical financing into what they describe as a multimillion-dollar conspiracy.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Metairie

• Saints Training Camp Notebook: New Kicker, New RB and More Injuries (wgno.com)
• 5 Best And 4 Worst Fast Food Breakfast Sandwiches, According To Customers (foodrepublic.com)
• Who Dispatches the Back Belt? (railwayage.com)

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• Breakfast Club Café, Harahan, LA Report #1064 (wordpress.com)

Jefferson

• Jefferson Parish making changes to P.E., recess for K-5 students. Here's what's new. (nola.com)

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