Letter to the Editor: The creepiest ‘sales demo’ of all time

A Flock automated license plate reader at Perimeter Mall is one of more than 100 ALPRs and cameras posted in Dunwoody. DYANA BAGBY/APPEN MEDIA On Sept. 30, 2025, a Flock vice president logged into the Dunwoody PD’s Flock system and looked at a camera in the children’s gymnastics room of a private community center here in Dunwoody.He did not look at any other cameras in the entire 400-camera network that day.The community center shared their cameras directly to the PD under the pretense that access was “solely for real-time critical incident response.”Flock and Dunwoody elected officials both say this was for a “sales demo.” They claim this was “part of authorized activity approved under the city's demo partner agreement.”The problem with that is that the city cannot provide any information that that demo partner agreement exists.What kind of sales demo would require looking at one camera in a children’s gymnastics room? Can anyone rationally explain why a police agency that is interested in Flock would like to see one third-party camera integration that is in a children’s gymnastics room?Jason Hunyar lives in Dunwoody.Appreciate the work?Help us keep this reporting available to all by joining the Appen Press Club. Your support makes all the difference.