Which Flock Camera Was HPD Officer Randy Strattman Referring To?

Anyone who has recently been paying attention to local news and to meetings of the so-called SAFETY Committee knows that our police department does not possess or use any of the controversial Flock surveillance cameras that police forces are steering clear of, reconsidering, and getting rid of left and right.  Instead of license plate reading cameras (LPR's) made by Flock, the Hudson Police Department has made it clear publicly that it only utilizes LPR's made by a company named Axon.  These surveillance cameras can be found in patrol vehicles and at the end of at least three streetlight arms at the city's peripheries where lots of license plates need to be surveilled to keep Hudson residents safe from unregistered vehicles attempting to pass through the city.  Unlike Flock cameras, we are not supposed to be concerned about privacy matters related to Axon cameras.   At least that's what HPD tells us and that they and Axon want us to believe. 

Given all this nonsense, how could it have been possible that HPD officer Randy Strattman "checked Flock" in his attempt to track down a vehicle involved in a rear-view mirror hit-and-run on April 29th, 2026? Here is what Strattman wrote at the end of the accident report he authored:  "I also checked the Axon LPR along with Flock to see if I could identify the suspect vehicle, but I had negative results."  Had Strattman mistakenly used the word Flock instead of Axon, he may have been excused for using the wrong word and brand of camera, though it still would have been odd and suspicious.  But he didn't mix up his camera brands.  He referred to both brands of them, one that shouldn't be in any Hudson cop's vocabulary.  Why would any Hudson cop ever refer to "Flock" or "Flock camera" or "Flock LPR" in a document, including a vehicle accident report?  Why would any Hudson cop use the word "Flock" verbally or in writing if HPD doesn't use or possess any Flock cameras? Who at HPD is lying to us? Mishanda Franklin?  Nick Pierro?  David Miller?  All three of them?

How much time did officer Randy Strattman spend checking "the Axon LPR along with Flock" in his attempt to find a vehicle that had side-swiped a mirror off of a parked vehicle, and how much money was he paid to do so?  How much surveillance footage from how many Flock cameras did Strattman utilize in his investigation that proved fruitless?  Good luck getting a straight answer from anyone at HPD about this, let alone an answer at all.

The camera seen in the lead picture and the close-up picture below -- found above Harry Howard Avenue in an area full of crime, criminals, bicyclists, walkers, runners and schoolkids -- was installed this past summer.  Presumably, it is an Axon LPR.  But how would we know it isn't a Flock?  I certainly don't know, but I would hope that Randy Strattman knows.  Hell, maybe that's the "Flock" he used to try to capture that dastardly mirror side-swiper!  Better luck next time, Randy!

When HPD can't solve a simple case of mirror swiping using the camera technology they have available, you know soon enough they're going to ask for more money for more cameras to nab these bad actors that are plaguing Hudson.