Observed arrival · 2026-08-26
Truth NWA Reads the Flock Safety Fine Print
A document-driven local investigation comparing Northwest Arkansas officials’ public claims about police surveillance systems with contracts, council packets, meeting records, and reported misuse cases.
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The project builds an evidence trail from contracts, council packets, official letters, vendor language, and meeting records rather than relying on a general campaign statement. Its Springdale section contrasts a claimed 30-day footage deletion period with contract language covering third-party hosting and a perpetual licence involving anonymized data. The site also links comparisons for 18 Northwest Arkansas governing bodies and lists 109 dated, sourced misuse cases, including wrongful arrests and unauthorized lookups.
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