The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Security, an automated license plate reader company that uses cameras to collect vehicle information and cross-reference it with police databases.  Unlike many of the other police departments around the country that use the cameras in their police work, Metro funds the project with donor money funneled into a private foundation.

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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department operates approximately 200 Flock Safety AI-powered license plate reader cameras, largely funded by the Horowitz Family Foundation rather than taxpayer dollars. This private donation structure routes money through a nonprofit foundation, bypassing Nevada's open meeting laws and eliminating any requirement for public comment on the surveillance technology. Metro shares its Flock data with hundreds of law enforcement agencies nationwide and has conducted over 23,000 vehicle searches since late 2023. Critics, including ACLU representatives and a former Metro officer, warn the arrangement lacks transparency and oversight, and that the technology—especially Flock's Nova feature which aggregates personal data including Social Security numbers and social media handles—is ripe for misuse against immigrants, political protesters, and others. Federal agencies like ICE have been found accessing Flock data, and several cities have terminated their contracts as a result.

Vegas police are big users of license plate readers. Public has little input because it’s a gift.