Shelton PD (WA)

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Sat May 31 2025
Overview
Shelton PD (WA) uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Shelton PD (WA) utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Shelton PD (WA) utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates, Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Shelton PD (WA) and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
7
External organizations with access
Adams County WA SO, Arlington PD (WA), Auburn WA PD, Benton County WA SO, Black Diamond WA PD, Bonney Lake WA PD, Brewster WA PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, College Place WA PD, Covington WA PD, Des Moines WA PD, East Wenatchee WA PD, Edmonds WA PD, Ellensburg WA PD, Everett (WA) Police Department, Goldendale WA PD, Granger WA PD, Grays Harbor County SO (WA), Hoquiam WA PD, Kent WA PD, Kitsap County WA SO, Kittitas County WA SO, Lake Stevens WA PD, Lakewood WA PD, Mount Vernon WA PD, Mukilteo WA PD, Newcastle WA PD, Olympia WA PD , Omak WA PD, Othello WA PD, Pasco PD - WA, Port of Seattle WA PD, Puyallup WA PD, Renton WA PD, SeaTac WA PD, Sedro-Woolley WA PD, Selah WA PD, Snohomish County WA 911, Spokane County WA SO, Spokane Tribal PD WA, Spokane WA PD , Sultan WA PD, Sumner WA PD, Sunnyside WA PD, Tukwila WA PD, Tulalip Tribal Police Dept. (WA), Wenatchee WA PD, West Richland WA PD, Yakima County WA SO, Yakima WA PD, Yelm WA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
123,356
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
146
Searches in the last 30 days
54
Additional Info
Recent Success Story
Additional Info