Eugene, Oregon's police department either doesn't believe in freedom of the press or they are incredibly incompetent. Making everything worse, they signed a two-year $342,000 contract for nearly 60 AI-powered Flock automated license plate readers. theintercept.com/2026/10/01/o...
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Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop
Eugene-based Double Sided Media requested police officer Justin Peckels’s records. The city slapped the publication with an exorbitant fee.
