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Flock Safety cuts about 270 jobs, roughly 18% of its staff, after a voluntary buyout, Reuters reports
Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, roughly 270 people, Reuters reported on Oct. 8, 2026, citing people with direct knowledge of the plans. The cuts follow a voluntary buyout program Flock announced in September, and the employees will leave at the end of October, Reuters reported; Flock has about 1,500 employees. Flock declined to comment to Reuters. A Flock spokesperson later told TechCrunch the company offered a "Voluntary Separation Program" and that "this was a voluntary program, not a layoff." Reuters noted that Flock's roughly 120,000 cameras serve more than 4,800 law enforcement agencies and that a Reuters/Ipsos poll found 47% of Americans oppose Flock cameras in their community and 38% support them.
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