MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the Milwaukee Police Department announced commitments to change the city's use of Flock cameras Monday, Aug. 31, following what Johnson's office described as instances of the technology being misused locally and nationally.

In his Monday statement, Johnson said he worked alongside MPD and the Executive Director of the Fire and Police Commissions to discuss "significant policy adjustments" that he is insisting upon:

• Further restrict Flock data access to supervisors only, with no officers or detectives permitted access;
• Limit camera use to Part I crimes, critical missing persons, drug trafficking investigations and abductions;
• Create a public dashboard on the department's use of the technology;
• Further restrict access to Milwaukee's Flock data to MPD only, ending data sharing with other jurisdictions;
• Conduct semiannual independent audits through the Fire and Police Commission, with results shared with his office and the public;
• Continue ongoing monitoring from his office.

In a separate Monday statement, MPD acknowledged that "some in our community do not support the use of Flock" and said past harm caused by former department members has damaged public trust.

The department said it is working with city leadership to create guardrails confirming access to Flock being restricted to supervisors, no longer sharing Flock data with other jurisdictions and limiting Flock use to Part I crimes. 

Part I crimes, as defined in both statements, include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson and human trafficking.