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Monterey County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Salinas Police Department
The Salinas Police Department deploys eight vehicle-mounted automated license plate readers.
Sources: Salinas Police DepartmentSalina Police DepartmentKION
The Salinas Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras in 2014.
The Salinas Police Department uses drones.
The Salinas Police Department started using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2015.
Sources: KSBW8Salinas Police Department website. Where I simply searched ShotSpotter.shotspotter.com
Seaside Police Department
As of April 2024, the Seaside Police Department operates 24 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The Seaside Police Department purchased a 5-year contract for 40 Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.
Sources: KSBW8Seaside Police Department
The Seaside Police Department launched a camera registry in 2020.
Sources: KSBW
The Seaside Police Deppartment installed 25 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023, which includes gunshot detection technology.
Sources: Monterey County Weekly
Pacific Grove Police Department
As of April 2024, the Pacific Grove Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Pacific Grove Police department implemented a new body-worn camera system in 2019.
Sources: Pacific Grove City CouncilPacific Grove Police Department Facebook
The Pacific Grove Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Carmel Police Department
As of April 2024, the Carmel Police Department operates 17 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The Carmel Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.
Sources: Carmel Police Department
Greenfield Police Department
The Greenfield Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources: CityProtect
The Greenfield Police Department launched a drone as first responder program in 2025.
Sources: KSBW
Monterey County Sheriff's Department
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources: CityProtect
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office operated 10 drones as of 2023.
Sources: Monterey County Sheriff's OfficeMonterey County Sheriff's OfficeCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
Monterey Police Department
The Monterey Police Department received city council approval for the purchase and installation of Flock Safety automated license plate readers in April 2024.
The Monterey Police Department began using PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software sometime between 2015 and 2017.
Soledad Police Department
The Soledad Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency entered a five-year contract with Flock Safety in 2024 to install eight additional automated license plate readers throughout the city.
Sources: Salinas Valley TribuneKSBWKION
The Soledad Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since at least 2016.
Sources: KSBW Action News 8The CalifornianSoledad Police Department
Cal State Monterey University Police Department
The Cal State Monterey University Police Department operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2015, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources: Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegeregistry.faa.gov
California State University, Monterey Bay Police Department
The 2021 Policy Manual states that "BWC equipment will be issued to all peace officers at the rank of sergeant and below." The Manual also refers to a "TASER® CAM™", suggesting the use of Axon equipment.
Sources: CSU Monterey Bay University Police Policy ManualCalifornia State University Chancellor's ReportKION-TV
Kings County Sheriff's Department
The Kings County Sheriff's Office purchased six Flock Safety Falcon automated license plate readers in June 2021.
Sources: MuckRock
Marina Police Department
The Marina Police Department purchased and was trained on Motorola radios and body cameras in 2018.
Sources: City of Marina Proposed 2019-20 Fiscal Year BudgetMarina Police Department Policy Manual
Sand City Police Department
The Sand City Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras.
Sources: Sand City City HallSand City Police Department FacebookSand City Police
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026