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Lower Connecticut River Valley County

12 Deployments on record
8 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 8 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Connecticut State Police

Middletown · 3 deployments

ALPR

The Connecticut State Police have used automated license plate readers since at least 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Haven Register

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Panasonic

The Connecticut State Police troopers purchased 800 Panasonic body-worn cameras in 2018 with a $895,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of ConnecticutCT PostWSHU Public Radio

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Connecticut State Police operated one drone as of 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WFSBWTNHCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College

Clinton Police Department

Clinton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Clinton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Clinton Police Department has 85 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of July 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

Body-worn & dashcam

In December 2021 the State Bond Commission awarded the Clinton Police Department $33,657 for body-worn cameras and video storage devices.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Connecticut State Bond CommissionCT NBC

East Hampton Police Department

East Hampton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of East Hampton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The East Hampton Police Department accepted two separate donations of $30,000 to install 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in January 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The East Hampton Star

Body-worn & dashcam

The East Hampton Police Department uses body-worn cameras, as required by state law, according to a 2022 report from NBC Connecticut.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CT NBCwww.datawrapper.de

Cromwell Police Department

Cromwell · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Cromwell

Body-worn & dashcam

The Cromwell Police Department uses body-worn cameras, as required by state law, according to a 2022 report from NBC Connecticut.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CT NBCwww.datawrapper.de

Essex Police Department

Essex · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Essex

Body-worn & dashcam

In May 2022, the State Bond Commission awarded the Essex Police Department $8,941 for body-worn cameras, dash cameras, and video storage devices.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Connecticut State Bond Commission

Middletown Police Department

Middletown · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Middletown Police Department uses body-worn cameras, as required by state law, according to a 2022 report from NBC Connecticut.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CT NBCwww.datawrapper.de

Old Saybrook Police Department

Old Saybrook · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Old Saybrook

Body-worn & dashcam

The Old Saybrook Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $56,639.00 in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManagementCT NBC

Westbrook Police Department

Westbrook · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Westbrook

Body-worn & dashcam

In December 2021 the State Bond Commission awarded the Westbrook Police Department $26,608 for body-worn cameras and video storage devices.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Connecticut State Bond Commission

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026