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Newton County

6 Deployments on record
4 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Covington Police Department

Covington · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Covington

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Covington Police Department scanned license plates using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Covington Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: ProVision

The Covington Police Department purchased 60 ProVision body-worn cameras in 2016.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Covington News

Newton County Sheriff's Office

Covington · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Newton County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Newton County Sheriff's Office began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2016. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $134,199 to the Newton County Sheriff's Office from 2015-2017 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The CitizensNewton County Sheriff's Office Sheriff NewsletterU.S Department of Justice

Drones / UAS

The Newton County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.covnews.com

Newton County Sheriff's Department

Covington · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Newton County

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Newton County Sheriff's Department maintains a camera registry via Axon.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Axon

Oxford Police Department

Oxford · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Oxford

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Oxford Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

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