County record · Indiana

Wells County

3 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Bluffton Police Department

Bluffton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Bluffton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Bluffton Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bluffton Police Department received a $16,800 grant for body-worn cameras from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Wells County Sheriff's Office

Bluffton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Wells County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Wells County Sheriff's Office operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

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