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Carroll County Sheriff's Office
The Carroll County Sheriff's Department received a 2022 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to acquire body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): US Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office and EMS Department operates four Yuneec drones as of 2017, 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.baltimoresun.com
The Maryland State Police and police departments across the Baltimore region — including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard and Harford counties — all told the Baltimore Sun that they access the Maryland Image Repository System, which includes face recognition.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Baltimore Sun
Hampstead Police Department
The Hampstead Police Department uses WatchGuard Vista body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Baltimore SunHampstead Police DepartmentHampstead Police Department, Maryland's Facebook page
Manchester Police Department
The Manchester Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency received approval for a six-year contract with Axon -- body-worn camera, digital evidence management systems and new tasers -- at a total cost of $4.2 million.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Manchester Police Department
Mount Airy Police Department
The Mount Airy Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Sykesville Police Department
The Sykesville Police Department uses Motorola body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Sykesville Police Department FacebookFOX 45 NEWS
Westminster Police Department
The Westminster Police Department uses Motorola body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Baltimore SunWestminster Municipal GovernmentWestminster Police Department Facebook
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026