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Cecil County

5 Deployments on record
4 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 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

Cecil County Sheriff's Office

Elkton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Cecil County

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Cecil County Sheriff's Office scanned 500,499 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Drones / UAS Vendor: UAV Solutions, Yuneec, DJI

The Cecil County Sheriff's Office operates five 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.cecildaily.com

Elkton Police Department

Elkton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Elkton

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

Elkton Police Department, which has used body-worn cameras since 2016, acquired 10 Axon body-worn cameras in 2019 costing $58,677. The Elkton Police Department also received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $20,000.00 for 10 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily News~RecordThe Cecil WhigJustice & Security Strategies

North East Police Department

North East · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of North East

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The North East Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cecil DailyNorth East Police Department Facebook

Rising Sun Police Department

Rising Sun · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Rising Sun

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Rising Sun Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Rising Sun Police Department FacebookRising Sun Police Department Policy Manual

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