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Chippewa County

6 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 4 Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 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

Bay Mills Police Department

Brimley · 2 deployments

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Digital Ally

The Bay Mills Police Department uses Digital Ally body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bay Mills Police Department Facebook page

Face recognition

The Bay Mills Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Chippewa County Sheriff's Office

Sault Sainte Marie · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Chippewa County

Face recognition

The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Kinross Township Police Department

Kinross Township · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Charter Township of Charter Township of Kinross

Face recognition

The Kinross Township Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Sault Ste. Marie Police Department

Sault Ste. Marie · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Sault Ste Marie

Face recognition

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Sault Tribe Law Enforcement Department

Sault Sainte Marie · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Sault Tribe Law Enforcement Department started using Axon body-worn cameras in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa IndiansSault Tribe Police Facebook page

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