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Eaton County

13 Deployments on record
7 Agencies
6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 7 Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · 1 Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Michigan State Police

Dimondale · 5 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Michigan State Police uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Michigan State Police use body-worn cameras.

Cell-site simulators Vendor: Harris Corp.

The Michigan State Police first acquired a cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2006.

Drones / UAS Vendor: Aeryon Labs

The Michigan State Police Department operates three Aeryon Labs drones as of 2013, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Michigan State Police runs the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP), a database of 4 million mug shots and 41 million driver’s license and ID photos from the Michigan Department of State. The state also has an almost $15 million contract with Idemia through June 13, 2027 for use of the Automated Biometric Identification System.

Eaton County Sheriff's Office

Charlotte · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Eaton County

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $74,400 to the Eaton County Sheriff's Office in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Eaton County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Face recognition

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

Charlotte Police Department

Charlotte · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Charlotte

Face recognition

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

Eaton County Central Dispatch

Charlotte · 1 deployment

Face recognition

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

Eaton Rapids Police Department

Eaton Rapids · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Eaton Rapids

Face recognition

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

Grand Ledge Police Department

Grand Ledge · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Grand Ledge

Face recognition

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

Potterville Police Department

Potterville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Potterville

Face recognition

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

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