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Van Buren County

5 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 3 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

Bangor Police Department

Bangor · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bangor

Face recognition

The Bangor 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

Covert Township Police Department

Covert · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Covert Township

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Covert Township Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Decatur Police Department

Decatur · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Decatur

Face recognition

The Decatur 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

Mattawan Police Department

Mattawan · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Mattawan

Body-worn & dashcam

The Mattawan Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $14,000 for 7 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies

Van Buren County Sheriff's Office

Paw Paw · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Van Buren County

Face recognition

The Van Buren 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

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