County record · Minnesota

Freeborn County

4 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 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

Albert Lea Police Department

Albert Lea · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Albert Lea

Body-worn & dashcam

The Albert Lea Police Department has 30 WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Albert Lea - Albert Lea Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting

Drones / UAS

The Albert Lea Police Department operated drones as of 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Freeborn County Sheriff's Office

Albert Lea · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Freeborn County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Freeborn County Sheriff's Office has 23 WatchGuard and Getac body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Freeborn County - Freeborn County Sheriff's OfficeLynn Lembcke Consulting

Drones / UAS

The Freeborn County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.albertleatribune.com

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