County record · Minnesota

Mille Lacs County

8 Deployments on record

5 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 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

Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department

Onamia · 3 deployments

ALPR

The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Watchguard

The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department uses Watchguard body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Mille Lacs Band Police Department Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe website

Drones / UAS

The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department spent $53,654 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 35 times without a warrant that year.

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

Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office

Milaca · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Mille Lacs County

ALPR

The Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Body-worn & dashcam

The Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office has 31 Visual Labs body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lynn Lembcke ConsultingMille Lacs County - Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office

Isle Police Department

Isle · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Isle

ALPR

The Isle Police Department disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Milaca Police Department

Milaca · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Milaca

ALPR

The Milaca Police Department disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Onamia Police Department

Onamia · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Onamia

ALPR

The Onamia Police Department disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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