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Duluth Police Department
The Duluth 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
The Duluth Police Department has 173 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Duluth - Duluth Police DepartmentRampart Audit LLCMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesFRSecureMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices
Hermantown Police Department
The Hermantown 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
The Hermantown Police Department has 16 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Hermantown - Hermantown Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting
Saint Louis County Sheriff's Office
The St Louis County Sheriff's Office has 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of July 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
The Saint Louis County Sheriff's Office spent $6,642.83 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 17 times without a warrant that year.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Department of Public SafetyMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office uses body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): www.lrl.mn.gov
Virginia Police Department
The Virginia Police Department has 24 WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2022 audit.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Virginia - Virginia Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026