County record · Minnesota
Steele County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Owatonna Police Department
The Owatonna Police Department has 29 body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Owatonna - Owatonna Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesCity of Owatonna - Owatonna Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices
The Owatonna Police Department used a drone at least 11 times in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Department of Public SafetyMinnesota Bureau of Criminal ApprehensionCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026