County record · Minnesota

Watonwan County

3 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

1 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 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

Madelia Police Department

Madelia · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Madelia

Body-worn & dashcam

The Madelia Police Department has five Motorola body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices Lynn Lembcke ConsultingMadelia Police DepartmentMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices Lynn Lembcke ConsultingMadelia Police Department

St. James Police Department

St. James · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St. James

Body-worn & dashcam

The St. James Police Department has eight WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of St. James - St. James Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting

Watonwan County Sheriff's Office

Saint James · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Watonwan County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Watonwan County Sheriff's Office has 10 WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lynn Lembcke ConsultingWatonwan County - Watonwan County Sheriff's Office

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