County record · Minnesota

Yellow Medicine County

6 Deployments on record

6 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 · 4 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

Canby Police Department

Canby · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Canby

Body-worn & dashcam

The Canby Police Department has three Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Canby - Canby Police DepartmentMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesRampart Audit LLC

Granite Falls Police Department

Granite Falls · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Granite Falls

Body-worn & dashcam

The Granite Falls Police Department has five WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Granite FallsGranite Falls Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices

Upper Sioux Community Tribal Police Department

Granite Falls · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

Upper Sioux Community Tribal Police Department received $16,000 to purchase eight body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-worn Camera Program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program

Upper Sioux Police Department

Granite Falls · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS

The Upper Sioux Police Department spent $46,000 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2020. The agency flew a drone twice without a warrant that year.

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

Yellow Medicine County Sheriff

Granite Falls · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Yellow Medicine County

Drones / UAS

The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff operated drones as of 2023.

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

Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office

Granite Falls · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Yellow Medicine County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office has 12 WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lynn Lembcke ConsultingYellow Medicine 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