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Dutchess County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Poughkeepsie Police Department
In 2012, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department spent $14,943 on ELSAG automated license plate readers .
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The Poughkeepsie Police Department purchased 65 Axon body-worn cameras in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily FreemanCity of Poughkeepsie Police Department
The Poughkeepsie Police Department has one drone, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU of New YorkCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov
The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department signed a contract with Flock Safety to implement a gunshot detection device.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Mid Hudson News
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office has been using automated license plate readers since at least 2012. The state legislature provide the sheriff's office with $50,000 for additional ALPR technology in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU FOIA/FOIL request response sourced from ACLU.orgLocal news
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office uses drones and has a drone-as-first responder program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRRV
Beacon Police Department
The Beacon Police Department installed four Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023. The two-year agreement cost $21,400.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Highlands Current
Hyde Park Police Department
The Hyde Park Police Department received a $40,000 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant in 2022 for its body-worn camera program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026