Schenectady County

The Schenectady County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WHGB CBS 6

The Schenectady County Sheriff's Office received $46,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 23 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

The Schenectady County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegedailygazette.com

The Schenectady Police Department received a grant for license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $165,000 to the Schenectady Police Department in 2017 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

The Schenectady Police Department signed a $700,000 contract for Brinc drones in December 2023. The agency began operating a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in June 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Drone DJScripps News

The Niskayuna Town Police Department received $33,420 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 30 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

The Rotterdam Police Department purchased five Watchman automated license plate readers in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Traffic Technology Today