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Potter County
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Amarillo Police Department
The Amarillo Police Department announced plans to integrate automated license plate readers with its real-time crime center in 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KFDA
The Amarillo Police Department has a camera registry program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Amarillo Police Department
The Amarillo Police Department has a drone-as-first-responder program as part of the Amarillo Regional Crime Center.
The Amarillo Police Department planned to launch a real-time crime center in 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KFDA
Potter County Sheriff's Office
The Potter County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers, according to data obtained in July 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Muckrock
In 2017, the Potter County Sheriff's Office bought 30 Axon body-worn cameras for $55,000.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ABC 7
The Potter County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtectCityProtect
The Potter County Sheriff's Office operates one drone, 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 Collegewww.amarillo.com
Amarillo Independent School District Police Department
The Amarillo Independent School District Police Department submitted a policy related to drones and the use of force to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026