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Virginia’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming Virginia or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 20 stories

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Date	Source	Story
Jul 3, 2026	WAVY.com	VBPD launches new drone program at Oceanfront - WAVY.com WAVY.com Drones / UAS City of Virginia Beach
Jul 2, 2026	Oregon Capital Chronicle	Oregon lawmakers pushed to secure sensitive data from ICE. How does the law work? - Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Capital Chronicle Fusion & data sharing City of Salem
Jul 2, 2026	13newsnow.com	Virginia Beach police launch ‘Drone as First Responder’ program at Oceanfront - 13newsnow.com 13newsnow.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Drones / UAS City of Virginia Beach
Jul 2, 2026	City of Virginia Beach (.gov)	VBPD Launches First Operational Drone as First Responder Program in the Seven Cities - City of Virginia Beach (.gov) City of Virginia Beach (.gov) Drones / UAS City of Virginia Beach
Jul 1, 2026	Yahoo	VBPD to launch Drone as First Responder program ahead of July 4th weekend - Yahoo Yahoo Drones / UAS City of Virginia Beach
Jun 17, 2026	WHRO	Newport News to launch drone first responder program - WHRO WHRO Drones / UAS City of Newport News City of Virginia Beach
Jun 17, 2026	Yahoo	Newport News police and fire departments partner on new drone program - Yahoo Yahoo Drones / UAS City of Newport News
Jun 8, 2026	FOX8 WGHP	Winston-Salem Real Time Crime Center hopes to expand camera access across city - FOX8 WGHP FOX8 WGHPalso carried by 1 other outlet Fixed cameras & RTCC City of Salem
Jun 7, 2026	Style Weekly	It’s time to turn off the Flock Safety cameras - Style Weekly Style Weekly Fusion & data sharing City of Charlottesville City of Staunton
Jun 1, 2026	The Institute for Justice	Challenging The Plate-Reader Panopticon From Coast To Coast - The Institute for Justice The Institute for Justice ALPR City of San Jose City of Norfolk
May 13, 2026	WSET	Lynchburg Police present successes of Flock camera program to city council - WSET WSET Gunshot detection City of Lynchburg
May 9, 2026	The Virginian-Pilot	Send in the drones: Hampton Roads police, fire departments using flying machines as ‘first responders’ - The Virginian-Pilot The Virginian-PilotPaywalled Drones / UAS James City County City of Newport News
May 5, 2026	Daily Press	York-Poquoson sheriff’s office prepares to launch first-responder drones - Daily Press Daily PressPaywalled Drones / UAS York County
Apr 27, 2026	FFXnow	FCPD touts drone program, as vendor announces $3.5 billion investment - FFXnow FFXnow Drones / UAS Fairfax County
Apr 24, 2026	WUSA9	Fairfax County to expand 'Drone as First Responder Program' to help with emergencies - WUSA9 WUSA9 Drones / UAS Fairfax County
Apr 21, 2026	Roanoke Times	Why Roanoke approved 75 controversial Flock gunshot detection devices - Roanoke Times Roanoke Times Gunshot detection City of Martinsville
Apr 7, 2026	Police1	An inside look at how agencies are operationalizing real-time policing - Police1 Police1 Fixed cameras & RTCC Fairfax County City of San Francisco
Mar 3, 2026	The Heartland Institute	Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk, VA License Plate Surveillance Network - The Heartland Institute The Heartland Institute ALPR City of Norfolk
Jul 22, 2025	Michigan Advance	License plate reader searches by Grand Rapids PD point to need for guardrails, legal advocates say - Michigan Advance Michigan Advance ALPR City of Norfolk
Nov 15, 2024	AL.com	Huntsville-born software engineer mapping license plate readers nationwide: ‘I don’t like being tracked’ - AL.com AL.comMetered ALPR City of Norfolk California

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