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Chelan County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Wenatchee Police Department
The Wenatchee Police Department scanned 84,786 license plates in 2016 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock
The Wenatchee Police Department purchased 45 body-worn cameras in 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Source OneThe Wenatchee WorldKPQ News Radio
The Wenatchee Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Chelan County Sheriff's Office
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office recieved an $85,000 grant from the Washington Auto Theft Protection Authority to pay for 24 Flock Safety automated license plate readers over the course of two years,
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Wrenatcheworld
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2020, 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.faa.govwww.ifiberone.com
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026