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The Upper Merion Police Department has used Clearview AI face recognition as of 2022.

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Government budget/purchasing (Upper Merion Township)

The Upper Merion Township Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Whitpain Township Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $52,145 for 31 body-worn cameras in 2023.

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Vendor information (Justice & Security Strategies)
Vendor information (Justice & Security Strategies)

The Upper Dublin Township Police Department received a $28,197 grant in 2021 to purchase body-worn cameras.

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Meeting documents (Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency)

The Mifflin County Sheriff's Office received a $85,838 grant in 2021 to purchase body-worn cameras.

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Meeting documents (Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency)

The Marlborough Township Police Department purchased eight WatchGuard body-worn cameras in 2023.

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News article (Town and Country)

The Montgomery Township Police Department has been using WatchGuard body-worn cameras since 2018.

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Meeting documents (Montgomery Township)
Social media (Montgomery Township Police Department)

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has been using 30 Axon body-worn cameras since 2018.

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News article (Patch)

The Whitemarsh Township Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras.

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Meeting documents (Whitemarsh Township)
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The Upper Merion Township Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

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Social media (Upper Merion Township Police Department)
Meeting documents (Upper Merion Township)

The Towamencin Township Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras.

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Social media (Towamencin Township Police Department)

The New Hanover Township Police Department spent an estimated amount of $30,000 to $35,000 on Watch Guard body-worn cameras in 2020.

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News article (Town and Country)
Social media (New Hanover Township Police Department)

The Lower Merion Police Department has a drone equiped with thermal imaging.

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News article (ABC News)

The Lower Salford Township Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since at least 2023.

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Government information (Lower Salford Township)
Social media (Lower Salford Police Department Facebook)
News article (The Reporter Online)

The Gwynedd Township Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since 2013.

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Policy (Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department)

The Douglass Township Police received $3,260 to purchase seven body-worn cameras in 2018.

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News article (Reading Eagle)

The Cheltenham Township Police Department began using body-worn cameras in June 2021.

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Government information (Cheltenham Township)

The Lansdale Police Department purchased 28 WatchGuardian body-worn cameras in 2021.

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News article (Patch)

The Lower Moreland Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

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Social media (Lower Moreland Township Police Department Facebook)

The Abington Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras in 2018.

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Public records (Township of Abington Board of Commissioners)
Public records (Township of Abington Public Safety Committee)
Social media (Abington Township Police Dept., PA Facebook)

The Lansdale Police Department has a voluntary camera registration program called the Security Camera Registry and Protection System (SCRAPS).

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Government information (Lansdale Police Department)
Government information (Lansdale Police Department)

The Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (CrimeWatch.com)

The Abington Township Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (Abington Township Police Department)

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's Department operates one Draganfly Innovations Guardian drone as of 2015, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Montgomery County Department of Public Safety operates two DJI drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Montgomery County Correctional Facility operates one DJI Phantom 3 drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Abington Township Police Department operates one drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Cheltenham Township Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.

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The Pottstown Borough Police Department received $47,489 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 50 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

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Government information (Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list)