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Links: Audit (City of Wadena - Wadena Police DepartmentRampart Audit LLC) Audit (City of Wadena - Wadena Police DepartmentMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesRampart Audit LLC)
The Wadena Police Department has 15 WatchGuard body-worn cameras and one Motorola BWC, according to a 2024 audit.
Links: Annual report (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
The Wadena Police Department operated drones as of 2023.
Links: Annual report (Minnesota Department of Public Safety) Annual report (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
The Wadena County Sheriff's Office spent over $4,540 on drones in 2023.