LOCAL SURVEILLANCE · FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
Primary records document Freeport Police use of license-plate readers, ShotSpotter, body-worn cameras, tip411, a residential doorbell-camera pilot, and later downtown fixed cameras. Historical deployments are date-scoped where current 2026 status is not yet established.
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FREEPORT POLICE
ALPR / acoustic gunshot detection
A 2023 City of Freeport release credits the Police Department with implementing license-plate readers and ShotSpotter gunfire-location technology. The same release also identifies a pilot residential doorbell-camera program. These are documented deployments, but NoRec has not yet established the current 2026 LPR inventory, vendor, retention/sharing settings, or whether ShotSpotter remains active.
Body-worn cameras
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board’s 2024 Body Worn Camera Report states that Freeport Police had 46 sworn officers, with 32 assigned to patrol and using body-worn cameras daily. The report also documents supervisor review authority. It does not provide a current 2026 device count or model.
Fixed security cameras
Freeport’s October 20, 2025 City Council highlights state that Council approved two security cameras on city-owned poles in the downtown area, with the nearby business paying for them. NoRec treats these as a dated two-camera approval, not a complete citywide fixed-camera inventory.
Tip / information platform
The City announced the Freeport PD tip411 app and anonymous text-tip system in February 2023. The City described the service as stripping identifying information before police receive a tip and supporting anonymous two-way messaging.
PUBLIC RECORDS · FOIA
Primary government records are preferred. Where practical, NoRec keeps a local archival copy alongside the official source so citations remain auditable if a government URL later changes.
Official City FOIA directory with a separate Freeport Police Department request path.
Official 2023 City release documenting Police Department use of license-plate readers, ShotSpotter, Tip411, and a pilot residential doorbell-camera program.
State report stating that Freeport Police patrol officers used body-worn cameras daily in 2024.
Official City summary documenting Council approval of two security cameras on city-owned downtown poles.
Official City announcement describing the Freeport PD app and anonymous text-tip system.
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