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Modesto Police Department: Drones

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH
Agency Modesto Police Department
Location Modesto, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor Axon

In 2018, Axon supplied 11 drones to the Modesto Police Department.

Links
News article (CBS Sacramento)
Academic Report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.fool.com)

More about this technology

Remote-controlled aerial vehicles that police use to gather footage from the sky.

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH