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Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office: 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 Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office
Location Martinez, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI, Wingtra

The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office operated 41 drones as of 2022.

Links
Annual report (Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (cocosheriff.org)

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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