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Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Location Birmingham, AL
Technology Drones
Vendor Draganfly Innovations, DJI

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office operated seven drones as of 2022.

Links
News article (WBRC)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (registry.faa.gov)

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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