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Kanawha 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 Kanawha County Sheriff's Office
Location Elkview, WV
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office purchased a DJI Mavic 2 in 2021.

Links
Meeting documents (Kanawha County Commission)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.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