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Merced 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 Merced County Sheriff's Office
Location Merced, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Merced County Sheriff's Office operated four DJI drones as of 2022.

Links
Annual report (Merced County Sheriff’s Office)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

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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