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Pipestone 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 Pipestone County Sheriff's Office
Location Pipestone, MN
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Pipestone County Sheriff's Office spent $3,000 on drones in 2022.

Links
Annual report (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.pipestonestar.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