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Sarasota 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 Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
Location Venice, FL
Technology Drones
Vendor Draganfly

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office operates one Draganfly Draganflyer Commander drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the 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