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Suffolk County Police Department: 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 Suffolk County Police Department
Location Yaphank, NY
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Suffolk County Police Department has five drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Links
Nonprofit Report (ACLU of New York)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (newyork.cbslocal.com)

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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