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

The Washington County Sheriff's Office used a drone at least 77 times in 2023.

Links
Annual report (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
Annual report (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (registry.faa.gov)

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