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Washoe 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 Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Location Reno, NV
Technology Drones
Vendor Drone America

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office operated one drone as of 2020.

Links
https://www.rgj.com/embed/video/20581791/
Public records (Washoe County Sheriff's Office)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (mynews4.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