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Tempe 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 Tempe Police Department
Location Tempe, AZ
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Tempe Police Department operates a drone program, which costs $175,000 a year. It includes at least one DJI Phantom Pro 4 drone.

Links
News article (Vice)
News article (AZ Mirror)
Annual report (City of Tempe)

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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