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Joliet 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 Joliet Police Department
Location Joliet, IL
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Joliet Police Department has nine drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 80 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

Links
Annual report (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority)

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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