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Columbia 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 Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Location St. Helens, OR
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office has registered two active drones with the Oregon Department of Aviation as of 2024.

Links
Public records (Oregon Department of Aviation)
Public records (MuckRock)

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