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Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake Police Department
Location Chesapeake, VA
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Chesapeake Police Department uses DJI drones. The agency's drone department had an inventory of eight drones in September 2022.

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News article (13 News Now)
Public records (MuckRock)

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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