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Port St. Lucie 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 Port St. Lucie Police Department
Location Port St. Lucie, FL
Technology Drones
Vendor FLIR

The Port St. Lucie Police Department started their drone unit in 2020, however it replaced its fleet with US-made drones in 2023.

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Drones are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles. Police remotely control these devices to surveil crowds from above or locations that would otherwise be difficult or dangerous to observe by a human on the ground.

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH