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Aurora 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 Aurora Police Department
Location Aurora, IL
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Aurora Police Department has purchased three drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report

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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