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Maricopa 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 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Location Phoenix, AZ
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI, Autel Robotics

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2018.

Links
Social media (Brad Licking)
News article (Vice Motherboard)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

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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