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Montgomery County 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 Montgomery County Police Department
Location Gaithersburg, MD
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Montgomery County Police Department Special Operations Division operates one drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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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