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Richmond 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 Richmond Police Department
Location Richmond, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Richmond Police Department operated eight DJI drones as of 2023.

Links
Annual report (City of Richmond)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.skyfireconsulting.com)

More about this technology

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