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

The Rockford Police Department has purchased seven 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