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San Diego County Sheriff's 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 San Diego County Sheriff's Department
Location San Diego, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI, Autel Robotics

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department operated 54 drones as of 2023

Links
Annual report (San Diego County Sheriff's Department)
Annual report (San Diego County Sheriff's Department)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.delmartimes.net)
Other (www.MuckRock.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