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San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
Location French Camp, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor Brinc, DJI, Skydio

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office operated 15 drones as of 2023.

Links
Annual report (San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.lodinews.com)
Other (sacramento.cbslocal.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