Saratoga County Sheriff's Office: Drones

An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH
Agency | Saratoga County Sheriff's Office |
Location | Ballston Spa, NY |
Technology | Drones |
Vendor | DJI, Skydio |
The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office has seven drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Links
Nonprofit Report (ACLU of New York) [snapshot]
Other (www.leaderherald.com) [snapshot]
Other (www.saratogian.com) [snapshot]
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College) [snapshot]
More about this technology
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.

An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH