St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office: Drones
![A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/14/dpd4_drone_600x600.jpg)
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH
Agency | St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office |
Location | Laplace, LA |
Technology | Drones |
Vendor |
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office operates one drone, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Links
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.facebook.com)
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.
![A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/14/dpd4_drone_600x600.jpg)
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH