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West Covina 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 West Covina Police Department
Location West Covina, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The West Covina Police Department operated seven DJI drones as of 2022.

Links
Annual report (West Covina Police Department)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.faa.gov)

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