Santa Maria Police Department: Drones
Agency | Santa Maria Police Department |
Location | Santa Maria, CA |
Technology | Drones |
Vendor |
The Santa Maria Police Department purchased four drones for $20,000. The agency made its first drone-assisted arrest in 2020.
Links
News article (Santa Maria Times)
Social media (Santa Maria Police Facebook page)
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.