Yakima County Sheriff's Office: Drones
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH
| Agency | Yakima County Sheriff's Office |
| Location | Yakima, WA |
| Technology | Drones |
| Vendor |
The Yakima County Sheriffs Office began its drone program in 2018. The office also has borrowed a drone with thermal imaging from Yakima Valley Emergency Management.
Links
News article (News Talk KIT)
Government information (Yakima Valley Emergency Management)
Social media (Yakima County Sheriff's Office 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.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH