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Yakima County Sheriff's Office: 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 Yakima County Sheriff's Office
Location Yakima, WA
Technology Drones
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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.

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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