Alexander 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	Alexander County Sheriff's Office
Location	Taylorsville, NC
Technology	Drones
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The Alexander County Sheriff's Office operates at least two drones, including one with thermal imaging capabilities.

Links
News article (Hickory Daily Record)
News article (Independent Tribune)

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.