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Streamwood 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 Streamwood Police Department
Location Streamwood, IL
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Streamwood Police Department has purchased two drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report

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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.

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH