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West Chester Township 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 West Chester Township Police Department
Location West Chester Township, OH
Technology Drones
Vendor

The West Chester Township Police Department purchased a drone for $27, 690 in 2022, with plans to purchase a second drone for $10,000.

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.

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