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McLean 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 McLean County Sheriff's Office
Location Bloomington, IL
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The McLean County Sheriff's Office has one drone, 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