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San Jose 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 San Jose Police Department
Location San Jose, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor Century Helicopter Products

The San Jose Police Department operates one Century Helicopter Products Neo 660 V2 drone as of 2014, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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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