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University of North Dakota 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 University of North Dakota Police Department
Location Grand Forks, ND
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The University of North Dakota Police Department began using drones in 2012 through the Northeast Region UAS Unit.

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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