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Menasha 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 Menasha Police Department
Location Menasha, WI
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Menasha Police Department spent $4,150 on a drone in 2020. According to the MPD's 2020 annual report, "the drone was deployed five times in 2020 for three fires, a burglary investigation, and a search operation."

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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