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Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau Police Department
Location Cape Girardeau, MO
Technology Drones
Vendor exH2O, DJI

The City of Cape Girardeau Police Department purchased three drones in 2016.

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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