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San Mateo 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 Mateo Police Department
Location San Mateo, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor Axon

The San Mateo Police Department currently has four drones and received a grant to purchase three more from Axon in 2023.

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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