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The Quad City Bomb Squad operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. The bomb squad is made of officers from the Rock Island County, Illinois Sheriff's Office and the Scott County, Iowa Sheriff's Office.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Scott County Sheriff's Office spent $8,032.33 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 17 times without a warrant that year.

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Annual report (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
Government information (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension)

The Scott County Sheriff's Office's Department operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Scott County Sheriff's Office uses body-worn cameras. The department was one of 65 law enforcement agencies whose body-worn camera policy was analyzed by the ACLU of Mississippi in 2017.

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Public records (ACLU of Mississippi)
Nonprofit report (ACLU of Mississippi)

The Scott County Sheriff's Office has access to a predictive analytics system developed by IBM to identify locations where vehicle crashes and DUIs are likely to occur. All 95 county sheriffs in the state access the system, which is managed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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Government information (Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security)
Government information (Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security)
News article (Fox17)

The Scott County Sheriff's Office has access to SoundThinking's CrimeTracer (formerly Coplink X) investigative platform through a statewide contract announced in April 2021.

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Press release (PR News Wire)
Public records (Muckrock)