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Walker County Sheriff's Office: 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 Walker County Sheriff's Office
Location Jasper, AL
Technology Drones
Vendor Skydio

The Walker County Sheriff's Office acquired a $16,000 SkyDio X2E drone equipped with FLIR thermal imaging technology in 2022.

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News article (WBRC)

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Remote-controlled aerial vehicles that police use to gather footage from the sky.

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH