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Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria Police Department
Location Santa Maria, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Santa Maria Police Department purchased four drones for $20,000. The agency made its first drone-assisted arrest in 2020.

Links
News article (Santa Maria Times)
Social media (Santa Maria Police Facebook page)

More about this technology

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