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Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach Police Department
Location Huntington Beach, CA
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Huntington Beach Police Department launched a drone as first responder program in 2025.

Links
News article (Orange Coast Magazine)
Annual report (City of Huntington Beach)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.sandiegouniontribune.com)
Other (www.faa.gov)

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