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Rochester 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 Rochester Police Department
Location Rochester, MN
Technology Drones
Vendor Lockheed Martin

The Rochester Police Department spent over $14,800 on drones in 2023.

Links
Annual report (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
Annual report (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (wjon.com)

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