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Upper Sioux 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 Upper Sioux Police Department
Location Granite Falls, MN
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Upper Sioux Police Department spent $46,000 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2020. The agency flew a drone twice without a warrant that year.

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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