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Louisville Metropolitan 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 Louisville Metropolitan Police Department
Location Louisville, KY
Technology Drones
Vendor

Louisville Metropolitan Police Department has been using drones since at least 2024 and launched a drone as first responder program in 2025.

Links
News article (WDRB)
News article (WAVE 3)
News article (Louisville Public Media)
Other (www.whas11.com)
Other (www.courier-journal.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