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Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls Police Department
Location Sioux Falls, SD
Technology Drones
Vendor DJI

The Sioux Falls Police Department has nine certified unmanned aircraft system pilots and seven drones as of 2024. The agency began its drone program in 2019 and officially implemented drone usage in June 2020.

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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