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Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque Police Department
Location Albuquerque, NM
Technology Drones
Vendor Skydio/Axon

The Albuquerque Police Department, in 2025, became the first police department in New Mexico to launch a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.

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Vendor information (Skydio)
News article (KRQE)
News article (KRQE)

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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