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Cranston 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 Cranston Police Department
Location Cranston, RI
Technology Drones
Vendor Flock

The Cranston Police Department has at least three drones as of 2023.

Links
News article (Cranston Herald)
Annual report (Cranston Police Department)

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