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Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville Police Department
Location Charlottesville, VA
Technology Drones
Vendor

The Charlottesville Police Department established its drone program in 2023.

Links
Social media (Charlottesville Police Department Instagram)
Annual report (City of Charlottesville)

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