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Brown Co Sheriff's Office getting drone

By Greg Bebermeyer

03/14/2022

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(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriff's Office is getting a new tool to help with missing person searches and criminal activity surveillance.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant put out a request to the public last August for donations in order for the Sheriff's Office to purchase a drone, which carries a $32,000 price tag.

Merchant said by the end of the year they had surpassed their fund-raising goal, allowing them to purchase the vital piece of equipment.

The drone is specially designed for law enforecement and has thermal imaging, which can detect body heat.

“ It's an incredible piece of equipment. It will greatly enhance the safety of the county and ability to serve it's citizens”, said Merchant.

Merchant said his department's officers will be trained on how to use the device later this month, and hopes to be able to put the drone into use by the end of April.

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