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Brookhaven Police Department

Drone program records for Brookhaven. Each fact keeps its source and checked date.

Written rules describe policy, not proof that every operation follows it. Reported equipment totals and mapped source locations have different scopes. A launch facility is not a drone count or a flight track.

Program status reported by the source

The city describes a Drone as First Responder program launched in April 2021, with multiple launch locations and live video available to responding officers.

Undated program page reviewed on the checked date; actual present operations were not independently audited.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Data retention

Non-evidence video may be kept up to 120 days. Training video is reviewed quarterly and may be kept up to one calendar year. Video containing an arrest has a five-year retention period. Other records follow the established schedule.

Written policy revised February 8, 2024; configured settings and actual deletions were not independently verified.

Source section VI.C.1. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2024-02-08.

Access and oversight

Only authorized, trained Part 107 operators may fly. Captured files must be securely downloaded within 24 hours with a date and case or event identifier. Non-law-enforcement file access, copying or release is prohibited.

Source section VI.A.1 and VI.C.2-3. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2024-02-08.

Recording rules

Random surveillance, personal use and weaponization are prohibited. Operators must avoid intentionally recording private areas and take precautions against incidental capture. Enhanced imaging of protected areas requires a warrant, court order or exigent circumstances.

Source section IV, VI.A.3 and VI.B. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2024-02-08.

Details not yet verified

Drone vendors, Reported drones, Operational partners, Named data-sharing partners, Contract value, Contract start date, Contract end date. No value is inferred from a county map count or another agency's policy.

Source documents

Local map

DeKalb County camera guide. The county map includes source points from multiple operators. It is not this agency's inventory.

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