SFPD in trouble over buying and using drones illegally

Published September 17, 2024 2:19pm ET



The San Francisco Police Department is in hot water after internal documents showed it knowingly broke the law by buying and using drones to catch criminals without proper authorization. 

The SFPD knew it should have waited to buy and deploy the new crime-fighting technology but ignored warnings within its ranks that it should have held off on the purchases.

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