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Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Team Deployments (Fourth Quarter 2021)

Fourth Quarter 2021 statistics for sUAS Team deployments by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office

10/26/2021 – Mission Type: Assist Lake County Sheriff with search for a missing person.

Case: 21-2918

Offense: N/A

The sUAS Team was requested to assist the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in the search for a missing person. The sUAS Team was requested to perform a night search utilizing FLIR technology to search a large area of shoreline and mud. The sUAS Team was on site and still searching when the missing person was located in another area deceased.  

11/11/2021 – Mission Type: Assist the Patrol Division with a possible burglary in progress.

Case: SO21-3082

Offense: 459 PC (Burglary)

The sUAS Team was requested to assist Patrol Deputies with a possible burglary in progress. The homeowner reported they could see someone enter their residence via a security camera and did not see the person exit. Deputies and allied agencies established a perimeter around the residence and requested the assistance of the sUAS Team to search the interior. The sUAS Team searched the interior of the residence with a UAV and determined no one was inside. 

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