Unmanned Aerial System Operations — Drone Unit

About the Unit

Black droneThe Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Drone Unit consists of a 13-man team. The team has a unit commander and 12 KSD deputies/detectives. Each member of the team is issued a department drone that they maintain and operate when requested for an active incident.

The Drone Unit trains monthly and enhances the department’s mission of protecting lives and property when other means and resources are not available or are less effective. Any use of a Drone will be in strict accordance with constitutional and privacy rights and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.