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Fairfield Township police present drone proposal; board asks for formal packet and to place purchase on next agenda
Summary
Police presented a proposal to buy two drones and establish policy and a position description. Funding sources cited were the drug law enforcement fund and equitable sharing; board asked staff to return with the full procurement packet for a vote at the next meeting.
Jerome, a representative of the Fairfield Township Police Department, presented a proposal for a law‑enforcement drone unit at the board’s Aug. 14 meeting and asked the trustees to consider authorizing purchase and program documents.
Jerome said the department identified several recent incidents — a suicidal person armed with a pistol, a search warrant served that morning, shots fired near the township and multiple missing‑person searches including children with special needs — where an on‑call drone would have aided…
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