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City accepts $100,000 FDLE drone grant and authorizes $100,000 trust‑fund subscription for drone software
Summary
Coconut Creek accepted a $100,000 Florida Department of Law Enforcement grant to buy four patrol drones and authorized a $100,000 use of federal forfeiture trust funds to buy Axon/Skydio software subscription as the grant match; staff said FAA licensing, supervisor oversight and training will be required before operations.
The Coconut Creek City Commission on Dec. 11 accepted a $100,000 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) drone replacement grant and separately authorized the use of $100,000 in federal law enforcement trust funds to pay for the Axon Air Skydio Basic Patrol software and subscription required to operate the equipment.
Chief of Police Fred Hoffer told the commission the…
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