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City of Columbia Police receives new Drone

From Columbia City Hall

The Columbia Police Department is happy to receive a new piece of equipment, in the way of a DJI Avata 2 drone to our department resources. This drone was anonymously donated by a supporter of our local community and law enforcement.

The drone is the same make and model that is used by various other law enforcement agencies across the state, including the Kentucky State Police.


The Avata 2 has a battery life of 25 minutes per battery, a range of 7 miles, and a maximum altitude of 500 meters, making it fully able to cover the entirety of the City of Columbia under good weather conditions.

Further, the drone came with DJI goggles and a joystick remote to operate the drone.

Chief Evan Burton and another officer will be licensed in the operation of the drone, which will allow them to use it in various ways to keep our community safe.

Specifically, those uses will include Traffic Accident Investigations, Attempted Recovery of missing persons, Barricade situations, Crowd patrolling at large events, and other scenarios with surveillance and patrol.

All of these uses will help keep Columbia Police Department officers safe and better equip them to serve and protect our local community.


This story was posted on 2025-05-08 23:04:16
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City Police get donation of Drone camera



2025-05-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky\\\'s Pampered Angus Ranch.
Columbia Police Department Chief Evan Burton showed City Council members the new Drone unmanned camera that an anonymous donor provided for the department.

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