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Sheriff on using drone to disarm felon: 'Definitely the future'

The Hill · Jun 23, 2026, 5:00 PM

Key takeaways

  • Obviously, we use them a lot to make entry into houses, I mean, on a regular basis, Cooper told host Blake Burman on News Nation s The Hill.
  • We ll enter some residences during [an] emergency situation and go in there.
  • On Monday, the Sacramento County Sheriff s Office said it used a drone to disarm a known felon and parolee-at-large who was hiding in the corner of a garage.

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The future is drones. Obviously, we use them a lot to make entry into houses, I mean, on a regular basis, Cooper told host Blake Burman on News Nation s The Hill.

We ll enter some residences during [an] emergency situation and go in there. So definitely the future. They work, they re cheap, they save lives.

On Monday, the Sacramento County Sheriff s Office said it used a drone to disarm a known felon and parolee-at-large who was hiding in the corner of a garage.

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