The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the formation of its very first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drone Unit.For the last several months, hand selected Deputies have been taking classes and training which ultimately resulted in receiving their Federal Aviation Administration Part 107 UAS Pilot’s License.Receiving this training and the UAV itself was through a donation from two Non-Profit organizations, the National Public Safety Drone Donation Program (NPS-DDP.org) and Indy Drone Rescue (Indydronerescue.org).While Cooper County is out of Indy Drone Rescue’s mission support area, The founders of Indy Drone Rescue teamed up with a local non-profit organization, The SuperFinn Autism Foundation, who was able to paint a picture of how important a UAV Unit will be to not just the Cooper County Community for crime prevention but for our special needs community as well for at risk individuals who have become lost or may have run away.On 12/14/2023 The Sheriff’s Office took possession of its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and accessories which include a Drone Charging case, and a Drone hard case from Indy Drone Rescue.