By the time the Summit County Sheriff’s Office started its drone program in 2018, technician SJ Hamit had owned his own ...

It starts with the distinctive whirring noise or hum that lets you know a drone is near. Eventually you might spot it, then notice its camera seems to be focused into your window or on your backyard.

At the CSPD’s Real Time Crime Center, a citywide network of more than 800 cameras are used by the police for surveillance and criminal apprehension. The crime center can also operate its drones from ...