Seminar: Eyes in the Sky, Trust on the Ground: Why Sheriffs Must Lead the Drone Era
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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03:15 pm - 04:15 pmLOCATION
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Sheriffs today face growing operational demands, expanding jurisdictional responsibilities, and increased expectations for transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery. In that environment, drones are no longer an emerging capability. They are becoming an essential tool for modern sheriff’s offices.
Drones are helping agencies improve response times, enhance deputy safety, expand reach across large and rural jurisdictions, strengthen situational awareness, and make better use of limited personnel and resources. They are also proving valuable in corrections settings through perimeter monitoring, facility security, incident response, and contraband awareness, and in border regions by supporting surveillance, interdiction efforts, and real-time operational intelligence.
This session will feature sheriffs with some of the most active and robust drone programs in the country, including Sheriff Michael Mastronardy of Ocean County, New Jersey; Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn of Wood County, Ohio; and Sheriff Joseph Lopinto of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, sharing how they are using drones to strengthen operations, improve safety, support corrections and border security missions, and deliver measurable value to their agencies and communities.
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