Multiple sourcesPolice drone· Unincorporated South Sacramento area, Sacramento County
Sacramento County Deputies Use Magnet-Equipped Drone to Disarm Barricaded Suspect
Sacramento County deputies used a drone fitted with a magnet to pull a knife from an armed, barricaded suspect's hand, a tactic the sheriff's office called a nationwide first.
- Outcome
- Arrest
- Agency
- Not disclosed
- Vendor
- Not publicly identified
- Technology role
- assisted officer response; allegedly interrupted an incident
- Crime category
- unspecified
- Incident date
- 6/18/2026
- Publication date
- 6/18/2026
- Confidence
- 87%
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