Cordele Police Chief Danny Hicks brought a request for a drone to the City Commission on August 4. “If we were able to launch the drone, I think that we could have found him.” Hicks stated that because of Chinese spyware, the government banned GGR drones. Commissioner Joe Joe Wright inquired about efforts to create a gang task force. Hicks stated he had reached out to Sheriff Billy Hancock, who was looking to see if state funding was available.