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Police, fire, and search-and-rescue teams putting drones to work when minutes matter.

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Police

During a school photo shoot, a 5-year-old girl was gravely injured by a drone that fell out of the sky. The drone accident happened in China...

Haye KestelooAug 2

Police

A South Korean drone pilot has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for shooting drone nude photos of various men and women in a highrise.

Wiebe de JagerJul 13

Police

A Catskills Division volunteer ambulance service in New York was launching a drone unit for search and rescue purposes, the State Police...

Haye KestelooJul 12

Police

A 38-year-old man from Petaluma, CA, was apprehended following an overnight search involving various law enforcement units, incl. a drone team.

Haye KestelooJul 12

DJI

In at least one case, a DJI Mini 2 drone was flown at an altitude of more than 10 times the maximum permitted drone flights height of 120 meters...

Wiebe de JagerJul 1

FAA

A Dutch drone pilot was shot at on Friday while he was flying his unmanned aircraft. This is reported by the police. The drone was undamaged...

Wiebe de JagerJun 20

Autel Robotics

Two suspects found themselves in custody after a drone pursuit. The duo was tracked down by an Autel EVO II Dual with a thermal camera...

Haye KestelooMay 31

First Responders

According to regulators in North Carolina, it is both unsafe and unlawful to fly drones near wildfires. The public is being reminded by...

Haye KestelooMay 26

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