First Responders

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

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Police

New drone technology to be acquired by the San Mateo Police Department to help locate missing persons and solve auto burglary crimes,

Haye KestelooJun 15

United Kingdom

In England, a police drone with a thermal camera spotted a cannabis factory or weed plantation above a bar in Willenhall.

Haye KestelooJun 11

Drone as First Responder

A DHS notice on Federal Register about a survey to get a better idea of citizens' knowledge of agencies using drones during emergencies.

Haye KestelooJun 11

Police

Dover Police Department uses drone video to show the arrest of a journalist from the Dover Post during protests in the Camden, Delaware area.

Haye KestelooJun 11

Police

Drone surveillance of protests is under scrutiny. The government's use of drone surveillance to monitor protests and demonstrations is...

Haye KestelooJun 10

Drone Incidents

A police drone collides with a police helicopter in mid-air over a rural part of British Columbia, Canada in February. The drone was...

Haye KestelooJun 9

Police

Waco Police Department uses a drone in search of a missing 2-year-old boy at the center of an Amber Alert. Law enforcement officials believe.

Haye KestelooJun 2

Parrot Anafi

New Parrot Anafi drone will come in two versions. One will be for the military, the other one for civilian use, including Search and Rescue

Haye KestelooJun 1

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