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DJI Matrice fleet helps Kingston Police rescue resident
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DJI Matrice fleet helps Kingston Police rescue resident

A traffic safety drone helped Kingston Police find and rescue a person in distress on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Officers had limited information to work with, but the drone located the individual’s vehicle within an hour of deployment, leading to a swift rescue and hospital transport, as The Whig reported. The Kingston Police Service received…

Toledo PD Benefits from Ohio First Statewide DFR Pilot
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Oakland County OKs Flock Drones Despite Privacy Revolt

Oakland County’s Board of Commissioners voted 13-4 on April 8 to approve a nine-month pilot program that puts Flock Safety drones in the hands of the county Sheriff’s Office, as M Live reports. The decision came over loud protests from residents who packed the meeting in Pontiac and warned of mass surveillance. Seven Flock drones…

Ukrainian Strike Drone Crashes in Finland With Live Warhead
Finland

Fourth Ukrainian Drone Found in Finland as Iitti Discovery Widens Straying Pattern

A fourth armed drone has been found on Finnish soil in less than two weeks, this time in a forest in the Perheniemi area of Iitti, roughly 140 kilometres northeast of Helsinki, according to the Helsinki Times. A member of the public reported the unmanned aircraft on Saturday afternoon, April 11. The device carried an…

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
Colorado

Colorado Springs Drones First on Scene 61% of Calls

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is telling the full story of what seven drones stationed across the city are actually doing, and the numbers are hard to argue with. In an interview with KKTV published April 6, 2026, CSPD Sgt. Jeff Edmonds said the drones, part of the department’s Real Time Crime Center Unit,…

Skydio X10 drones hovering around a Skydio dock in front of a wall of mapping monitors.
Skydio

Drone Catches Fleeing Driver in Beaverton Backyards

A hit-and-run suspect who crashed into two cars and ran through residential yards in Beaverton, Oregon, didn’t get far. Washington County’s new Drone as First Responder program tracked him from above and guided deputies straight to him. The arrest on April 2 gave the six-week-old trial program one of its most visible results yet, as…

Mystery Drones Over Barksdale AFB: What We Actually Know
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Mystery Drones Over Barksdale AFB: What We Actually Know

Here’s what we know for certain: someone flew drones over one of America’s most sensitive military installations, and the Air Force still doesn’t know who. What we don’t know yet will shape the conversation around airspace security, operator intent, and what this means for other bases nationwide, as reported by Newsweek. Lawmakers in Louisiana are…

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